I-864

[rebeccajo 14]

I don't necessarily agree that a co-sponsor would be better, Sven.

I'm not a AO, but I've underwritten mortgage loans. There's a lot to be said for a young couple digging in and making it on their own. It's not like your affidavit would look odd, you know. Don't most college students live in an 80-year old apartment building and eat ramen noodles, rice and canned gravy?

As you said, you must send the I-864 in with the I-485 petition. I've seen RFE's on here for sponsorship. Soooooooo, if you send the affidavit in and you don't get RFE'd for it, you can have some modicum of confidence that things will go your way.

If you're still nervous (as I was) you could carry in your hip pocket a co-sponsor's affidavit to produce should you have problems at the interview.

If you and your wife earn enough to meet the guideline, even if it's 'barely', a healthy wedding gift in her bank account wouldn't hurt to ease any misgivings the AO might have. Personally, it's my opinion that work supplemented by some savings would be the ideal scenario for you.

Oh - the shortfall amount you need is three times the shortage, not five.

Hey

that really cheered me up a little bit. The thing is... we don't really have a co-sponsor. Some friends... yeah...but I really do not want to do that. Its oour (actually my because I want to immigrate ) thing and I don't want to get them to sign that.

Something else, if you read the part about the assets you see that they require 5 times the missing amount. Why do you think it's just 3 times?

The rules were changed this summer to three times the amount of the shortfall. Not sure where you are reading the old information.

[Yodrak 7]

Sven,

You could. But you may need some kind of legal arrangement to go with the money that would prevent you from sending the money right back to your parents as soon as your adjustment has been approved. Your word and your parent's word that the money really is yours to keep may not be assurance enough.

Yodrak

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Couldn't we say the truth? My parents gave us the money to get a new life started?

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Using assets is perfectly allowable. But the puzzle pieces need to fit together. Even if the money is in US funds in a bank and has been there a while, I suppose a cranky AO could wonder how two students managed to stockpile $85000.00.

[Sven 0]

hey, that would be possible tho I think.

anways.. When I look into the guides and the I-864 recently downloaded i see the 5 times requirment.

[Yodrak 7]

Sven,

The VJ Guides may be out of date. If you downloaded the most recent I-864 read it and its' instructions again, carefully.

Yodrak

hey, that would be possible tho I think.

anways.. When I look into the guides and the I-864 recently downloaded i see the 5 times requirment.