Co-Sponcers...How Many?

[AFQuaid 18]

Hi VJers,

You know we currently taking care of the co-sponcer thing we came to a few possible pit falls. See both me and my fiance (USC) are unemployed and have been on benefits all our lives unable to get a job where our physical needs are not a burden on the company or against health and safety of other people! Anyway, we figure this is going to be our biggest pit fall. We already have concent of my fiances mom who earns over 40k a year as his caregiver to be our co-sponcer. But then whilst reading the guide on this side on the affidavit of support tips that there was a case were JUST the USC was on benefits and hey had TWO co-sponcers and got denied. Reading that has me kind of worring, it's all going fine now but we realise we're gonna be questioned to death over how we're going to cope finationally. We WILL, we have tramendus support from both our families. Do you think it'd be worth trying to get a second or even third co-sponcer to safe guard us (not sure of the actual limit)?

Fiona

[Ladylethal 12]

I still have a couple of questions about these myself, but as far as I´ve been told, the US fiance is the one who needs to support the foreign one, so it doesn´t matter that he/she doesn´t work. So the US fiance files the affidavit of support, with a co-sponsor if he doesn´t have the minimum income. Although you can have more than one, as far as I know, the co-sponsor must also be an US Citizen, and he must ALONE meet the minimum requirement. He can´t just complement the fiance´s affidavit.

Also, you must remember the co-sponsor must meet the requirement to sponsor both you and your fiance/e, appart from his own family.