Is it a good idea to sponsor my friend's wife for visa/green card?

Question

my friend wants to marry this girl who has no citizenship or visa.

he can't do it because he didn't have a job for the past 2 years and they require someone to be able to financially support his wife.

he is asking me to do it, sponsor her so they can get married..

should I do it? is this safe? i have never even met this woman, what are the catch and what should I find out before I say yes?

Answer 1

I wouldn't, because any trouble she gets into comes back on you.

Answer 2

no ,in this ages you can not believe your brother how u want believe another person u did not see her

Answer 3

I would think a million times before I say yes if I were you.

First of all if you become her sponsor you will have to fill out an Affidavit of Support form which will hold you to be financially responsible for he to avoid her becoming a public charge. It's a huge responsibility especially if you never even met her in person.

Be careful!  

Answer 4

It's a big risk to take for someone you don't know.

Basically what this agreement is is that your financial support guarantees she will not become a public burden for 10 years, or until she becomes a US citizen, or until she abandons her status as a green card holder, or until she dies. If they get divorced, you are still bound by that agreement. If that person does become a public burden, then you are liable to reimburse the government for whatever she cost them.

That's it basically.

Personally I wouldn't get roped into such a thing with somebody I didn't know.

Answer 5

no

Answer 6

what kind of person is she? if she is a lazy bum that is likely to get on welfare then don't. but if she is a motivated, educated person with goals then i see no problem. another thing is you don't have to financially support her, you are giving a guarantee that she is not likely to become a public charge, for example if she gets cash assistance from a gov agency then that agency can bill you for the assistance given. it would be a 10 year binding contract, the only way out of it is if she becomes a naturalized citizen, she dies or you die before the 10 years.

Answer 7

How Is This Form Used?

This form is a contract between a sponsor and the U.S.Government. Completing and signing this form makes youthe sponsor. You must show on this form that you haveenough income and/or assets to maintain the intendingimmigrant(s) and the rest of your household at 125 percent ofthe Federal Poverty Guidelines. By signing Form I-864, youare agreeing to use your resources to support the intendingimmigrant(s) named in this form, if it becomes necessary.

The submission of this form may make the sponsoredimmigrant ineligible for certain Federal, State, or local means-tested public benefits, because an agency that provides means-tested public benefits will consider your resources and assetsas available to the sponsored immigrant in determining his orher eligibility for the program.

If the immigrant sponsored in this affidavit does receive oneof the designated Federal, State or local means-tested publicbenefits, the agency providing the benefit may request thatyou repay the cost of those benefits. That agency can sue youif the cost of the benefits provided is not repaid.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-864.pd...

It is huge responsibility becoming co-sponsor for the immigrants.

Unless you are very close to your friend and feel confident about her, if I were you, I wouldn't sign it that casually.

Answer 8

don't get mixed up in this scam.  You have no idea who or what your doing.

She could be a terrorist for all you know...(by the way one of the 9/11 terrorists paid a woman to marry him, so he could be here)

You will also be under a microscope with ICE.

stay away..................far far away!

Answer 9

id say, don't do it bc then you won't be able to marry me... im 21 btw...http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n231/...

Answer 10

no  for example  , if she does something bad and can not pay for it ....you gonna pay

if she get sick and she (or her hubby ) can't pay - you gonna pay

This is what you would have to sign

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-134.pd...

"Purpose of Form :

    To show that visa applicants have sponsorship and will not become public charges while in the United States. The sponsor must file a separate affidavit for each applicant."

Answer 11

I don't know much about this stuff but I think you can only sponsor if you're a family member or potential employer and it sounds like you're neither.  So, if your sponsorship is going to require you to mislead the government I wouldn't do it. They're awfully touchy about that stuff nowadays.  Regardless, I think the option that makes the most sense would be for your friend to get job, wait a while, and then sponsor her himself.  

Answer 12

i wouldn't get involved in their business. no, don't do it. stay out of their business.