Can i be the sponser ?

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I have filed for my mom,but i dont work .My husband who is the only one bringing money home ,doesn't want to be sponser.But we file IRS tax together.Can i be financially sponser for my mom?

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Your husband would have to complete an affidavit of support also if you do not have enough personal income.

[amykathleen2005 441]

Not necessarily. She could be the sponsor and her husband could file a I-864A as a household member.

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Not necessarily. She could be the sponsor and her husband could file a I-864A as a household member.

OP stated that hubby isn't willing to sponsor.

And you're right, the 864A isn't called an affidavit of support, though it has the same effect. (Learned something new today )

[amykathleen2005 441]

The household member is only responsible for making their money available for the main sponsor. Their contract is only with between the household member and the sponsor, not USCIS. Therefore they cannot be held legally responsible for paying back anything should the immigrant get means tested benefits.

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The household member is only responsible for making their money available for the main sponsor. Their contract is only with between the household member and the sponsor, not USCIS. Therefore they cannot be held legally responsible for paying back anything should the immigrant get means tested benefits.

The household member is also liable based on the promise they sign as part of the contract:

Agree to be jointly and severally liable for payment of any and all obligations owed by the

sponsor under the affidavit of support to the sponsored immigrant(s), to any agency of the Federal

Government, to any agency of a State or local government, or to any other private entity that

provides means-tested public benefit;

[Tim/Mav 305]

I have filed for my mom,but i dont work .My husband who is the only one bringing money home ,doesn't want to be sponser.But we file IRS tax together.Can i be financially sponser for my mom?

Wow., My thought would be: Forgive me but; If you Filed for your mom and that is not free of charge, you have no job but only your husbands income and he says NO to Co-sponsor then you paid a Fee to USCIS already. If he said No, then you filled out the Forms and Filed the petition Anyway. Who paid for that? I'm thinking your husband, does he know? If you are a USC then it might be different? Not sure of your Status in the US. If you Only hold a Green Card and he says NO. Then ITS NO. Just because your husband deducts you from Taxes being Married verses Single is Not a Reason to think your at a Advantage over the The System. Additionally, And I might be wrong: You are going BEHIND your husbands Back and as a Couple AGREE ON THINGS and Not do it Alone. I would miss my Mother too. Decete is the beginning of the End. I hope rationalization and everything goes well.

[amykathleen2005 441]

The household member is also liable based on the promise they sign as part of the contract:

Agree to be jointly and severally liable for payment of any and all obligations owed by the

sponsor under the affidavit of support to the sponsored immigrant(s), to any agency of the Federal

Government, to any agency of a State or local government, or to any other private entity that

provides means-tested public benefit;

They are liable for payment to the sponsor. They never sign any promise to the US government, only a promise to the sponsor. The sponsor could sue the household member for the money agreed, but the US government is going to come after the sponsor if they need to.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

They are liable for payment to the sponsor. They never sign any promise to the US government, only a promise to the sponsor. The sponsor could sue the household member for the money agreed, but the US government is going to come after the sponsor if they need to.

You're wrong. The household member agrees to be jointly and severally liable to any government agency if the sponsor is on the hook to the government. "Joint and severally liable" is a legal term which means both parties (here, the sponsor and household member) are responsible for the debt. If the government can't get reimbursement from the sponsor, the government can go after the household member.

The statement says that the household member;

Agree to be jointly and severally liable for payment of any and all obligations owed by the

sponsor under the affidavit of support to the sponsored immigrant(s), to any agency of the Federal

Government, to any agency of a State or local government, or to any other private entity that

provides means-tested public benefit;