jeni

meauxna said:

    > Second, they are second in line for repayment. See above. We would
    > handle financial hardship w/in our family before getting benes, but
    > that's us.
    > The length of the contract and the spectre of divorce become
    > items of faith. 2 years into our marriage and learning what I've
    > learned, I think they took a huge risk *based on what they knew then*.
    > I can not see divorce in this relationship's future and am satisfied
    > with my husband's desire to naturalize at his earliest opportunity
    > (lifting the obligation of the I-864).

You forgot to convince them with #3, they can withdraw the sponsorship.

Meauxna

Originally posted by jeni
    > You forgot to convince them
with #3, they can withdraw the sponsorship.
    >
    > --
    > Jennifer


Jeni, could you expand your thought please?
At what point may they
(the parents) withdraw their sponsorship?

Sylvia Ottemoeller

"Hnchoksi" <> wrote in message
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    > >Subject: Re: immigration sponsorship
    > >From: (Amanda)
    > >Date: 4/21/04 6:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time
    > >Message-id: <>
    > >
    > >I don't understand that "10 year commitment to the sponsorship"? in
    > >
    > > << 2) What happens to us if they divorce before their 10 year commitment
to
    > > the sponsorship has ended; does that our commitment has ended as
well?

    > >Is it something related to marriage based sponsor only?

Every petitioner on Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, and some
petitioners for Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker when there is a
relative relationship between the employer and the employee, must file Form
I-864, Affidavit of Support, as part of the permanent resident process.
This includes spouse, child, parent and sibling categories.

Also, if the petitioner cannot satisfy the requirements of Form I-864
because assets or income are too low, another person can file a joint I-864
to satisfy the "public charge" requirement. The joint sponsor may be any
U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident. The joint sponsor who files Form
I-864 also takes on all the specified financial obligations to support the
beneficiary.

And, why 10 years?

    > > It is not 10 years. It is 40 quarters of credited work. i.e., you can
take
    > say, 15 years to work those 40 quarters. 10 years is assumed if you work
for
    > ten straight years (which is 40 quarters)

jeni

meauxna said:

    > Originally posted by jeni
    >> You forgot to convince them
    > with #3, they can withdraw the sponsorship.
    >>
    >> --
    >> Jennifer


    > Jeni, could you expand your thought please?
    > At what point may they
    > (the parents) withdraw their sponsorship?

I didn't mean to sound as if I had authority on this, I would consult a
lawyer for specifics. My lawyer told us our joint sponsor could
withdraw.

Meauxna

Originally posted by jeni
    > I didn't mean to sound as if
I had authority on this, I would consult a
    > lawyer for specifics. My
lawyer told us our joint sponsor could
    > withdraw.
    >
    > --
    > Jennifer


Jennifer, I think it depends on when/under what circumstances
your joint sponsors submitted their I-864. I took the OP's comments to
indicate a Direct Consular Filing which would result in an Immigrant
Visa (oly because of the way his post is worded...he didn't say so
outright). If that is the case, they likely will not have an opportunity
to withdraw.
If your case involved a K visa with subsequent Adjustment
of Status, what your lawyer told you is likely so; you will have a
chance to submit a new I-864 for you and your husband at the AOS
interview.

jeni

Lucy said:
    > My gut feeling to your query is that you don't expect the marriage to last
    > and if that's the case, I would think long and hard before agreeing to this
    > sponsorship.

I disagree very much. I would think long and hard before you decide NOT
to do it. My parents would not cosponsor my husband. I am 5 months
pregnant. They don't trust me or my husband, even though they have in
the past just because they don't agree with our decisions lately (we
haven't commited any crimes). I was devastated my parents abandoned me
and my new family. Now I am happy to know they are ahole's so I don't
have to worry about changing them anymore. I hope those people don't
listen to the sarcastic remarks made on this newsgroup and stick with
what is important, family.