should I get a joint sponsor? (split topic)

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On 3/29/2012 at 10:24 AM, pushbrk said:

Yes but savings isn't income. It takes $3 of savings to offset $1 in income shortfall, technically. However, it's a judgment call and I doubt a Consular officer is going to consider that amount of money as being available for support. It will probably mostly be spent on travel and other immediate expenses by the time, your spouse has been in the USA a month or two.

pushbrk, 

 

In case as you mentioned on a different thread to insert 0 as the individual current income as the source of income will not continue, we will be also adding our assets. Basically the poverty guidline for household of 2 for 2017 is set to 20,300 USD, ie we need to prove we have over (20,300 x 3 ) in savings to qualify, which we do. 

 

We also have a joint sponsor with a six figure current income, but since we could qualify from our assets, do you think we shouldn't include a joint sponsor?

 

I understand it is way better to have one, but is it a rule that if you qualify alone you cannot have a joint sponsor? We initially used a joint sponsor as advised by an experienced person as USC lived abroad for over 5 years. (Proof of domicile / intent of returning part is complete) 

[pushbrk 12,884]

What I would do is have the joint sponsor's affidavit and supporting documents ready in case they are needed.  If approved without them, then the joint sponsor avoids a huge potential liability.  If needed, you have everything you need handy to be evaluated and approved immediately.  The farther you are over the minimum liquid asset requirement, the less likely a joint sponsor would be used.  If you're just barely able to show enough, they'll know lots of that will be eaten up with travel, and moving expense before you even get to the USA, so will not be available for actual support.

 

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35 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

What I would do is have the joint sponsor's affidavit and supporting documents ready in case they are needed.  If approved without them, then the joint sponsor avoids a huge potential liability.  If needed, you have everything you need handy to be evaluated and approved immediately.  The farther you are over the minimum liquid asset requirement, the less likely a joint sponsor would be used.  If you're just barely able to show enough, they'll know lots of that will be eaten up with travel, and moving expense before you even get to the USA, so will not be available for actual support.

 

I agree with you, but our embassy is tough! So ill just present to them both affidavits and let them decide if the will need the joint sponsor or no! 

 

Many cases in this embassy,  some required documents were needed, people stated that they had those docs, while COs told them to return later or to submit later as they cannot take any extra document (through interview window)  other than the ones given prior to the interview. 

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