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Hi, My fiance lives is a Bulgarian citizen but lives in spain. I want to bring him here so that my family can see us be married and because I already have a son from a previous relationship, I was hoping to have him live here with us. We were researching and came across the income requirements of a sponsor. This kinda destroyed our hope because I am a single mom on state assistance and housing assistance. I have already traveled to see him in Spain and we plan to go again as soon as I can save up the money. Thankfully my family helped pay for it last time. What can we do? I read about joint sponsors however I am a bit confused with it. How does it all work? I currently live with my mom and son. However I support my son and we go joint with the bills and things. . does that make my household 2 or 3 ? and when trying to figure out this number for the Poverty guideline do I include my fiance in this number? because that would make it 3 or 4. Thank you for your time.
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A joint sponsor is allowed to share income and assets with you if living in the same residence. The number of people in your household would be four – you, your son, fiancé and your mother. The income of both you and your mother should exceed the poverty guidelines for a family of 4. If not, assets can be counted at 1/5 value in addition to the income to meet the guidelines. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
Answered on Jun 10th, 2017 at 1:04 PM