Credit Checks with USCIS?

[punisher.man 0]

Hello,

I was wondering if USCIS does credit checks on the petitioner after they file for an I-130 petition. If they do, what happens if you credit is bad? My wife has lived with me in my country (not America) for over a year now, we filed our petition back in april this year. My wife owes money to credit card companies. She had been paying on her cards for years and due to unfortunate events she couldn't anymore, so she stopped paying them and came to live with me. Its been a year now, and we are sure her credit is bad. We talked to an immigration lawyer from America about our situation, and how my wife plans on filing for bankrupcy when she returns to the states. He said that our situation will not affect USCIS's decision. Is this true or will they do a credit check and because her credit is not good, they will deny us? I'm asking because someone told us that their friend's USCIS case took 11 months because his wife had been married and divorced before. He said it took them a long time because they did credit checks and a lot of other things. If you know from personal experience or 1st hand knowledge of this please help! Thanks!

Edited October 13, 2013 by punisher.man

[ashydad 1]

NO CREDIT CHECKS....YOU WILL BE FINE

[Aidee Alcantar 5]

No credit check just background criminal checks

[JA_Martinez 81]

As your sponsor she has to prove that she can support you (I-864), requirements are a % above poverty level....read up on that document. Listen there are unfortunately so any people financially struggling these days...it kinda is what it is. Those of us who are scraping by seem to be the majority vs a minority! Tell her to keep her chin up and not feel badly, its unfortunately not uncommon any more. If the USCIS scrutinized peoples credit, these lines we're in would be very short!!

[LoveMyTico 999]

I think if they checked credit, there would be less approvals all the way around. THANK GOD ITS ONLY A BACKGROUND CHECK!!!

[Ayman___ 92]

No Credit Checks

[Ryan H 3,840]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[Ketsuban 1,034]

The only thing they take into account is income. Outgoings are not considered at all, nor is your credit rating.

If that were the case, my husband and I would be in deep doo-doo long story, but he co-signed a loan when he was a young lad and wasn't quite aware of the ramifications!