Sponsorship Responsibility
The sponsor’s responsibility lasts until the immigrant becomes a U.S. citizen, has earned 40 work quarters credited toward Social Security (a work quarter is about three months, so this means about ten years of work), dies, or permanently leaves the United States.
Credit Check by USCIS
I recently received the question at my Benicia office as to whether USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) conducts a credit check of a sponsor when they petition for a spouse. The answer is, “no,” they do not. Thus, while USCIS does not perform a credit check, your income is still checked.
Affidavit of Support
The affidavit of support goes into effect when the sponsored immigrant becomes a lawful permanent resident (LPR, or someone who has a “green card”) and remains in effect until the sponsored immigrant becomes a U.S. citizen, obtains credit for 40 quarters of work in the U.S., dies, or leaves the U.S. permanently.
Obtaining COS in the UK
When you get the certificate, Applications are usually approved within one working day. It may take longer if UKVI need to carry out further checks on the information in your application. Defined certificates will appear in your SMS account once they have been approved. You can then assign them to a worker.
UK Work Visa Sponsorship
Almost all UK work visas need sponsorship from a UK-based company, so you must have suitable employment and sponsorship before applying for the UK work visa.
Top UK Companies for Visa Sponsorship
- Network Rail.
- Shell.
- TPP.
- UK Power Networks.
- Morgan Stanley.
- Barclays.
- HSBC.
- Merrill Lynch.