CO-SPONSOR: WHAT ARE THE RISKS?

[princess73 0]

I am a us resident with dual citizenship with Italy/Usa. I am engaged with an italian citizen for over 2 1/2 years. I'm preparing the documents for the fiance visa. I have doubts on certain aspects:

1) in the last 2 years, i went to Italy for extended time, the first time for 4 months the second time for a year and a half, where i lived with my fiance. I decided in September 2010 to return back to USA and start preparing the fiance visa. Due to my excessive travelling,Since I got back in september, i have began working in my industry and I work in 2 different places. My employers have already written up employment verification letters.. I have all my taxes, although the last couple of tax returns were pretty low, but all the previous ones prove that I was making money.enough to be qualified to sponsor. should i attach all the older taxes too?

2)I didn't make much money in those years and although I still filed my taxes, the amount was below the qualification to sponsor by myself. will that help in the case I won't have a co sponsor?

3)So I asked my brother if he can co sponsor for me and he has doubts on the I-134 Affidavit of Support form that he would have to fill out for me, to help me to get my fiance here to the states.

my fiance and I are bit upset about this and we really don't want to be a burden to my brothers family and ask for this herlp, but we really want to Know what are the responsabilities with this I-134 Affidavit of Support form? My fiance will be bringing his own money and will not be a financial burden,and is also eager to begin working as soon as he can legally.

4) since my paperwork for the fiance visa is almost complete, except for this particular form, could I just mail in what I have, so I can get this started?

what is the better way to mail this? by mail? electronically? where to? i live in Los Angeles. Can someone please help?!!!

Edited December 29, 2010 by princess73

[Inky 1,111]

Have you read the guides?

You don't send the I-134 with the initial petition. The I-134 and supporting documents get sent AFTER your I-129F is approved. They are sent to your fiance so he can bring them to the interview. All the supporting documents and signatures/dates for the I-134 have to be dated close to the interview time or they will request new papers and delay the visa.

You may want to check the step by step guide again and the instructions.

[payxibka 10,047]

moving to:

US Embassy and Consulate Discussion

This is the place to post your experiences or questions related to this last step before moving to the US. Topics relating to I-134's, packets sent from consulate and medical & police certificates should be posted here.

[pushbrk 13,102]

Have you read the guides?

You don't send the I-134 with the initial petition. The I-134 and supporting documents get sent AFTER your I-129F is approved. They are sent to your fiance so he can bring them to the interview. All the supporting documents and signatures/dates for the I-134 have to be dated close to the interview time or they will request new papers and delay the visa.

You may want to check the step by step guide again and the instructions.

Correct. Also, the "risks" are explained in the affidavit and its instructions. You should also read the I-864 instructions as that's the form that will be needed shortly after you are married.

In short, these affidavits are used first as indicators of whether the intending immigrant is likely to become a public charge but the I-864 used later is a binding contract to reimburse the US government/taxpayer for any means tested benefits the immigrant might apply for and receive. If the cosponsor is confident you and your then husband will be financially self sufficient, he would consider the risk minimal. If not, the risk is considerable and can last a very long time under the worst of circumstances.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

You sound like an intelligent young person, and as such unlikely to end up in a situation where your spouse would end up needing public support. You should remind your brother of this. SO many people come here and with no job the first thing they do is start producing babies without insurance. These are the people someone should not co sponsor