sponsorship/assistance

[gordfeld]

1. Can a U.S. citizen sponsor a person who is not a relative?
2. How can a U.S. citizen help a child stay in the U.S. who is here on a vistor's visa?

 

[usdeeper]

1. You can not.
2. Depends on the reasons and why the child would want to stay and not return the their parents. Also the country involved is important.

 

[corvid.black]

You can CO-sponsor someone if you're not a relative, if there is a sponsoring relative who doesn't have the resources to sponsor fully. By being the co-sponsor you still have 100% responsibility for the immigrant.

 

[usdeeper]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by corvid.black:
You can CO-sponsor someone if you're not a relative, if there is a sponsoring relative who doesn't have the resources to sponsor fully. By being the co-sponsor you still have 100% responsibility for the immigrant.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yes that is correct.. you can co-sponsor from the financial side via the I864, but you can not directly sponsor someone.