Reducing Joint Sponsors’ Fear of I-864 Enforcement

Last Updated

June 26, 2024

As an immigration practitioner, have you ever felt uneasy explaining to clients what they are agreeing to do by sponsoring a family member? Or assuring a joint sponsor of the unlikelihood that they will ever be forced to support the intending immigrant? What if you were able to offer a way where the joint sponsor might be relieved from future financial responsibility under the affidavit of support? This article proposes a possible way to do that through the execution of a parallel contract immunizing the joint sponsor from enforcement actions brought by the sponsored immigrant.