Co-sponsor for I-130

[Patricia2004 0]

JeanneAdil, thank you for responding and I appreciate your insight.  We were not married when I sold the property in 2015 so I could not claim him as a dependant.  We just got married June 2019.   I have been living (frugally) off proceeds of the sale, not interest earned.   My accountant advised I do not have to file income tax since I am not working and interest received is not above the minimum requirement for filing.   I do not have foreign income.   I appreciate your comments because I don't want to cause delays in my husband's immigration process.

[JFH 12,191]

But how “close” is “close” when it comes to family members? We had a joint sponsor. It was my husband's half-sister’s daughter’s husband. This was 2016, by the way. Sounds like a distant relative to some but my husband and his half-sister were very close, were even room-mates as adults. When she died of cancer at a young age (the children’s father was off the scene by then) my husband stepped up to the plate to help raise the children. So he was like a step-father to her. Meanwhile I haven’t spoken to

my sister in over 15 years. 

 

Who decides what is a “close relative”?

[Boiler 46,336]

There is immediate relative.

[JFH 12,191]

8 minutes ago, Boiler said:

There is immediate relative.

Indeed. And that’s clearly defined by the government in terms of immigration - spouses, minor children and parents are immediate relatives, adult children and siblings are not. But OP says people have been denied because of the joint sponsor not being a “close relative”. That’s not even defined. What if you have no immediate relatives? Or close relatives? 

 

There is definitely something else going on behind those denials. 

[Nitas_man 3,100]

14 hours ago, Patricia2004 said:

I am a member of 4 Facebook groups regarding immigration to the US and others have posted that their co-sponsor was denied and the petitioner was advised to find a close relative.  One in particular said she has known her co-sponsor for 5 years.

Directly contradicts what the regs say.  Makes it doubtful.  Do they have russian names?

 

On your situation:  you may not need a co-sponsor.  If your liquid assets exceed 3x the income guideline for your household size you can sponsor on assets alone.

 

If you are not required to file taxes attach a letter summarizing why.

Edited July 21, 2019 by Nitas_man

[Nitas_man 3,100]

14 hours ago, Patricia2004 said:

Boiler, your comment has merit.   I am trying to find the posts of those who were asked to find a co-sponsor who is close relative.   Seems the cases were those with previous legal problems.  Still searching to verify.

You’ll search forever.  My money’s on it never happened.