Use Roommate at immigration Financial Sponsor

[Transcom123 10]

Hello Everyone

Can My USC wife use her roomate ( thy share the same house but she is not a family member ) as Joint sponsor , having the same address can cause an issue ? If its ok , which form the Joint Sponsor whould fill out the I864 normal one or I864A ?

Thanks alot

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

You should read the Tunisia portal by hitting the word portal above on this page to see if Tunis embassy accepts a joint sponsor /  others from your country may have posted in the portal and talked of this issue

 

your bigger concern is You are from a dominant Muslim country and when you come to the USA are you and wife intending to live with roommate as the I 864 will expose this

the CO is more than likely going to ask "Why would a muslim man live in same house with a single woman?"  not the norm for your country

 

and to the delay in processing from last post Tunis is way behind so even when case goes to NVC you will be stuck there for some time waiting for spot to open for an interview / read the US embassy Tunis for the information as posted below along with other important embassy news

 

While Embassy Tunis aims to process cases as soon as practicable, there is likely to be increased wait times for completing such services due to substantial backlogs

 

To be completely honest ,  it will be some time before you interview and the best thing your wife could do is to get a second job so her current income would reflect the low low poverty guideline ($21,775) of income needed to sponsor you/  she can work to get you here and if you are lucky to get a visa,  you can then find a job immediately and she can go back to one job. 

 

More important also is how much time have you 2 spent together ?

Have you shown proof your family (especially mother) approves of marriage?

Ages of both?

Can she still have children?

or is that roommate a man?

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Just now, JeanneAdil said:

You should read the Tunisia portal by hitting the word portal above on this page to see if Tunis embassy accepts a joint sponsor /  others from your country may have posted in the portal and talked of this issue

 

your bigger concern is You are from a dominant Muslim country and when you come to the USA are you and wife intending to live with roommate as the I 864 will expose this

the CO is more than likely going to ask "Why would a muslim man live in same house with a single woman?"  not the norm for your country

 

and to the delay in processing from last post Tunis is way behind so even when case goes to NVC you will be stuck there for some time waiting for spot to open for an interview / read the US embassy Tunis for the information as posted below along with other important embassy news

 

While Embassy Tunis aims to process cases as soon as practicable, there is likely to be increased wait times for completing such services due to substantial backlogs

 

To be completely honest ,  it will be some time before you interview and the best thing your wife could do is to get a second job so her current income would reflect the low low poverty guideline ($21,775) of income needed to sponsor you/  she can work to get you here and if you are lucky to get a visa,  you can then find a job immediately and she can go back to one job. 

 

More important also is how much time have you 2 spent together ?

Have you shown proof your family (especially mother) approves of marriage?

Ages of both?

Can she still have children?

or is that roommate a man?

Thanks for your answer ......  the roomate will leave the house since i will be with my wife.

 

The interview waiting time isnt an issue for me

 

we are together since 6 years ago + 3 visites + months spent together + all possible proof were sent + roomare is a woman + my wife have children which they are not living with her 

 

I have mates who got therir inteview those past weeks in a short time , no backlog in the US embassy here 

Just now, JeanneAdil said:

You should read the Tunisia portal by hitting the word portal above on this page to see if Tunis embassy accepts a joint sponsor /  others from your country may have posted in the portal and talked of this issue

 

your bigger concern is You are from a dominant Muslim country and when you come to the USA are you and wife intending to live with roommate as the I 864 will expose this

the CO is more than likely going to ask "Why would a muslim man live in same house with a single woman?"  not the norm for your country

 

and to the delay in processing from last post Tunis is way behind so even when case goes to NVC you will be stuck there for some time waiting for spot to open for an interview / read the US embassy Tunis for the information as posted below along with other important embassy news

 

While Embassy Tunis aims to process cases as soon as practicable, there is likely to be increased wait times for completing such services due to substantial backlogs

 

To be completely honest ,  it will be some time before you interview and the best thing your wife could do is to get a second job so her current income would reflect the low low poverty guideline ($21,775) of income needed to sponsor you/  she can work to get you here and if you are lucky to get a visa,  you can then find a job immediately and she can go back to one job. 

 

More important also is how much time have you 2 spent together ?

Have you shown proof your family (especially mother) approves of marriage?

Ages of both?

Can she still have children?

or is that roommate a man?

You also did not answer my question ....

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Just now, JeanneAdil said:

You should read the Tunisia portal by hitting the word portal above on this page to see if Tunis embassy accepts a joint sponsor /  others from your country may have posted in the portal and talked of this issue

 

your bigger concern is You are from a dominant Muslim country and when you come to the USA are you and wife intending to live with roommate as the I 864 will expose this

the CO is more than likely going to ask "Why would a muslim man live in same house with a single woman?"  not the norm for your country

 

and to the delay in processing from last post Tunis is way behind so even when case goes to NVC you will be stuck there for some time waiting for spot to open for an interview / read the US embassy Tunis for the information as posted below along with other important embassy news

 

While Embassy Tunis aims to process cases as soon as practicable, there is likely to be increased wait times for completing such services due to substantial backlogs

 

To be completely honest ,  it will be some time before you interview and the best thing your wife could do is to get a second job so her current income would reflect the low low poverty guideline ($21,775) of income needed to sponsor you/  she can work to get you here and if you are lucky to get a visa,  you can then find a job immediately and she can go back to one job. 

 

More important also is how much time have you 2 spent together ?

Have you shown proof your family (especially mother) approves of marriage?

Ages of both?

Can she still have children?

or is that roommate a man?

My wife work an she get the minimum annual income but we need a new w2 to show it which will be next year !!!

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

1 minute ago, Transcom123 said:

My wife work an she get the minimum annual income but we need a new w2 to show it which will be next year !!!

read carefully what i said she should do

as the income is important

and the 2 of you living in same house with a single person is important at your embassy

she needs more than minimum annual income and if that is gross and not taxable income it is way too low

and many embassies do not want W2,  they want IRS transcripts as that shows the income a person actually lives on 

 

Encourage your wife to join the site as she is one who has to do all the work at this point and she would understand what i mean by taxes and IRS transcripts

there is nothing you can do to hurry up the process 

[Transcom123 10]

Just now, JeanneAdil said:

read carefully what i said she should do

as the income is important

and the 2 of you living in same house with a single person is important at your embassy

she needs more than minimum annual income and if that is gross and not taxable income it is way too low

and many embassies do not want W2,  they want IRS transcripts as that shows the income a person actually lives on 

 

Encourage your wife to join the site as she is one who has to do all the work at this point and she would understand what i mean by taxes and IRS transcripts

there is nothing you can do to hurry up the process 

lol did i mentionned that i want to hurry the process lmoa ... i know what is taxes and gross and all what are talkin about my question was clear and i whished a clear answer .. the room mate will leave the house before even i will join my wife ...... you are amazing !!!

Edited June 23, 2021 by Transcom123

[Transcom123 10]

Just now, Transcom123 said:

she can work to get you here and if you are lucky to get a visa

lol i see that you need more info about the US embassy here ...... i am with the wrong person to get an answer  .... lol

Most applicants nowdays they didint even speak english and they got their visas .... u need some updatess .. 2021 is almost done !!

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

48 minutes ago, Transcom123 said:

lol i see that you need more info about the US embassy here ...... i am with the wrong person to get an answer  .... lol

Most applicants nowdays they didint even speak english and they got their visas .... u need some updatess .. 2021 is almost done !!

Tunis is much like what we went thru in Morocco at Casablanca

and i spent a month in Tunisia and registered at the Tunis embassy to tour your country staying in Hammemet / going to places like Sousse, Tunis,  Gabes, Nebeul.   This was because i was looking to buy and found a house i liked but then i met my Moroccan husband a month  later when i worked in Morocco

my friend worked in your embassy and that is why i thought to live there so i had all her advice on the country when i visited

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Just now, JeanneAdil said:

Tunis is much like what we went thru in Morocco at Casablanca

and i spent a month in Tunisia and registered at the Tunis embassy to tour your country staying in Hammemet / going to places like Sousse, Tunis,  Gabes, Nebeul.   This was because i was looking to buy and found a house i liked but then i met my Moroccan husband a month  later when i worked in Morocco

my friend worked in your embassy and that is why i thought to live there so i had all her advice on the country when i visited

Good to hear and you are welcome to our country !!

Just now, JeanneAdil said:

Tunis is much like what we went thru in Morocco at Casablanca

and i spent a month in Tunisia and registered at the Tunis embassy to tour your country staying in Hammemet / going to places like Sousse, Tunis,  Gabes, Nebeul.   This was because i was looking to buy and found a house i liked but then i met my Moroccan husband a month  later when i worked in Morocco

my friend worked in your embassy and that is why i thought to live there so i had all her advice on the country when i visited

My wife spent more time than you did in my country !!

[SalishSea 17,827]

The CO may ask why an unrelated acquaintance, whom you've likely never met, would sign on to be your sponsor.  That is atypical.

 

You can show evidence of your wife's current income by having her send you current payslips.  No need to wait for any W2s.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

6 hours ago, Transcom123 said:

lol i see that you need more info about the US embassy here ...... i am with the wrong person to get an answer  .... lol

Most applicants nowdays they didint even speak english and they got their visas .... u need some updatess .. 2021 is almost done !!

You don’t need to speak English to get a visa, that’s totally irrelevant to a case. 

1 minute ago, Jorgedig said:

The CO may ask why an unrelated acquaintance, whom you've likely never met, would sign on to be your sponsor.  That is atypical.

 

 

Exactly my thought. Why would an arbitrary roommate take on the burden of jointly sponsoring an immigrant? Expect to be questioned about this. 

[laylalex 7,284]

If my roommate were also a close friend (not uncommon really), I wouldn't think it was that weird. If one of my close friends were asking me to be a joint sponsor for their fiancé, and I'd had a chance to get a sense of who the fiancé was, I would very seriously consider helping out. Not everyone has family to ask in these situations, after all, and friends can certainly be joint sponsors if they want to.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

34 minutes ago, laylalex said:

If my roommate were also a close friend (not uncommon really), I wouldn't think it was that weird. If one of my close friends were asking me to be a joint sponsor for their fiancé, and I'd had a chance to get a sense of who the fiancé was, I would very seriously consider helping out. Not everyone has family to ask in these situations, after all, and friends can certainly be joint sponsors if they want to.

Maybe, but I would have phrased it as “I asked my close friend” rather than “ I asked my roommate”. The terminology used here certainly doesn’t make it sound like they are close. Anyway - we already know that COs often ask what the relationship of a joint sponsor is, and I am pretty sure that will be the case here. 

[SalishSea 17,827]

4 hours ago, laylalex said:

If my roommate were also a close friend (not uncommon really), I wouldn't think it was that weird. If one of my close friends were asking me to be a joint sponsor for their fiancé, and I'd had a chance to get a sense of who the fiancé was, I would very seriously consider helping out. Not everyone has family to ask in these situations, after all, and friends can certainly be joint sponsors if they want to.

And I would only ever take on a commitment like that for close family - a child, spouse, parent.  Everyone has a different tolerance for that type of risk.  

 

It makes sense that it is very common for COs to question the relationship between joint sponsor and beneficiary.

[mitzab 285]

Yes, the roommate can be a joint sponsor as long as her income is over 125% of the poverty level.