Joint sponsor question

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Hey guys. So our friend is willing to be a joint sponsor, however she's worried it might affect her ability to gain custody of her daughter and we're all wondering, would her being a joint sponsor affect her gaining child custody in any way? 

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No need to worry, those things are not connected to each other.  Just remember, later, if doing joint sponsor when you file the I-485 she has to count the child when adding up her dependents even if she doesn't have custody at the time.  She doesn't have to count them on the K1 as long as she doesn't have custody at the time of the interview (different standard between the 2).

Edited September 1, 2021 by brevig

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8 hours ago, brevig said:

No need to worry, those things are not connected to each other.  Just remember, later, if doing joint sponsor when you file the I-485 she has to count the child when adding up her dependents even if she doesn't have custody at the time.  She doesn't have to count them on the K1 as long as she doesn't have custody at the time of the interview (different standard between the 2).

That's great to hear, thank you!