Affadavit of Support - changing jobs

[Christy04 0]

I should be receiving my NO2 any day now (just hit 5 months since the 129F was received a few days ago), and am preparing the documentation that will be necessary to send to my fiance once it's received. My question is about the Affadavit of Support. I'm currently making more than the 125% Poverty threshold and have pay slips, tax documentation, and have spoken to my employer about getting a letter to prove it. However, I'm leaving my job in about two months so I can start graduate school. Of course, I plan on getting another job ASAP (I'll be moving across the country to start school), but I'll be unemployed for a bit and my current job information will no longer be valid. I expect that my fiance will have his interview just around the time that I'm unemployed. I have a fair amount of savings, but it's my understanding that I would need the equivalent of 5 years worth of savings - $76,000 - to be approved while I'm not working. I don't have that.

I'm not worried about being able to support my fiance because I'll be working and he'll be able to start working after getting his status changed. I have enough savings to get us through more than a year, no problem. However, I'm worried about being denied due to money. I'm also worried that we'll get in trouble because the work information I'll be sending him in (hopefully) a month or so will be outdated by mid-July.

What are your thoughts? Do I really need to show that I have enough savings to support him for 5-years? Will they check into my work information at the time of the interview? If so, how do I update them on the changes?

I could possibly ask my parents to cosponsor him, but would like to avoid it if at all possible (for personal reasons that I wouldn't like to get into).

Thank you for all your help!

[LeftCoastLady 441]

Assuming the embassy in Chile is like others, they'll want to see evidence of current income. You're likely better off to have a co-sponsor lined up if your savings aren't sufficient.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

I should be receiving my NO2 any day now (just hit 5 months since the 129F was received a few days ago), and am preparing the documentation that will be necessary to send to my fiance once it's received. My question is about the Affadavit of Support. I'm currently making more than the 125% Poverty threshold and have pay slips, tax documentation, and have spoken to my employer about getting a letter to prove it. However, I'm leaving my job in about two months so I can start graduate school. Of course, I plan on getting another job ASAP (I'll be moving across the country to start school), but I'll be unemployed for a bit and my current job information will no longer be valid. I expect that my fiance will have his interview just around the time that I'm unemployed. I have a fair amount of savings, but it's my understanding that I would need the equivalent of 5 years worth of savings - $76,000 - to be approved while I'm not working. I don't have that.

I'm not worried about being able to support my fiance because I'll be working and he'll be able to start working after getting his status changed. I have enough savings to get us through more than a year, no problem. However, I'm worried about being denied due to money. I'm also worried that we'll get in trouble because the work information I'll be sending him in (hopefully) a month or so will be outdated by mid-July.

What are your thoughts? Do I really need to show that I have enough savings to support him for 5-years? Will they check into my work information at the time of the interview? If so, how do I update them on the changes?

I could possibly ask my parents to cosponsor him, but would like to avoid it if at all possible (for personal reasons that I wouldn't like to get into).

Thank you for all your help!

You need to have enough assets to equal 3 times. If it is just you and your fiance, then the 125% for a household of 2 is $18,912. You would need at least $56,736 in liquid assets.

You need to have your fiance take current information to his interview, so don't send him your financial info early.

If you do not have a job, and do not have enough in assets at the time of his interview, then get a co-sponsor who has enough for their own household size plus your fiance.

After he is in the US and you are married, he will need to file for AOS and you will need to provide the I-864 affidavit of support. If you are working by then and making enough for the 125% requirement, then you won't need a co-sponsor at that time.

[Christy04 0]

Thank you for the clarification. I have one more follow-up question: I've seen a few posters mention having a co-sponsor "lined up" if they end up being needed. I'm wondering, because it's possible that I will be working/have enough income at the time of my fiance's interview, can I wait to formally send in the co-sponsor paperwork until I see if it is requested/needed for us to be approved? If I took this route (waiting until after the interview to see if a cosponsor is needed), how much longer would this process likely take? Could I potentially screw the whole thing up indefinitely?

Thank you again. I appreciate your patience!

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Thank you for the clarification. I have one more follow-up question: I've seen a few posters mention having a co-sponsor "lined up" if they end up being needed. I'm wondering, because it's possible that I will be working/have enough income at the time of my fiance's interview, can I wait to formally send in the co-sponsor paperwork until I see if it is requested/needed for us to be approved? If I took this route (waiting until after the interview to see if a cosponsor is needed), how much longer would this process likely take? Could I potentially screw the whole thing up indefinitely?

Thank you again. I appreciate your patience!

I would gather the co-sponsor's documentation and send them to your fiance(e) before their interview, along with your own financials. If the CO determines that a co-sponsor is needed, then they will be able to hand over the requested documents right away, causing less delay.