Income and sponsor

[MairzyDoats 0]

I usually have two jobs which puts me nicely over the poverty guidelines of 125% for the household, but right now my second job is on hiatus (they employ me for a year at a time with hiatus in between for a few months). So I don't think I would qualify for support of my fiance based on just that. My mom said she'd sponsor but she is retired and doesn't make the 125% for a household of 3 (which we'd be for a while after fiance gets here and settles in). Would they accept our combined income? Because combined, we're just fine.

Secondly, if they deny based on the money, will I have a chance to "appeal" the decision by finding an alternate sponsor? (My second job will kick back in but not for a while so that's why I'm worried.)

Thank you!

Edited December 11, 2006 by MairzyDoats

[YuAndDan 153]

Is your 2006 estimated income above the 125%? they will look at the gross income on your 2006 return. If not you can start listing assets to make up the difference (Assets are worth 1/3 of income, so 3000 assets = 1000 income), even the person that you are sponsoring can provide you with assets. Your mother needs only to show that she is willing to help you make up your shortfall, not the whole amount, you are not un-employed and not making any money.

Very useful info:

http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new/visa/iv/faffidavit.html

[MairzyDoats 0]

Is your 2006 estimated income above the 125%? they will look at the gross income on your 2006 return. If not you can start listing assets to make up the difference (Assets are worth 1/3 of income, so 3000 assets = 1000 income), even the person that you are sponsoring can provide you with assets. Your mother needs only to show that she is willing to help you make up your shortfall, not the whole amount, you are not un-employed and not making any money.

Very useful info:

http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new/visa/iv/faffidavit.html

Great thank you so much:) I was just concerned that my co sponsor would have to make the whole amount. I don't have much by way of assets because I have credit card debt I'm paying off but I do have an IRA which has a few thousand that can be considered (of course I think if you "cash in" your IRA before it's "ready" you have a penalty and only get half of the money in it, if I understand correctly.) I can use that but it's still not quite enough.

thanks again!

[Yodrak 7]

MairzyDoats,

Properly explained by both you and the second employer, if that second job is ongoing employment you should qualify on your own to sponsor your fiance. The fact that there are defined periods of hiatus should not be a problem if there is a well-defined end to that hiatus. School teachers often have jobs like that.

Yodrak

I usually have two jobs which puts me nicely over the poverty guidelines of 125% for the household, but right now my second job is on hiatus (they employ me for a year at a time with hiatus in between for a few months). So I don't think I would qualify for support of my fiance based on just that. My mom said she'd sponsor but she is retired and doesn't make the 125% for a household of 3 (which we'd be for a while after fiance gets here and settles in). Would they accept our combined income? Because combined, we're just fine.

Secondly, if they deny based on the money, will I have a chance to "appeal" the decision by finding an alternate sponsor? (My second job will kick back in but not for a while so that's why I'm worried.)

Thank you!

[rebeccajo 14]

Your mother needs only to show that she is willing to help you make up your shortfall, not the whole amount, you are not un-employed and not making any money.

Unless the sponsor and parent reside in the same household, I'm unaware of the ability of the parent to supplement only the sponsor's shortfall.

[Yodrak 7]

rebeccajo,

MairzyDoats wrote in her post that they do reside in the same household, at least for now. But I am always hesitant about applying I-864 policy to I-134 situations, as YuAndDan has a tendancy to do, since it doesn't apply.

Yodrak

Your mother needs only to show that she is willing to help you make up your shortfall, not the whole amount, you are not un-employed and not making any money.

Unless the sponsor and parent reside in the same household, I'm unaware of the ability of the parent to supplement only the sponsor's shortfall.

Edited December 11, 2006 by Yodrak

[aussiewench 9]

Your mother needs only to show that she is willing to help you make up your shortfall, not the whole amount, you are not un-employed and not making any money.

Unless the sponsor and parent reside in the same household, I'm unaware of the ability of the parent to supplement only the sponsor's shortfall.

I am also unaware of any such provisions for a parent to make up the shortfall when filing the I-134. It is only applicable to the I-864 if using a household members income and therefore not applicable to the OP.