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Hi,
I am a F-1 student who is marrying a US citizen next week.
My wife is about to graduate soon but hasn't find a job yet. Therefore her parents are going to be my sponser (joint sponser? got really confused by those terms)
The family size is 6 people plus me = 7. Under I-864p, the mimimum required amount is 37,750.
Her parent has income together as 43,500 for the 2008 tax return, with the average of 3 recect years tax income, each of them shared 50% which is around 21,000 pre person.
I am a graduate teaching assistant with income of 21,000 with no dependent
My questions
1. My wife has to be the sponsor to fill out the I-864 form for me. Since she is not graduating until Dec., she has no income yet. Therefore, each of her parents will have to file a I-864a for us. Question is, for the I-864 form that my wife has to fill out, which box will she need to check on the first question. Check D as "the only joint sponsor"? or she will check A as the petitioner?
2. Do My parents in law just need to fill out the I-864a each only? Will they need to fill out any I-864 form as the joint sponsor? or just to need to fill out the I-864a form as the promise from her relatives.
3. Household size. If the case is my wife fill out I-864 (with 0 income), her parents filled out 2 I-864a. In my wife's I-864 form, does she put me, herself, and her parents as 4 in total household size? or we have to take her 3 other siblings into account as 7?
4. I am very confused about weither one of her parents should be the "joint sponsor" and need to fill out an I-864 form as well or not. Of course, simple as it can get could be just the previous solution.
Thanks
I am a F-1 student who is marrying a US citizen next week.
My wife is about to graduate soon but hasn't find a job yet. Therefore her parents are going to be my sponser (joint sponser? got really confused by those terms)
The family size is 6 people plus me = 7. Under I-864p, the mimimum required amount is 37,750.
Her parent has income together as 43,500 for the 2008 tax return, with the average of 3 recect years tax income, each of them shared 50% which is around 21,000 pre person.
I am a graduate teaching assistant with income of 21,000 with no dependent
My questions
1. My wife has to be the sponsor to fill out the I-864 form for me. Since she is not graduating until Dec., she has no income yet. Therefore, each of her parents will have to file a I-864a for us. Question is, for the I-864 form that my wife has to fill out, which box will she need to check on the first question. Check D as "the only joint sponsor"? or she will check A as the petitioner?
2. Do My parents in law just need to fill out the I-864a each only? Will they need to fill out any I-864 form as the joint sponsor? or just to need to fill out the I-864a form as the promise from her relatives.
3. Household size. If the case is my wife fill out I-864 (with 0 income), her parents filled out 2 I-864a. In my wife's I-864 form, does she put me, herself, and her parents as 4 in total household size? or we have to take her 3 other siblings into account as 7?
4. I am very confused about weither one of her parents should be the "joint sponsor" and need to fill out an I-864 form as well or not. Of course, simple as it can get could be just the previous solution.
Thanks