Jamaica K1 - cosponsors

[SweetnessATX 0]

Hi all - I am hearing more and more people who are required to get co-sponsors. Is it possible to get the forms and have this information ready ahead of time just "in case" it is needed? I pray we don't need one because I don't know who we would get. Is there a link to what those requirements are or are they the same as what I provided for the I134?

I am unemployed but have shown what my salary was last year. I collect monthly unemployment benefits which total over the required amount and are also documented. In addition I am blessed to have plenty of savings which I hope will show there is no financial worries.

Any feedback on general qualification experiences. Not asking for private information just what might trigger a need for cosponsor and what that person had to have $$.

Thanks so much

[djricky4 67]

i think you might need to have it lined up just incase. here is a link that helps to clear up the co sponsor issue. good luck

http://www.fiancee-visa.info/fiancee_visa_requirements.html

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

What does your letter from your employer shows, is this information greater than 30 days old.

[SweetnessATX 0]

thanks DJ I will study the link and be prepared (as much as I can any way).

I was laid off when we did the application last Nov. so I explained and showed salary up thru July and what my benefits are receiving unemployment each month.

Should I show what my monthly bills are? they are really small and the unemployment covers everything and then some. I don't know who to ask to sponsor - no friends or family that can do it yikes.

[SweetnessATX 0]

I am a single household and my unemployment benefits ($19,920/yr) are more than the poverty amount listed in the requirements ($11,170) and I am providing paperwork to show that.

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

You will need a co-sponsor, you can't show a steady income fron last November.

I am a single household and my unemployment benefits ($19,920/yr) are more than the poverty amount listed in the requirements ($11,170) and I am providing paperwork to show that.

It at 125% and that $$$ is $19,000 the 11,000 you quote is INCORRECT.

[SweetnessATX 0]

but I can Life'sJ....I provided bank statements showing the deposits every two weeks and we are taking ones that show up thru current date. Plus have a large savings.

Ok - Life'sJ thanks for clarifying - $125% of the poverty level. Dang that is close - I am just over the requirement by $900. Oy

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

i think you might need to have it lined up just incase. here is a link that helps to clear up the co sponsor issue. good luck

http://www.fiancee-visa.info/fiancee_visa_requirements.html

This link has some incorrect information in it. Please verify information before referring and posting in the future.

[SweetnessATX 0]

2012 Poverty Guidelines

Size of

Family Unit 48 Contiguous

States and D.C. Alaska Hawaii

1 $11,170 $13,970 $12,860

2 $15,130 $18,920 $17,410

3 $19,090 $23,870 $21,960

4 $23,050 $28,820 $26,510

5 $27,010 $33,770 $31,060

6 $30,970 $38,720 $35,610

7 $34,930 $43,670 $40,160

8 $38,890 $48,620 $44,710

For each additional person, add $3,960 $4,950 $4,550

OK - I will try to find more correct information. I am sorry if I have made you angry. I am just asking for advice and I do appreciate so much your help and willingness to share.

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

but I can Life'sJ....I provided bank statements showing the deposits every two weeks and we are taking ones that show up thru current date. Plus have a large savings.

Ok - Life'sJ thanks for clarifying - $125% of the poverty level. Dang that is close - I am just over the requirement by $900. Oy

Note the Jamaica Embassy is strict on the finance, you either meet it or you must have a co-sponsor. Note I will give you the correct $$$ in a minute. I may have round it off.

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

2012 Poverty Guidelines

Size of

Family Unit 48 Contiguous

States and D.C. Alaska Hawaii

1 $11,170 $13,970 $12,860

2 $15,130 $18,920 $17,410

3 $19,090 $23,870 $21,960

4 $23,050 $28,820 $26,510

5 $27,010 $33,770 $31,060

6 $30,970 $38,720 $35,610

7 $34,930 $43,670 $40,160

8 $38,890 $48,620 $44,710

For each additional person, add $3,960 $4,950 $4,550

OK - I will try to find more correct information. I am sorry if I have made you angry. I am just asking for advice and I do appreciate so much your help and willingness to share.

The second column shows the correct 125%, I bold the numbers. That 11,000 is for military only.

[SweetnessATX 0]

Thanks you Life's. so my number is $13,963. My UE does not meet that so I need a co-sponsor. Can anyone provide a link to the paperwork for a Co-sponsor? OK feeling the stress rise - so I need a co-sponsor that makes 125% counting up their number of household plus me and that is willing to sponsor. Correct?

[Pinkrlion 2,715]

i think you might need to have it lined up just incase. here is a link that helps to clear up the co sponsor issue. good luck

http://www.fiancee-visa.info/fiancee_visa_requirements.html

FYI - If the website does not end in (.GOV) then it is not reliable information.

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

Thanks you Life's. so my number is $13,963. My UE does not meet that so I need a co-sponsor. Can anyone provide a link to the paperwork for a Co-sponsor? OK feeling the stress rise - so I need a co-sponsor that makes 125% counting up their number of household plus me and that is willing to sponsor. Correct?

NOOOOOOO you number is not 13, 000, your number is the 18,920 for 2 people. You MUST include your SO, you will be supporting him until he he obtains a job. That could be for 6 months or 2-3 years later. You yourseld is still un-employed 9 10 months later. You have job history in the US, he will not.

Edited September 22, 2012 by LIFE'SJOURNEY

[Pinkrlion 2,715]

Hi all - I am hearing more and more people who are required to get co-sponsors. Is it possible to get the forms and have this information ready ahead of time just "in case" it is needed? I pray we don't need one because I don't know who we would get. Is there a link to what those requirements are or are they the same as what I provided for the I134?

I am unemployed but have shown what my salary was last year. I collect monthly unemployment benefits which total over the required amount and are also documented. In addition I am blessed to have plenty of savings which I hope will show there is no financial worries.

Any feedback on general qualification experiences. Not asking for private information just what might trigger a need for cosponsor and what that person had to have $$.

Thanks so much

Correct link:

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-864p.pdf

I think that you need to be prepared to provide a co-sponsor. Someone else had income that was from child support and they did not count that as income, and required her to have a co-sponsor. Technically, unemployment benefits are not stable income, so they may disallow that income. The paperwork for co-sponsor is the same thing you are doing for your I-134.

Edited September 22, 2012 by Pinkrlion