Affidavit of Support - Joint Sponsor - Military

[zochu 255]

Hello all. 

 

This is a really early question to ask given our immigration journey has just started but it's better to be prepared for when the NVC stage arrives. 

 

We will need a joint sponsor as my husband (the USC) has lived in Australia for the past 12 months on a tourist visa and has not worked. He moves back in Jan 2020 to re-establish domicile and to obtain full-time employment to ensure there are no issues with public charge etc. 

 

I have read the form for the Affidavit of Support and have a question that would concern the joint sponsor.

 

The joint sponsor is in the US military. He is technically a reservist for the navy but he is on active duty orders for a couple of years. When it comes to the filling out the form, would he tick YES or NO to the question regarding active duty? If he does tick active duty, aside from tax transcripts etc, would he need to prove that as a joint sponsor? 

 

He is also a friend, not a relative. My husband and our joint sponsor both joined the navy at the same time and did boot camp together. Will the fact that he is a friend and not a relative affect the joint sponsor application or the visa application as a whole? We've both explained what it means to be a sponsor/joint sponsor and he is OK with it (for now anyway). I've read that the CO might question it? 

 

It is super early on, I know but if there is any issue then we feel its best to know now rather than wait to find out.!

 

Thank you!

 

 

[zochu 255]

This was posted in the wrong forum too. Whoops.

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

On 11/11/2019 at 6:05 PM, zochu said:

This was posted in the wrong forum too. Whoops.

Lol

 

active... and for joint sponsor, is another affidavit of support, transcripts and W2’s for at least 1 year taxes.. in your case, likely 2019 taxes.. basically the joint sponsor replicates the one your husband fills out.. 

[zochu 255]

3 hours ago, Duke & Marie said:

Lol

 

active... and for joint sponsor, is another affidavit of support, transcripts and W2’s for at least 1 year taxes.. in your case, likely 2019 taxes.. basically the joint sponsor replicates the one your husband fills out.. 

ok, so we put active duty for his friend and supply the same stuff as my husband will for the joint sponsor. 

 

thank you! Trying to prepare ourselves for the NVC stage - if we get there!

 

 

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

48 minutes ago, zochu said:

ok, so we put active duty for his friend and supply the same stuff as my husband will for the joint sponsor. 

 

thank you! Trying to prepare ourselves for the NVC stage - if we get there!

 

 

You will... you’ve got heaps of evidence that the relationship is true... just a matter of time until you get to NVC