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As the petitioner, my financial sponsorship is weak. In this situation, can the beneficiary being sponsored also serve as their own co-sponsor, separate from the petitioner’s financial sponsorship?
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Yes — if the beneficiary has assets or income of their own, they can additionally serve as their own co-sponsor.
Since the beneficiary becomes a household member through marriage, this works not through the petitioner’s financial sponsorship alone, but through combining the household members’ (the married couple’s) income to sponsor jointly. For example, in addition to the petitioning citizen, up to two other household members’ income or assets can be combined to provide financial sponsorship for the beneficiary seeking the green card.
If sponsoring based on the beneficiary’s own assets, one condition is that they must be able to demonstrate continued income even after the green card is obtained.