co-sponsor

[midicat 0]

Hey all,

With the delight of my recent touch on my case (Seeing at least something has been done after two months at CSC) I have started to think more about the later parts of trying to get this visa. With that comes the part about the affidavit of support.

Alright, so.. i'm a full-time student. I used to have a full-time job making, probably very close to the poverty guidelines, but the place I worked closed. Right now i'm getting unemployment, which is beans. But, i'm going to get a job when I get back to the US - It was too hard to find one with telling people in retail and etc, "oh yeah i'm going to be leaving Dec 9th for a month, will I still have a job when I get back?" Anyway. My income taxes from last year, I didn't make enough money to show I could support even myself I don't think, and my parents still claimed me last year I believe as a depedant.

So, i've asked my Mom to be a co-sponsor. She makes very good money, and has agreed to it. My question is, what does she need to be able to show? I'm sure just showing she makes this amount of money won't be good enough?

And also, will they take it against me how much I have in my bank account? I haven't had a job in nearly 5 months and have refused to get unemployment until now, because I don't like sponging off the governement. I know I have to get a bank statement showing how much i've deposited in my bank in the last year? Maybe that will help my case some, so they can see at one point I did have decent money saved up in there. Although by the time the interview comes, who knows what'll be happening.

Oh, and one last question. I know W2's and all will be coming soon.. It's appearing that we need our interview to be around the end of April, which means tax time will have come and gone... If my fiance gets an interview in like April will I need to show taxes from 2006 as well? I can always file early I suppose if I needed to...

Sorry this is a bit long winded.

[Jersey Girl 2]

My understanding is that the USC is the sponsor. If you don't have enough income/assets to qualify, you need a co-sponsor. You each fill out the I-134 (Affidavit of Support) and have it notarized. You each supply evidence of income/assets: tax transcripts (free from the IRS), notarized letters from your bank, employer letters, W-2s, and whatever else you want to add that shows an income stream and assets that can easily be turned into cash. Yes, get your mother on board now and familiar with what she'll need. But be sure to use the actual form they send.

[Ladylethal 12]

Read the Affidavit guide in the Foreign Embassy Forum.