Affidavit of Support - Sponsoring Parents GC & Using Husband's Income to Qualify

[rikkitikkitavi 0]

I'm a US citizen sponsoring my parents from India for a green card (through adjustment of status). 

 

My husband and I have always filed taxes together but he earns the bulk of our household income. My income alone is probably not sufficient for sponsorship (well, it depends on how we classify the income we earn from a rental property). 

 

Under these circumstances, when I file I-864 for my parents, am I required also to file I-864A, Contract between Sponsor (me) and Household Member (husband)? Would we need to do this even though the household member is my husband and we have always filed taxes jointly? 

 

Alternatively, would it be possible for my husband to be the primary sponsor on the I-864 even though I am (obviously) the petitioner on I-130? 

 

A different option altogether would be to qualify on the basis of assets. Even just my half of the equity in our house is more than enough to qualify based on assets. Would this be better than using my husband's income to qualify? If we choose this approach, how do we establish the value of our house (estimate from Zillow?) and how much we owe on the property (latest statement from mortgage lender?)? 

 

Incidentally, my husband is self-employed. Our income is well over the required threshold, but I know self-employment requires much greater documentation. So perhaps qualifying based on assets is once again the more straightforward approach? 

Appreciate any advice. Thanks!

 

 

[OldUser 6,689]

The person who files I-130 is always the primary sponsor for I-864. So it would be you.

 

Your spouse can file I-864A to show that he can help sponsoring with his finances.

 

Read more on it here.

Edited November 4, 2022 by OldUser

[JeanneAdil 6,510]

the category is for immediate family "husband is not

or he could have sponsored while u were still a LPR

u r the primary sponsor/  he is joint 

 

A joint sponsor (also called co-sponsor) has the same liability under an Affidavit of Support as the primary sponsor. By signing the USCIS Form I-864, the joint sponsor agrees to “joint and several” liability on the contract.