Can unemployed sponsor I-864, and I'm unemployed too

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lylin

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Can unemployed sponsor I-864

Thanks everyone for sharing their experiences and questions.

my husband lost his job, and he got the naturalization certificate last month, and I just have a new born baby on my F1 visa, I don't have income. and my I20 will expire in about 6 months. I do not know whether he can sponsor me being that he is now unemployed. Last year he did meet the income requirements. On the uscis.gov website it states that I need to provide proof of current employment...which we do not have for him at this time. can we use the saving, or my brother's income, but he is not in the same state.


Has anyone been in this situation where the sponsor is unemployed

should I just wait till he finds employment and then file? I would like to file ASAP since my I20 will expire soon
Thanks a lot
 
If your savings and other readily sellable assets are 5 times the "125% of the poverty line" requirement, you don't need income.

Are you still studying full time? If yes, there is no rush. Once you file the I-485 you will be legally authorized to stay in the US until it is decided, even if your F-1 status expires. So you don't need to worry about completing the process before your status expires; you just need to file the papers before your status expires in order to avoid a gap in status.

And if you have been married for more than 1 year but less than 2, it may be to your advantage to wait until you have the full 2 years, so you will get an unconditional 10-year card upon approval instead of a conditional 2-year card.
 
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Thanks a lot for both of you,
he got unemployment benefits, but it's not enough for 4 people in the household, two babies included, that would be great if the savings and other readily sellable assets counts, can I know where I can find the official notice that "If your savings and other readily sellable assets are 5 times the "125% of the poverty line" requirement"
I already graduated as a PhD and used up 1 year OPT, right now I registered in a language school to keep the F1 status. is it the same that I can wait until the status expires?
Thanks a lot for your help
 
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