Apartment rental on H4 status
Jul 5th 2002, 9:53 pm
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Apartment rental on H4 status
Can a person on a H4 visa rent an apartment ?
Jul 5th 2002, 11:54 pm
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Re: Apartment rental on H4 status
As far as I know legally there is no reason why you can't. As long as you can pay your rent and will be in-status for the duration of a lease I can't see why not.
However, like many companies, the owner or property manager may want to see proof of income, SSI and will probably want to do a credit check.
Sue
However, like many companies, the owner or property manager may want to see proof of income, SSI and will probably want to do a credit check.
Sue
Jul 7th 2002, 9:57 pm
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Re: Apartment rental on H4 status
Thank you Sue for your reply.
I do not work ( since I am on H4 ) - can my husband act as a guarantor ? Also I do not have a SSN, and no credit history in this country.
What do I do in this situation ?
I do not work ( since I am on H4 ) - can my husband act as a guarantor ? Also I do not have a SSN, and no credit history in this country.
What do I do in this situation ?
Jul 8th 2002, 12:54 pm
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Re: Apartment rental on H4 status
As your husband is acting as guarantor then they will probably use his details, SSN,income etc. They may also want his name included on the lease, I think that will depend on the owners/managers policies.
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Jul 9th 2002, 12:20 pm
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Re: Apartment rental on H4 status
On Sun, 07 Jul 2002 18:20:02 -0700, koblu wrote:
> Thank you Sue for your reply.
>
> I do not work ( since I am on H4 ) - can my husband act as a guarantor ? Also I do
> not have a SSN, and no credit history in this country.
>
> What do I do in this situation ?
Ask the landlord. This is strictly a decision the landlord has to make on his own.
Immigration law is immaterial here. For that matter, this is pretty much just
contractual (unless discrimination is involved) rather than any particular law being
involved at all.
Ingo
> Thank you Sue for your reply.
>
> I do not work ( since I am on H4 ) - can my husband act as a guarantor ? Also I do
> not have a SSN, and no credit history in this country.
>
> What do I do in this situation ?
Ask the landlord. This is strictly a decision the landlord has to make on his own.
Immigration law is immaterial here. For that matter, this is pretty much just
contractual (unless discrimination is involved) rather than any particular law being
involved at all.
Ingo
