Why are they giving my spouse interview?

[carmel34 3,622]

35 minutes ago, Mazlyn said:

Yeah I’m looking for work now before his interview. I hope I find work before he has an interview set up. Hopefully he won’t have an interview for a months that way it gives me time 

To satisfy the income guidelines to be a qualified sponsor, if it is just you and your immigrant spouse, all you need is 40 hours of work per week at a little over $10 per hour.  Or two part-time jobs to equal 40 hours.  The minimum hourly wage in many states is more than $10 per hour, here in California it's $12.  With the unemployment rate so low, you should be able to find one, two, or even three jobs that will pay you much more than $400 per week in total.  There are Uber drivers that make more than that.  I would suggest hotel housekeeping, fast-food restaurants, retail, home delivery (Amazon), many of them pay $15 per hour and more, and then drive for Uber and Lyft as many hours as you can, nights and weekends, whenever you're not working at those jobs.  Even hotels and WalMart include healthcare for employees and their spouses.  Work multiple jobs and put in 50, 60, 80 hours per week.  If you really want to qualify to sponsor your husband on your own, you can do it, it's really a question of how motivated you are.  Good luck!

Edited February 23, 2020 by carmel34

[Lemonslice 4,836]

16 minutes ago, carmel34 said:

To satisfy the income guidelines to be a qualified sponsor, if it is just you and your immigrant spouse, all you need is 40 hours of work per week at a little over $10 per hour.  Or two part-time jobs to equal 40 hours.  The minimum hourly wage in many states is more than $10 per hour, here in California it's $12.  With the unemployment rate so low, you should be able to find one, two, or even three jobs that will pay you much more than $400 per week in total.  There are Uber drivers that make more than that.  I would suggest hotel housekeeping, fast-food restaurants, retail, home delivery (Amazon), many of them pay $15 per hour and more, and then drive for Uber and Lyft as many hours as you can, nights and weekends, whenever you're not working at those jobs.  Even hotels and WalMart include healthcare for employees and their spouses.  Work multiple jobs and put in 50, 60, 80 hours per week.  If you really want to qualify to sponsor your husband on your own, you can do it, it's really a question of how motivated you are.  Good luck!

Uber and Lyft drivers are self-employed, so their income will only be reflected on their 2020 tax return.  Something to keep in mind.

[Mazlyn 15]

On 2/23/2020 at 2:59 AM, pushbrk said:

People making visa decisions don't care how hard anything is for you.  If you don't find a qualified joint sponsor, there is no need to "worry".  You can be CERTAIN his visa will be denied.

I do have a job interview tomorrow actually and it might be for full time. NVc already accepted all the documents I uploaded and will be sending them to the embassy in his country. Is there a way that I can send my husband with all of my new friends employers information and pay stubs once I start working is that allowed? 

[pushbrk 12,877]

1 hour ago, Mazlyn said:

I do have a job interview tomorrow actually and it might be for full time. NVc already accepted all the documents I uploaded and will be sending them to the embassy in his country. Is there a way that I can send my husband with all of my new friends employers information and pay stubs once I start working is that allowed? 

It is allowed to take an updated affidavit of support package to the interview.  Whether a brand new job will make a difference is going to be a judgment call by the Consular Officer.

 

[stech786 236]

On 2/23/2020 at 3:55 AM, Mazlyn said:

Yeah Im going to move to him instead when he is denied. He will still go on his interview just in case I find a job or joint sponsor before that the interview. I think moving there would be better. 

Have you thought about postponing your interview date? Maybe that will buy you time? 

[Mazlyn 15]

1 hour ago, stech786 said:

Have you thought about postponing your interview date? Maybe that will buy you time? 

Well I have a job interview tomorrow. So maybe everything will be turn out okay. Would the embassy in his country accept if he brings additional documents about my new job and pay stubs and a letter from my boss on how much I will earn to the interview? 

[stech786 236]

20 minutes ago, Mazlyn said:

Well I have a job interview tomorrow. So maybe everything will be turn out okay. Would the embassy in his country accept if he brings additional documents about my new job and pay stubs and a letter from my boss on how much I will earn to the interview? 

Yes, they do accept additional docs at interview most likely they will say upload to CEAC. Take update 864, job, salary. Is this your first job? Then new job could be risky, but better than no job