Financial Support

[shiaili 0]

Ahh so you didn't have it in the interview so they asked you to get one? I didn't realize they gave you the option at the interview. That's good to hear

[NikLR 13,232]

yeah but you don't want to wait. They're both pretty slow at finishing things up if you're not 100% right at interview.

[GermanCanadian89 7]

Ahh so you didn't have it in the interview so they asked you to get one? I didn't realize they gave you the option at the interview. That's good to hear

yup! if i would have known ahed of time that they were oing to request that, i would have had it done

[Kathryn41 3,205]

As a fiancee, you cannot use your income or savings for the Affidavit of Support, unless your income is already US based and as such will continue after your marriage. The purpose of this is to show that the immigrant will not become a liability on the US taxpayer, thus their sponsor is financially liable for them - and their sponsor is considered a US taxpayer.

After you are married you will be applying for a green card in order to remain in the US as a permanent resident. Your sponsor/co-sponsor will be required to submit a different affidavit of financial support with that petition. You can use the same co-sponsor, if you wish. One option to keep in mind, however, is if you are married for more than 6 months when you apply, then you are allowed to use your US based income (if any) and/or assets as part of the Affidavit of Support's financial commitments. As you are unlikely to have US income as you won't yet be legally authorized to work in the US, your assets would be considered 'joint' at that time so could be used to make up part of the financial commitment required. You can cross that bridge when you come to it, but you can at least be aware that that is another option for the future, especially if you have difficulties with a co-sponsor.

Edited September 21, 2014 by Kathryn41