let me get this right
May 19th 2014, 7:10 pm
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Your wife-to-be has to sponsor your I-864 when you reach that stage, whether she has the necessary income or assets or not. If it's a case of "not" then you have a couple of alternatives;
A) find a joint sponsor who does meet the income/assets requirements. This can be any US citizen or permanent resident who lives in the US.
B) if you have sufficient income, assets or a mixture of both of your own, you can be a "contributing household member" (form I-864A) that's added to her I-864. This is a very common scenario - I did it myself.
Don't forget you can use a mixture of income and assets - you just can't use the same thing as income AND asset - e.g. you can either use the income from renting a UK house out or you can use the equity in that house as an asset but not both.
A) find a joint sponsor who does meet the income/assets requirements. This can be any US citizen or permanent resident who lives in the US.
B) if you have sufficient income, assets or a mixture of both of your own, you can be a "contributing household member" (form I-864A) that's added to her I-864. This is a very common scenario - I did it myself.
Don't forget you can use a mixture of income and assets - you just can't use the same thing as income AND asset - e.g. you can either use the income from renting a UK house out or you can use the equity in that house as an asset but not both.
they dont make it easy do they lol
May 19th 2014, 7:13 pm
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http://www.immihelp.com/affidavit-of...uidelines.html
She files the petition so is therefore the sponsor.
May 19th 2014, 7:23 pm
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so can i give my partner money for this ?
May 19th 2014, 7:25 pm
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The financial requirements for bringing a UK spouse to the US is lower, assets don't necessarily have to be in a bank, and joint sponsors are allowed.
May 19th 2014, 7:28 pm
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If you get married first, I don't think you need to since assets are considered joint. From a US tax point of view, there wouldn't be any tax on the receiver of a gift but there may possibly be a tax from the UK government for you.
May 19th 2014, 7:34 pm
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ahhhh thankyou michael and noorah now im getting it!
so technically if i got the money and/or assets once we are married it should all be fine? providing everything else is in good order of course
so technically if i got the money and/or assets once we are married it should all be fine? providing everything else is in good order of course
May 19th 2014, 7:35 pm
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If it's now just the 2 of you then use Michael's figures.
May 19th 2014, 7:41 pm
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http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Compar...ge-based_visas
May 20th 2014, 1:38 pm
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so $58,986 thats much better and easier to achieve
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May 20th 2014, 1:41 pm
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Yes you could do the K-1 visa route (fiancée visa) or get married first and apply for the CR-1 immigrant visa (spousal visa). There are differences and some prefer the K-1 visa and others prefer the CR-1 visa.
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Compar...ge-based_visas
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Compar...ge-based_visas
i hate it when things like this happen to me grr!
May 20th 2014, 3:30 pm
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May 20th 2014, 3:35 pm
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yeah i get what you mean, he is 10 and claims social security, he has adhd and some bad alergies. but the claim is with his grandparents and their household.