Form I-864

[cedric1738 0]

hello,

I just got married a couple of weeks and i was reading on how to do with all the paper work. My question is about Affidavit of Support. I'm making 18k a year. Can my friend or brother be my cosigner for the affidavit of support though we don't live together and most he/she be a US citizen?

[aleful 1,905]

hi

of course, any USC or LPR that makes over the poverty guidelines can be a joint sponsor

[cedric1738 0]

hi

of course, any USC or LPR that makes over the poverty guidelines can be a joint sponsor

ok thanks and how many sponsor will it be since is me and my brother because on the form they said " if you are currently married enter 1 for your spouse

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

1 for you

1 for the person you are sponsoring (spouse)

the form say if married add 1 but that is 3

on the form i put a remark to the side saying i already added this as the person i was sponsoring so my total was 2

me and my husband

this part of the form is a little off

[NikLR 13,231]

It depends on how big their household is. If your brother is married and has 3 kids then his household size would be 5 before adding the immigrant; 6 in total.

How big of a household does your joint sponsor have? Are thry living in the USA?

[cedric1738 0]

It depends on how big their household is. If your brother is married and has 3 kids then his household size would be 5 before adding the immigrant; 6 in total.

How big of a household does your joint sponsor have? Are thry living in the USA?

[cedric1738 0]

It depends on how big their household is. If your brother is married and has 3 kids then his household size would be 5 before adding the immigrant; 6 in total.

How big of a household does your joint sponsor have? Are thry living in the USA?

my brother(US citizen) is single with no kids and he is living in the USA but in a different state. Can my friend/coworker do it? Also I'm living in a 2bed apt occupying the master bed room. will it be a problem when filling all the paper work? or most i live in a 1 bed apartment with my spouse

[NikLR 13,231]

my brother(US citizen) is single with no kids and he is living in the USA but in a different state. Can my friend/coworker do it? Also I'm living in a 2bed apt occupying the master bed room. will it be a problem when filling all the paper work? or most i live in a 1 bed apartment with my spouse

I'm unsure why your living arrangements are part of the subject.

You brother can be the joint sponsor, if he's single with no kids, the household size would be 2, him and the immigrant.

Your friend can do it to. To be honest though, I wouldn't sign an I-864 for a friend or co-worker. It would a stretch to sign it for a family member too.

[aaron2020 11,651]

my brother(US citizen) is single with no kids and he is living in the USA but in a different state. Can my friend/coworker do it? Also I'm living in a 2bed apt occupying the master bed room. will it be a problem when filling all the paper work? or most i live in a 1 bed apartment with my spouse

Your living situation has nothing to do with immigration.

Your brother is the ideal Joint Sponsor. He only needs to make $20,000/year if he has no outstanding I-864 obligation.

Your friend/co-worker can be a Joint Sponsor. Personally, I would never sign an I-864 for a friend and be financially responsible for his relative. The I-864 is not just a piece of paper, it can be a financial burden for the Joint Sponsor.

[cedric1738 0]

Your living situation has nothing to do with immigration.

Your brother is the ideal Joint Sponsor. He only needs to make $20,000/year if he has no outstanding I-864 obligation.

Your friend/co-worker can be a Joint Sponsor. Personally, I would never sign an I-864 for a friend and be financially responsible for his relative. The I-864 is not just a piece of paper, it can be a financial burden for the Joint Sponsor.

ok thank you . The 125% is it before or after tax?

[aaron2020 11,651]

125% of the poverty line before taxes. It's your Joint Sponsor's gross income which is income before tax deductions that is counted.

[cedric1738 0]

125% of the poverty line before taxes. It's your Joint Sponsor's gross income which is income before tax deductions that is counted.

thanks

[KayDeeCee 4,895]

1 for you

1 for the person you are sponsoring (spouse)

the form say if married add 1 but that is 3

on the form i put a remark to the side saying i already added this as the person i was sponsoring so my total was 2

me and my husband

this part of the form is a little off

That part of the form is not 'off'. It clearly tells you not to count anyone twice, and clearly states anyone counted below #1 are people that are NOT being sponsored in the affidavit. The intending immigrant is being counted in #1, and is never counted again anywhere below that.

The form can be used by someone that is not sponsoring their own spouse, so that is why #3 is there. It applies to them. They would have a spouse that is not being sponsored in the affidavit. Many times this is true for a joint sponsor.

[cedric1738 0]

hello

I'm trying to sponsor my spouse but i don't make above 125% as required and

I have just being working for two years so i just have the Federal income tax

for 2 years and there are asking for the past three years and for the joint sponsor

must he/she Federal income tax be above 125% as require?

please what should i do?

thanks

[KayDeeCee 4,895]

If you were required to file taxes, then you must. If you were not legally required to file, such as income being too low or having non-taxable income, then you follow the I-864 form instructions and provide a statement as to why you were not legally obligated to file any of the last 3 years you did not. Read through the instructions carefully. They really do cover pretty much everything you need to know.