AOS: When the income isn't there and a joint sponsor isn't available -- how does assets work?

[Willy988 0]

Bit of a tricky situation here. We got to the NVC stage and are preparing for the AOS.

 

Me, the petitioner, does not make the 125% income requirement of $24,650. I am a student so my income was about $10,000 this year from an internship over the summer, and I have never filed taxes in my life.

 

Obviously I turned to family to see if they were willing to help. I don't want to get into family politics here, but frustratingly my family does not trust giving their signature because they think they will be responsible for any legal troubles and although they make enough money, money is tight and the discussion of it already is very stressful

 

So with that, my assets are about $12,000, my income which I can prove with stubs as of this year is $10,000. My family has offered to give me all the savings I have in accounts I don't control so assets can be proof of support.

 

I heard I need 3x the difference in missing income, which seems to be about 12,000 x 3 == 36,000 USD right? I am not sure if having 36-38k in my checking account along with 10k in pay stubs would be enough proof? What are my options?

 

 

[Timona 4,208]

@Redro

[2024 I551 8]

I suspect you will need to do better than that in your I 864 particularly in a consular processing case where they tend to scrutinize matters even more so than a similar category adjustment of status case.

[pushbrk 12,998]

You use assets exactly as described in the I-864 instructions.  However, if your income was from summer work, it is not currently flowing to you NOW.  That means your current income is ZERO, and you would need something like 75k in liquid savings.  You're going to need a joint sponsor.  Family can't just put money in your name.  You'll need to show it's been "yours" for at least a few months.

 

A fact of adult life and marriage, is that there will always be the practical aspects of life to deal with.  What is your plan to actually support yourself and your wife?