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Immigration Forum / USA Marriage Base / April 2006Children's income
My income would be enough to sponsor my wife, if we didn't have children. But we have children, and my income alone is not enough. But the children have their own income, which is more than enough to support them, and puts our total household income well above the 125% line. But the children aren't old enough to fill out the I-864A form. And we haven't been able to get a cosponsor. Everyone we asked was afraid of the risk, that we might end up unemployed and they might be forced to reimburse the government for benefits. We need some way to be able to use the children's income for their support, so we will qualify without them, or so their income will help us qualify with them. How could we do this? > My income would be enough to sponsor my wife, if we didn't have > children. But we have children, and my income alone is not enough. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > support, so we will qualify without them, or so their income will help > us qualify with them. How could we do this? Seems to me a parent should not put their child in that kind of position - I know that as a teenager, I would not have taken kindly to a parent of mine making me sign into ownership of that kind of situation. You do realise that if "the kids" are co-sponsoring (I'm not even sure they *can*, given their age, in fact I expect they can't unless they can sign legally binding contracts) they are on the hook for the spouse ad infinitum (or until the conditions are met - 40 productive quarters, citizenship, departure, death.) It's just wrong to put that on your kid, especially if, god forbid, things don't work out in the long run. Find a co-sponsor elsewhere. Don't saddle the kids with this. I'm sure that the "if it wasn't for you guys, I could sponsor the new mister/missus!" makes them feel all special inside, too... (whoa, I am bitter this morning, aren't I. Maybe Ian is rubbing off on me or something.) Elly  SignatureNow married and living in MN... waiting for AOS. > Seems to me a parent should not put their child in that kind of > position - I know that as a teenager, I would not have taken kindly to [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Elly I'm both flattered and honored to have had some influence! Oh... wait... this isn't a good thing, is it? Hmm... ;) Ian pritf, Can we start by getting some idea of what the children's source of income is? I don't know if that would make a difference, but it might. A consultation with an immigration attorney might answer that and all the rest of your questions. Regards, JEff > My income would be enough to sponsor my wife, if we didn't have > children. But we have children, and my income alone is not enough. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > support, so we will qualify without them, or so their income will help > us qualify with them. How could we do this? > My income would be enough to sponsor my wife, if we didn't have > children. But we have children, and my income alone is not enough. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > support, so we will qualify without them, or so their income will help > us qualify with them. How could we do this? Since you're a usenet poster, I'll post this as a second reply and not an edit: I realize you realize the kids are too young to sign as co-sponsors. It just sounds really WRONG to imagine you asking the kids for "room and board" so you can bump up your income and sponsor a spouse... and once the kids move out, you're pretty much doomed? Not to mention that your new spouse would have to be entirely YOUR responsibility. No handouts, no grant money... all you. Are you SURE you want to support someone to that level, for that long, even if it doesn't "work out", when you can't meet the poverty line? And while you have kids to support? I know they're hard questions, but they're important questions nonetheless. I'll stop babbling now. I know someone in the exact same situation as you, except that they managed to get the money through a kid paying R&B, bumped up their income, all was honkey dorey until they ended up with a baby, the husband walked out on her and refuses to work, and now she's under the poverty line, with a new baby, a deadbeat husband she HAS to support, and may well have to for the rest of her days... Yeah. Food for thought. SignatureNow married and living in MN... waiting for AOS. > Since you're a usenet poster, I'll post this as a second reply and not > an edit: I realize you realize the kids are too young to sign as co- [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Yeah. Food for thought. Dang Elen, aren't you being a bit harsh?? :scared: Ian! I am going after you!! ;) > Dang Elen, aren't you being a bit harsh?? :scared: > Ian! I am going after you!! ;) Yes. Yes I am. And I blame Ian. :D That and I'm really tired of stuff like that. ;) SignatureNow married and living in MN... waiting for AOS. > Yes. Yes I am. And I blame Ian. :D > > That and I'm really tired of stuff like that. ;) You still have feelings yay!!! Let's go get Ian right now. Are you ready?? <insert evil smiley here> > You still have feelings yay!!! > Let's go get Ian right now. Are you ready?? <insert evil smiley here> You get the shovel, I've got the elephant tranquilizers. .. GO! :D SignatureNow married and living in MN... waiting for AOS. > My income would be enough to sponsor my wife, if we didn't have > children. But we have children, and my income alone is not enough. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > support, so we will qualify without them, or so their income will help > us qualify with them. How could we do this? How about you get a second job for a while? > How about you get a second job for a while? Hey people, hold the horses here. You don't know a lot of things about this person/family. Perhaps the wife is the mother of these little rugrats? If so, why would they not sponsor their very own parent? We don't know where they are currently living. Could be the UK and because they are transplanting themselves to the US he doesn't yet have enough income to sponsor her. SignatureI'm not an attorney. This disclaimer is valid in NYS! > Hey people, hold the horses here. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > because they are transplanting themselves to the US he doesn't yet > have enough income to sponsor her. I thought about that since he said "we have kids" not "I have kids". But regardless, if they all live in the UK then they can't use any of their income, correct? Since dad and kids' income could apparently be used (if only the kids were old enough to sign I-864A), I gather they are in the US already, and mom (or mum) is still overseas, waiting to come over. The OP indicated that the kids aren't old enough to sign I-864A. Given that he has been unable to find a joint sponsor, I really thought a second job was perhaps his most viable option. I wasn't making a judgmental comment although I now see it may have come across that way. |
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