I-864 question

[annasherwood 0]

i am the USC, and we are DCF'ing through London US Embassy...i am trying to think ahead and prepare for the interview documents and i really don't understand the I-864 (i've tried reading it and read many posts on here and i'm still confused---sorry to be so dim)

We have saved £4800 (about $9200) and i am entitled to a retirement payment lump sum of £10261 (about $20,000) plus an annual pension of £3350 (about $6100)...we have no other assests except what we can sell before we leave the UK, and that will be negligable...

I have 2 friends at home who might be willing to sponsor my husband if needed (which i think it will be): one has a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 kids) with an annual income of $42000, but she can be a bit prickly and i don't want to have to ask her if i don't have to...the other friend is a retired lady who lives alone, and i don't know her income...

question is---how do the assests benefit us? can they be added on to a smaller income (my retired friend) to make up what they want on the I-864? will my pension income, added onto my friend's pension, if it equals $16,500 (poverty guideline for 2 person household) be enough? or do we have to start multiplying things???

i appreciate any help---

anna

[Yodrak 7]

anna,

A Joint Sponsor needs to have sufficient financial resources on their own, or within their own Household, to meet the sponsorship requirements. You, the Sponsor, cannot combine your inadequate resources with a Joint Sponsor's inadequate resources, to meet the requirement. Nor can multiple people not in the same Household join toghether as Joint Sponsors to meet the requirement. A single person or Household must be able to meet the requirement on their own.

Yodrak

i am the USC, and we are DCF'ing through London US Embassy...i am trying to think ahead and prepare for the interview documents and i really don't understand the I-864 (i've tried reading it and read many posts on here and i'm still confused---sorry to be so dim)

We have saved £4800 (about $9200) and i am entitled to a retirement payment lump sum of £10261 (about $20,000) plus an annual pension of £3350 (about $6100)...we have no other assests except what we can sell before we leave the UK, and that will be negligable...

I have 2 friends at home who might be willing to sponsor my husband if needed (which i think it will be): one has a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 kids) with an annual income of $42000, but she can be a bit prickly and i don't want to have to ask her if i don't have to...the other friend is a retired lady who lives alone, and i don't know her income...

question is---how do the assests benefit us? can they be added on to a smaller income (my retired friend) to make up what they want on the I-864? will my pension income, added onto my friend's pension, if it equals $16,500 (poverty guideline for 2 person household) be enough? or do we have to start multiplying things???

i appreciate any help---

anna

[annasherwood 0]

<<A Joint Sponsor needs to have sufficient financial resources on their own, or within their own Household, to meet the sponsorship requirements. You, the Sponsor, cannot combine your inadequate resources with a Joint Sponsor's inadequate resources, to meet the requirement. Nor can multiple people not in the same Household join toghether as Joint Sponsors to meet the requirement. A single person or Household must be able to meet the requirement on their own.

Yodrak>>

so our assests are just nice to have, they won't help us get into the country...ok...so if my retired friend's income is greater than $16,500 (125% of poverty guidelines) then she can sponsor my husband; is that right? if not, i'll have to ask my other friend...

am i right then? so we don't have to declare any of our assests or income when we go for the interview? or should i mention my pension income?

thanks--

anna

[Anyta Holland 1]

Anna,

we went through that process... We only had a few thousand saved as well and I got a co-sponsor just in case, once we got to the embassy, the first lady we saw there requested piece by piece the paperwork, she started having a look at my I-864 and then she looked a bit puzzled, so I took my co-sponsor's paperwork out as well, then she said, you have a co-sponsor? then you're ok!

Now I must say that my co-sponsor's income was the same of your friend, but she lives on her own (no children nor husband)...

I hope this helps a bit...