Joint sponsor.for F2A

[Jasmine202 1]

If the joint sponsor has enough income to.sponsor only as of last year  , I mean the past years he didnt earn enough income to sponsor , can he still be a sponsor or the guideline is for each of past three years?

Thanks

[portorusa 431]

When I was asked to be a joint sponsor for my friend, I had to submit 3 years of return transcripts. It was back in 2013, so I don't know if the rules changed since then.

[arken 4,197]

If the joint sponsor is earning good money at present, well above threshold, that shud be good.

 

If his current income is just marginally above the threshold, they may not approve it based on the financial stability of last three years.

[geowrian 22,337]

He must be able to sponsor them using his income right now, not past income. Is his current income sufficient?

If self-employed, then current income = most recent year's tax return income.

 

The CO looks at a totality of the circumstances to determine if there is a public charge risk. This entails more than just minimums. COs at some countries are more strict than others - for instance, India tends to like to see 3 years of income returns meeting at least the minimum level.