I-134 Co sponsor question

[lisa1202 1]

Hello! 

 

I was recently wondering if my finances finances aren't quite enough to cover the required income, does a Co sponsor along him need to be in the same household? His parents both are very willing to be cosponsors along him but do not live in his house, unfortunately I'm having a very hard time finding information on this, thank you up ahead for any help!

[OldUser 6,991]

26 minutes ago, lisa1202 said:

Hello! 

 

I was recently wondering if my finances finances aren't quite enough to cover the required income, does a Co sponsor along him need to be in the same household? His parents both are very willing to be cosponsors along him but do not live in his house, unfortunately I'm having a very hard time finding information on this, thank you up ahead for any help!

There's co-sponsors and joint sponsors.

 

Co-sponsors need to be part of your household. You can combine your and their income.

 

Joint sponsors are not part of your household. They cannot combine their income with yours, but can have co-sponsors (like spouse) combining income with them.

 

Ideally you want a joint sponsor who can stand independently with their income, not needing co-sponsor.

 

 

You can either have co or joint sponsors.

 

Either co-sponsor or joint sponsor needs to be a US LPR or US citizen.

Edited Thursday at 12:26 AM by OldUser

[lisa1202 1]

1 minute ago, OldUser said:

There's co-sponsors and joint sponsors.

 

Co-sponsors need to be part of your household.

 

Joint sponsors are not part of your household.

 

You can either have co or joint sponsors.

 

Either co-sponsor or joint sponsor needs to be a US LPR or US citizen.

Thank you that already helps a ton! He and his parents are US citizens and we will go with a joint sponsorship then, he does make enough to cover the asked income but it's definitely tight, since we are doing a k1 visa, and therefore will have to also file for status adjustment having either of his parents as joint sponsor is going to be very beneficial 

Thank you SM again!

[OldUser 6,991]

1 minute ago, lisa1202 said:

Thank you that already helps a ton! He and his parents are US citizens and we will go with a joint sponsorship then, he does make enough to cover the asked income but it's definitely tight, since we are doing a k1 visa, and therefore will have to also file for status adjustment having either of his parents as joint sponsor is going to be very beneficial 

Thank you SM again!

Seems like the way to go. Some people try filing and see what happens or attempt use assets. Qualifying joint sponsor is the way to go, it's the easiest way to get case approved without delays and RFEs.

 

Your husband will always be main sponsor and need to provide all paperwork, but his parents will be joint sponsoring. All sponsors need to provide proof of LPR or US citizenship. And preferably they'd submit tax return transcripts (downloadable on IRS website) instead of full tax returns (for which both 1040 and W2 needed)