The I130 process and a few questions
Dec 31st 2009, 4:19 am
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Re: The I130 process and a few questions
One thing about sponsors or joint-sponsors. Hypothetically, if a relative or PR friend was willing to be a sponsor then presumably they have to comply with the minimum income and residency requirements.
What I am wondering is: what would their liablity or potentialy liabilites as my sponsor be? Would they, for example, be liable for large medical bills should I be injured, uninsured and unable to pay?
I ask because should we find ourselves in the position of needing to ask someone to sponsor, I want to have a clear idea of what I could be letting them in for.
What I am wondering is: what would their liablity or potentialy liabilites as my sponsor be? Would they, for example, be liable for large medical bills should I be injured, uninsured and unable to pay?
I ask because should we find ourselves in the position of needing to ask someone to sponsor, I want to have a clear idea of what I could be letting them in for.
Rene
Jan 1st 2010, 4:05 am
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Re: The I130 process and a few questions
Hi,
That doesn't sound like it'd be the hardest sell to a willing family member. I'll do some more research.
Cheers
That doesn't sound like it'd be the hardest sell to a willing family member. I'll do some more research.
Cheers
Jan 1st 2010, 7:20 am
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Re: The I130 process and a few questions
Hi,
I had a look through some instructions. One point I couldnt quite deduce about joint sponsors that i wonder if you could help clarify: let's say my wife was a sponsor and her mother was a joint sponsor. Would that mean that they'd both have to be domicile in the USA and earn 125% of the poverty line income?
Or would steff's mum's income be sufficient to meet the criteria.
Thanks
I had a look through some instructions. One point I couldnt quite deduce about joint sponsors that i wonder if you could help clarify: let's say my wife was a sponsor and her mother was a joint sponsor. Would that mean that they'd both have to be domicile in the USA and earn 125% of the poverty line income?
Or would steff's mum's income be sufficient to meet the criteria.
Thanks
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Jan 1st 2010, 8:37 am
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Re: The I130 process and a few questions
Hi,
I had a look through some instructions. One point I couldnt quite deduce about joint sponsors that i wonder if you could help clarify: let's say my wife was a sponsor and her mother was a joint sponsor. Would that mean that they'd both have to be domicile in the USA and earn 125% of the poverty line income?
Or would steff's mum's income be sufficient to meet the criteria.
Thanks
I had a look through some instructions. One point I couldnt quite deduce about joint sponsors that i wonder if you could help clarify: let's say my wife was a sponsor and her mother was a joint sponsor. Would that mean that they'd both have to be domicile in the USA and earn 125% of the poverty line income?
Or would steff's mum's income be sufficient to meet the criteria.
Thanks
Your wife, if not already domiciled in the USA, will need to show proof of intent to do so. Her mother must be domiciled in the USA.
Her mother must meet the income requirements for her own household size plus the immigrant.
Rene
Jan 1st 2010, 9:00 am
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Re: The I130 process and a few questions
By definition, the joint sponsor *MUST* live in the US, so domicile is never an issue for the joint sponsor. The sponsor, however, must still prove their own domicile or intent to domicile.Ian
Jan 1st 2010, 9:18 am
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Re: The I130 process and a few questions
Hi,
I had a look through some instructions. One point I couldnt quite deduce about joint sponsors that i wonder if you could help clarify: let's say my wife was a sponsor and her mother was a joint sponsor. Would that mean that they'd both have to be domicile in the USA and earn 125% of the poverty line income?
Or would steff's mum's income be sufficient to meet the criteria.
Thanks
I had a look through some instructions. One point I couldnt quite deduce about joint sponsors that i wonder if you could help clarify: let's say my wife was a sponsor and her mother was a joint sponsor. Would that mean that they'd both have to be domicile in the USA and earn 125% of the poverty line income?
Or would steff's mum's income be sufficient to meet the criteria.
Thanks
