Co Sponsor

[beantown79 0]

Hoping someone can helpe me here. I have my interview June 23 in Montreal. We are going the safe route and going to get a co sponsor as his income last year was not above the poverty line but this year it was. We are going to use his mothers Asssets she has an inheritance from when his father passed away so the money is sitting in the account he was short about $4000 last year so we only need $20,000 as difference has be covered for 5 years. I am wondering for the interview do i just get his mother to complete the I-134 form and attach a copy of the bank statement that shows the amoutn in the account.?

[payxibka 10,045]

Hoping someone can helpe me here. I have my interview June 23 in Montreal. We are going the safe route and going to get a co sponsor as his income last year was not above the poverty line but this year it was. We are going to use his mothers Asssets she has an inheritance from when his father passed away so the money is sitting in the account he was short about $4000 last year so we only need $20,000 as difference has be covered for 5 years. I am wondering for the interview do i just get his mother to complete the I-134 form and attach a copy of the bank statement that shows the amoutn in the account.?

Not an Adjustment of Status question

moving to consulate forum

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Hoping someone can helpe me here. I have my interview June 23 in Montreal. We are going the safe route and going to get a co sponsor as his income last year was not above the poverty line but this year it was. We are going to use his mothers Asssets she has an inheritance from when his father passed away so the money is sitting in the account he was short about $4000 last year so we only need $20,000 as difference has be covered for 5 years. I am wondering for the interview do i just get his mother to complete the I-134 form and attach a copy of the bank statement that shows the amoutn in the account.?

I'm a little confused by your post. It sounds like you're intending to use his mother's assets to make up for a shortage in HIS income. Is this what you're thinking? Also, what does "covered for 5 years" mean?

First, sponsors do not combine income and/or assets. The primary sponsor (the petitioner) is either qualified on their own or they are not. If they are not, then you need a co-sponsor who qualifies on their own. Two sponsors who each make $10,000 per year (for example) does not add up to a joint sponsor who makes $20,000 - it adds up to two sponsors who don't qualify, either of them.

It sounds like your fiance cannot qualify on his own income. If his mother is to be your co-sponsor then she must qualify on her own income and/or assets. Her household size includes herself, you (the intending immigrant being sponsored), and anybody else she supports. Assuming it's just you and her, then she'd need $18,212 in income. If her income is short, she can use assets to make up the difference. Since you are not her spouse or minor child, the assets will need to be 5X the amount of the shortage. For example, if her annual income were $10,000 then she'd need $41,060 in assets (($18,212 - $10,000) X 5).

A copy of her bank statement or letter from the bank should be sufficient.

[pushbrk 12,898]

Hoping someone can helpe me here. I have my interview June 23 in Montreal. We are going the safe route and going to get a co sponsor as his income last year was not above the poverty line but this year it was. We are going to use his mothers Asssets she has an inheritance from when his father passed away so the money is sitting in the account he was short about $4000 last year so we only need $20,000 as difference has be covered for 5 years. I am wondering for the interview do i just get his mother to complete the I-134 form and attach a copy of the bank statement that shows the amoutn in the account.?

Jim gave you a good answer and explanation but it actually sounds like current income is sufficient. He will be stating and documenting his current income. If it is from "employment" rather than "self-employment" even though it's a good practice to provide them, his prior tax returns are given little consideration.

[beantown79 0]

I'm a little confused by your post. It sounds like you're intending to use his mother's assets to make up for a shortage in HIS income. Is this what you're thinking? Also, what does "covered for 5 years" mean?

First, sponsors do not combine income and/or assets. The primary sponsor (the petitioner) is either qualified on their own or they are not. If they are not, then you need a co-sponsor who qualifies on their own. Two sponsors who each make $10,000 per year (for example) does not add up to a joint sponsor who makes $20,000 - it adds up to two sponsors who don't qualify, either of them.

It sounds like your fiance cannot qualify on his own income. If his mother is to be your co-sponsor then she must qualify on her own income and/or assets. Her household size includes herself, you (the intending immigrant being sponsored), and anybody else she supports. Assuming it's just you and her, then she'd need $18,212 in income. If her income is short, she can use assets to make up the difference. Since you are not her spouse or minor child, the assets will need to be 5X the amount of the shortage. For example, if her annual income were $10,000 then she'd need $41,060 in assets (($18,212 - $10,000) X 5).

A copy of her bank statement or letter from the bank should be sufficient.

Thank you so much for your help i really appreciate it. So his mother doesn't earn over the $18,200 as she works part time, but the inheritance is well over what we need for the difference plus the 5x. and plus she owns the home which is over 400,000. So on the I-134 form that i take to my interview i have had her complete it with the inheritance amount and the amount of the house on it and we put her income in for the year. Do we need to provide a tax return considering we are using assets?