Affidavit of Support and Co sponsor questions.

[CodyM 0]

Our I-130 was approved last week and I am now preparing the affidavit of support documents. This part has proven tricky for me. I am unemployed and I am using my mother as a co-sponsor. We also share the same house. Last year my mother claimed two of my brothers as dependants, this year she will be claiming only one. If she answers off of her last years tax return that would put her household size at 4, and about $1000 short of the poverty line. But if she puts the household size at 3, which it currently is, we make the cut. Will it cause a problem if we put the current household size, although it wont match the tax returns we will be sending with the i-864?

[dwheels76 5,468]

Our I-130 was approved last week and I am now preparing the affidavit of support documents. This part has proven tricky for me. I am unemployed and I am using my mother as a co-sponsor. We also share the same house. Last year my mother claimed two of my brothers as dependants, this year she will be claiming only one. If she answers off of her last years tax return that would put her household size at 4, and about $1000 short of the poverty line. But if she puts the household size at 3, which it currently is, we make the cut. Will it cause a problem if we put the current household size, although it wont match the tax returns we will be sending with the i-864?

Nope they go by the household size claimed on most recent tax returns. So its 4.

What I would do is still use mom and write letter of explanation that one member is not going to be claimed on the 2013 tax return and they may accept that But write letter leave nothing to their imagination.

[CodyM 0]

She owns a house with a value of $364,000 and owes about $290,000. That would give her assets of $74,000. Do we have to include any kind of proof of that other than just typing it into the form?

[CodyM 0]

Also the household size on her most recent tax return is three, her,and my two brothers, I was not claimed. So would that be the household size, or would it be the household size we come up with on the i-864 which includes my spouse and puts it at 4. Confused.

Edited December 14, 2013 by CodyM

[NikLR 13,227]

Yes the household size including the beneficiary would be 4 in that case.

[CodyM 0]

Also she gets non-taxable child support we could show, but were not sure how to put that onto the form.

[aaron2020 11,651]

She owns a house with a value of $364,000 and owes about $290,000. That would give her assets of $74,000. Do we have to include any kind of proof of that other than just typing it into the form?

To use the house's equity, you need a recent appraisal from a professional appraiser. Cost $300-$500 for an appraisal.

No appraisal, then you cannot use the equity.