Co-Sponsor Affidavit of Support Question

[moonunit 2]

I've gone back to college to complete my degree so currently I'm not making any money - living off grants and savings - so I'll defn probably need a co-sponsor. My question is... can this person's income come from retirement and social security money? My mother gets well over the income needed but the things I've read here so far are from many who actually are retired, not using the retiree as a co-sponsor. I'll be getting a job in January, but granted if our visa interview comes up lets say in March or April, I'm not sure that would be enough time. Plus I won't have any w-2s from this year (or last).

Any advice?

Should I have an additional back up just in case?

Oh this would be for the K-1 Visa :-)

Edited November 12, 2011 by moonunit

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

I've gone back to college to complete my degree so currently I'm not making any money - living off grants and savings - so I'll defn probably need a co-sponsor. My question is... can this person's income come from retirement and social security money? My mother gets well over the income needed but the things I've read here so far are from many who actually are retired, not using the retiree as a co-sponsor. I'll be getting a job in January, but granted if our visa interview comes up lets say in March or April, I'm not sure that would be enough time. Plus I won't have any w-2s from this year (or last).

Any advice?

Should I have an additional back up just in case?

Oh this would be for the K-1 Visa :-)

Consulates generally follow the I-864 rules when weighing the sufficiency of an I-134, and income from either a private retirement fund or Social Security retirement are qualifying income under the I-864 rules. However, consulates have much more discretion with an I-134 than with an I-864, and some consulates have been reluctant to accept non-taxable income. The somewhat skewed thinking is that if the income doesn't exist as far as the IRS is concerned then it shouldn't exist to the consulate, either.

The only way to know for sure is to find someone who has gone through the same consulate with a similarly qualified joint sponsor.

[moonunit 2]

Consulates generally follow the I-864 rules when weighing the sufficiency of an I-134, and income from either a private retirement fund or Social Security retirement are qualifying income under the I-864 rules. However, consulates have much more discretion with an I-134 than with an I-864, and some consulates have been reluctant to accept non-taxable income. The somewhat skewed thinking is that if the income doesn't exist as far as the IRS is concerned then it shouldn't exist to the consulate, either.

The only way to know for sure is to find someone who has gone through the same consulate with a similarly qualified joint sponsor.

Thank you!!