I-864 Agreement and Risk for joint sponsor

[BradLina 0]

Hi, so my question here is regarding the I-864 form agreement and risk factor for a joint sponsor. I want to know after the joint sponsor, or in this case my father, is it possible for me to file another I-864 in the future even after my wife has her green card in order for me to take full liable responsibility for, say like after having her green card for 2 years?

If not is there anything out there separate from this that can limit or lower the risk say for example a form my wife signs agreeing to never sue my father for any circumstances (not that she would)?

i want to know this due to my father being a little cautious due to having to be liable for her for up to 10 years. Just hoping there's something else out there to help secure his financial safety from government over reach.

Any help is appreciated.

[lost_at_sea 995]

The I-864 lists the ways in which the obligation may be changed. Read the bit at the end "When will these obligations end?". It's a contract, and those reasons are the way in which the contract may be terminated (replacing with someone else as the sponsor does not appear to be an option).

If your wife sticks to the fastest to naturalisation route, her becoming a citizen will terminate the contract. She can do that after just 3 years in the US as an LPR.

Edited September 5, 2013 by lost_at_sea

[BradLina 0]

So once she has lived in the US (green card) for 3 years she can file for naturalization. How long does the process approximately take once she has filed for naturalization?

[lost_at_sea 995]

So once she has lived in the US (green card) for 3 years she can file for naturalization. How long does the process approximately take once she has filed for naturalization?

Not sure. Check out the timelines, I guess. http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/citlist.php?cfl=&op5=5,10,11

Anyway - if you're going to try and do a straight line from K1 -> AoS -> RoC -> Citizen, your dad is probably on the hook for about 3.5/4.5 years, not 10.