affidavit of support

[acuratlsd 11]

i tried to look at it compared to the places you posted here its lower than the rest of america so i dont know maybe thats okay even its not that much like you say he is living in OH. thank you. he doesn't have savings at all unfortunately it all goes to bills,house,etc.

The Cost of Living Website was just to tell you how big of a difference cost of living can be in the United States.

I would still ask your fiancee if she can open up his financial books to you so that way you can plan the food, house bills, and everything.

if you go on zillow.com just enter in his address and you can see a round about of how much he pays for his housing.

Then take into consideration of the electricity, water, trash services, cable, internet.

[Hank_ 9,174]

what are the income requirements?please help.Thank you! mmy husband earning 28,000-31,000 and he is living alone but no bank account.

He's $10,000 (roughly) over the requirement so don't worry about a bank account.

[bigdog 376]

Your bank can give you a one page sheet indicating a joint account etc, amount in it is not the issue your income is.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

hello friends,

is it okay when you file affidavit without bank accounts but have steady job?

thanks!

Sure. Most grown ups find bak accounts useful and they are also useful when in the joint account form for the AOS and RoC processes. Can you do it without one? Yes.

My advice...go open an account, add your wife when she comes and you are married.

[Ippsy Pippsy 31]

Wow, that "bestplaces" website is kind of fun to look at in a horrifying way. I can see that unemployment is double the national average in my area. I think they are counting condos as houses too, so the medians are higher if you want a stand-alone house.

Original poster: start reading up on "personal finance" --- you'll want to work up a budget so that you have money to pay for your immigrations fees when you have them

One of your first goals should be to have a bit of savings. Experts commonly say you should have savings of 3-6 months of "monthly expenses". To be able to do that, you will need to know where the household money goes.

Good luck!

[rawd 0]

You can also use assets. He can use his house as an asset and it is one of the questions on the affidavit forums.

If you still think that you are cutting it close, you can always find a joint sponsor. Better to be safe than sorry.

And good job looking out for your man. Every little helps when it comes to the immigration paperwork.

I was stressed out for days doing all the paperwork for mines. I was doing all of it to make it as easy as possible for my fiancee.

It is bad enough that she is leaving her family and country, I didn't want to add insult to injury because she has 50 pages to do.

thank you so much! is it okay to include house even its not fully paid yet?

[love4life09 15]

hello friends,

is it okay when you file affidavit without bank accounts but have steady job?

thanks!

I think most importantly is that your fiance has filed his income taxes for the last 3 years. His gross income is 125% above poverty level so you only need his 1040s and W-2s, or transcripts from the IRS. Also include a few recent weeks of paycheck stubs. No bank info is necessary, but start saving for that AOS ! It's best to send the I-485 in while your still within your I-94 timeline, but not mandatory.

[acuratlsd 11]

thank you so much! is it okay to include house even its not fully paid yet?

Oh Yeah!

That is why people buy houses because it is an asset and it one of the biggest things to use as collateral.

My aunt bought her 1 story 4 bedroom house for 88,000 in 2006 and now it is up to 156,000 present. That means it is a big asset.

She has $68,000 she can use as an asset.

You can use http://www.zillow.com and you can see how much the house was bought for and what it is worth now to figure your figures.

Edited February 9, 2012 by acuratlsd

[acuratlsd 11]

Wow, that "bestplaces" website is kind of fun to look at in a horrifying way. I can see that unemployment is double the national average in my area. I think they are counting condos as houses too, so the medians are higher if you want a stand-alone house.

Original poster: start reading up on "personal finance" --- you'll want to work up a budget so that you have money to pay for your immigrations fees when you have them

One of your first goals should be to have a bit of savings. Experts commonly say you should have savings of 3-6 months of "monthly expenses". To be able to do that, you will need to know where the household money goes.

Good luck!

The bad thing about this too is if you live in a military town where I live. It is actually very cheap if you don't live around the base. If you live about 20 min outside of the base you can get a house with 5 acres of land and pay 600 a month.

As you keep getting closer to the base, an apartment down from where I live costs 1,100 for a 2 bedroom. It is an apartment with a small kitchen and family room. They take advantage of the military because they get the extra money for housing. It is just sad how people take advantage of people.

The cost of living for house here when it comes to expenses is about 750 but then the apartments run 1200 so you are dipping into your paycheck big time. Then lets not forget about electricity, water, trash, and food.