Problem with sponsor

[sad16 0]

Hi guys my husband was denied of adjustment of status because there was a problem with the sponsorship. My husband got the sponsor from his brother in law because I'm a student and my husband just came to USA 6 months ago. I really don't know what to do know. Is there any way my husband can be sponsored by his brother in law?

[aussie_jason 195]

What was the stated problem? Was there an RFE? Anyone can sponsor him as long as they meet the 125% of the poverty line for their household plus your spouse. What evidence was provided? Did you also provide an I-864? Even though you don't have an income you still need to submit an I-864.

We need a lot more details in order to be able to help you.

[Hypnos 6,578]

Any LPR or US citizen can be a joint sponsor.

[Pitaya 2,577]

More specific information from you is required.

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

If the brother-in-law is a US citizen or permanent resident and he meets the income requirement for his own household size plus your husband, then yes. You are still the primary sponsor, but he could be the joint sponsor, if he qualifies.

[Martobain 1]

Hey guys I have a question that's similar to the OP's one, I think.

I submitted my AOS and got a RFE back. It's about the I-864 forms I submitted for my sponsers. I have two sponsers, but they both earn less than the $24,737 needed for a 3 person household. Does the sponser not count if they don't make atleast the 125%? Or do the two accumulate?

If sponsor one makes 20,000 and sponser two makes 10,000, does that count as 30,000? Or don't they count at all seeing as they're both under the 24,737 limit?

[belinda63 3,047]

You should really start your own thread rather than tacking onto another person's. You cannot combine sponsors' incomes unless it is a situation where they live in the same household and file joint taxes or are a dependent on taxes.

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

Hey guys I have a question that's similar to the OP's one, I think.

I submitted my AOS and got a RFE back. It's about the I-864 forms I submitted for my sponsers. I have two sponsers, but they both earn less than the $24,737 needed for a 3 person household. Does the sponser not count if they don't make atleast the 125%? Or do the two accumulate?

If sponsor one makes 20,000 and sponser two makes 10,000, does that count as 30,000? Or don't they count at all seeing as they're both under the 24,737 limit?

Joint sponsors do not combine incomes. They must meet the income requirement for their own household size plus the intending immigrant. A qualifying household member can be used to combine incomes with the primary/joint sponsor filling out an I-864 by using an I-864A. You need a joint sponsor that qualifies on their own, or one that can meet the requirement if their income is combined with a qualifying household member filling out an I-864A.

From the I-864A instructions >

Who May Be Considered a "Household

Member" for Purposes of This Form?

A relative who has the same principal residence as the

sponsor and is related to the sponsor as a spouse, adult

child, parent, or sibling;

A relative or other person whom the sponsor has lawfully

claimed as a dependent on the sponsor's most recent Federal

income tax return even if that person does not live at the

same residence as the sponsor;

The intending immigrant, in certain circumstances. (See

"How Can the Intending Immigrant Be Considered a

Household Member"?)

[Martobain 1]

Thanks, I did not know about that form!