Affidavit of support

[Shamla 2]

Hey Guys,

theres not enough information about this topic and I wanted to ask it as I’m still unsure and this is a grey area. I will be filing a CR1 visa for my husband residing in France. 

 

I have been unemployed for the past two years due to traveling abroad and living with him for few months at a time. I know I have to show three years worth of tax transcripts. I don’t have anyone to ask to be a joint sponsor. My questions are below. 

 

1. If I get a job right before I file my CR1 paperwork (it covers myself and my husband above poverty line) would that be ok or do I need to show I’ve been employed for at least a year?

2. If I have enough in a savings account, will that be accepted? I have a good amount in my savings. I keep reading that income is better than using assets but what if assets is a good solid amount?

 

 

[portorusa 431]

My husband is in France, too. For my I-864 I showed my current income (hours per week x 52 weeks), letter from the employer, copies of the latest pay stubs. Plus 3 year tax transcripts with W2.

If you want to add the assets, keep in mind the total of them should be 3 times the difference.

The consulate officer at the interview accesses the totality of the circumstances, each case individually to determine financial eligibility of the sponsor.

[Shamla 2]

Thanks. My situation is different in that I have been unemployed for a few years. I wanted to see if using assets is an option or assets in addition to a new job. Will they look at past two years and see I was unemployed and frown upon that even if I have a new job for only few months? 

[portorusa 431]

You filed your taxes anyway, right? So submit those together with a detailed explanation. Also, a letter from your current employer stating your annual salary. Also, the assets with all the documents proving your ownership of them.

[pushbrk 13,000]

The first thing to read is the I-130 instructions.  When you do, you will find that an affidavit of support is NOT in the list of supporting documents to submit.  You'll submit the affidavit of support perhaps a year later at the NVC stage.  THEN, become an A-Student of the I-864 instructions to learn how to use both income AND assets to qualify as sponsor.

 

The actual instructions will be more helpful to you as a starting place than anecdotal writings.  Once you've studied those instructions, you many still have questions but you'll have a better foundation from which to ask them.  Without studying the instructions, you have no way to know what it is you don't know or need to understand.