Affidavit support

[deekay88 1]

Hi I quit my old job on March 2015. Went to the philippines On April 2015, Got married and Went back to california on September 2015 I started my new job on october 2015. I make $10 an hour. I know that's not enough. So can I make my dad as joint sponsor? He makes more than 40k in a year.

[Marrienne 112]

Hi there. You should. How much did you make in 2015? So that we can extrapolate how much in assets your dad must have in order to cover the difference as a joint sponsor.

[aleful 1,905]

hi

sure he can, as long as he makes enough to cover himself, his family if he has it and the beneficiary

[deekay88 1]

Hi there. You should. How much did you make in 2015? So that we can extrapolate how much in assets your dad must have in order to cover the difference as a joint sponsor.

around 5k

My mom is working also. And so is my big sister. So i think my younger sister is his only dependent.

Edited February 5, 2016 by Mrsgutierrez08

[deekay88 1]

hi

sure he can, as long as he makes enough to cover himself, his family if he has it and the beneficiary

My mom is working also. And so is my big sister. So i think my younger sister is his only dependent.

[Marrienne 112]

It is a little more complicated than that. His wife counts as one for his household size, then if your big sister is married she will not be counted. If she is, she will be counted from what I understand. Then your younger sister. That is a household of at least 3. That is about 25k.
Since you are only making 5k and the limit is 25k, you are 20k short.
Your co-sponsor must prove he has the 20k times either 3 or five... so between 60k and 100k to support his household plus your wife, in assets.
So it would seem his income of 40k is not enough BUT if he owns a house, cars, bonds, stocks etc that could be liquefied, to meet the requirement, you are good to go.

I might be a little off in my numbers though but this is the gist. Including his two daughters and wife and your wife, it would make it a household of 5... which is a steep increase in available assets
For more info have a look here:
https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/affidavit-support

It explains it very well when it comes to how much for a co-sponsor.
HTH

PS. If your wife works, or has assets of her own these could be counted too!!

[deekay88 1]

It is a little more complicated than that. His wife counts as one for his household size, then if your big sister is married she will not be counted. If she is, she will be counted from what I understand. Then your younger sister. That is a household of at least 3. That is about 25k.

Since you are only making 5k and the limit is 25k, you are 20k short.

Your co-sponsor must prove he has the 20k times either 3 or five... so between 60k and 100k to support his household plus your wife, in assets.

So it would seem his income of 40k is not enough BUT if he owns a house, cars, bonds, stocks etc that could be liquefied, to meet the requirement, you are good to go.

I might be a little off in my numbers though but this is the gist. Including his two daughters and wife and your wife, it would make it a household of 5... which is a steep increase in available assets

For more info have a look here:

https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/affidavit-support

It explains it very well when it comes to how much for a co-sponsor.

HTH

PS. If your wife works, or has assets of her own these could be counted too!!

this is what i've read somewhere

How to count household size >

Your household size includes yourself and the following individuals, no matter where they live: any spouse, any dependent children under the age of 21, any other dependents listed on your most recent Federal income tax return, all persons being sponsored in this affidavit of support, and any immigrants previously sponsored with a Form I-864 or Form I-864 EZ,

My sister files for her own tax.

[Marrienne 112]

Excellent so it's him, his wife, your younger sis and your wife, that's 4.

The cash difference must be x3 what you are missing, so 60k that your father must prove he has..40k he earns plus 20k in assets.

[deekay88 1]

Excellent so it's him, his wife, your younger sis and your wife, that's 4.

The cash difference must be x3 what you are missing, so 60k that your father must prove he has..40k he earns plus 20k in assets.

my mom counts too? she files for her own tax. Can my husbands assets in the philippines counts too?

[Marrienne 112]

Well, I think so according to this:
(Your household size includes you, your dependents, any relatives living with you, and the immigrants you are sponsoring.)

[teeak 224]

Wait... let's start over here and forget the assets for now...

Since your father is a joint sponsor, the CO will not be looking at your income whatsoever (you will still need to provide an I864 and financial evidence). They will instead look at the joint sponsor's income.

Your father's income is 40k and he has 2 dependents (his wife and your sister). That means he has a household size of 3. When we include your husband, we need to check if he earns enough for a household size of 4. According to the poverty guidelines, he needs to earn a minimum of $30,312. Since you say your father earns $40k, he makes more than enough to joint sponsor. No need to include assets.

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864p.pdf

*Edit: One of your posts say your sister files her own taxes and is not included in your father's. If so, your father would have a household size of 2 plus your husband for a total of 3 on the I864. He definitely earns enough to sponsor.

Edited February 5, 2016 by teeak

[deekay88 1]

Wait... let's start over here and forget the assets for now...

Since your father is a joint sponsor, the CO will not be looking at your income whatsoever (you will still need to provide an I864 and financial evidence). They will instead look at the joint sponsor's income.

Your father's income is 40k and he has 2 dependents (his wife and your sister). That means he has a household size of 3. When we include your husband, we need to check if he earns enough for a household size of 4. According to the poverty guidelines, he needs to earn a minimum of $30,312. Since you say your father earns $40k, he makes more than enough to joint sponsor. No need to include assets.

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864p.pdf

*Edit: One of your posts say your sister files her own taxes and is not included in your father's. If so, your father would have a household size of 2 plus your husband for a total of 3 on the I864. He definitely earns enough to sponsor.

yes. he and my mom files together.

yea my older sister files her own tax

my little sister is my dads dependent

including my mom

Edited February 6, 2016 by Mrsgutierrez08

[teeak 224]

yes. he and my mom files together.

yea my older sister files her own tax

my little sister is my dads dependent

including my mom

Ok, great. Then he definitely earns enough to sponsor. He has a household size of 3 plus your husband for a total of 4. He earns more than the minimum requirement of $30,312 so it won't be necessary to include or count assets.

[NikLR 13,227]

Excellent so it's him, his wife, your younger sis and your wife, that's 4.

The cash difference must be x3 what you are missing, so 60k that your father must prove he has..40k he earns plus 20k in assets.

Why are you including any assets in this? The father makes more than enough for a household of 4 to joint sponsor the beneficiary.

Also if your mom works she can add her income to your father's with an I-864a so that they combine income. In fact if they file their taxes together, I recommend they do this.

[deekay88 1]

Why are you including any assets in this? The father makes more than enough for a household of 4 to joint sponsor the beneficiary.

Also if your mom works she can add her income to your father's with an I-864a so that they combine income. In fact if they file their taxes together, I recommend they do this.

if my dad will file me as his dependent. will his income enough to support 5 households?

Edited February 10, 2016 by Mrsgutierrez08