A joint sponsor is an individual that will sign a separate Affidavit of Support binding them to the same financial responsibilities described above as the primary sponsor, the individual petitioning for their family member. The primary sponsor and the joint sponsor will both be equally liable.
Joint sponsor means additional support for the main sponsor of an intending immigrant. The joint sponsor doesn't have to be related to the main sponsor or the intending immigrant. However, he or she must be a lawful permanent resident, U.S. citizen, or U.S. national at least eighteen years old.
If you have a joint sponsor, they must also complete Form I-864. If you are using the income of other household members to qualify, then each household member who is accepting legal responsibility for supporting your relative must complete a separate Form I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member.
Each family member with a separate visa petition must submit a signed Form I-864 with supporting documents from the petitioner/sponsor and Form I-864As with supporting documents from the joint sponsor(s) if applicable.
You, the sponsor (petitioner), and the joint sponsor must complete Form I-864A. See tips for completing Form I-864A. You filed an I-130 Petition for an Alien Relative and the applicant has earned or can be credited with at least 40 qualifying quarters under the Social Security Act.
Each Form I-864A is completed and signed by two individuals: a sponsor who is completing Form I-864 and a household member who is promising to make his or her income and/or assets available to the sponsor to help support the sponsored immigrants.
A joint sponsor is someone who is willing to accept legal responsibility for supporting your family member with you. A joint sponsor must meet all the same requirements as you, except the joint sponsor does not need to be related to the immigrant.
Basic Elements Introduction: In the opening section, the writer's relationship to the married couple enters the spotlight. Body: This forms the crux of the affidavit. Conclusion: Summarization happens here, with the affiant reiterating the couple's genuine relationship.
Each joint sponsor must fill out a separate I-864 form. In their form, they will include the names of all immigrants that they will personally be sponsoring. In the case of two joint sponsors, each sponsor will only list the intending immigrants for which they will take legal responsibility.