Affidavit of Support- I-134

[sukijunia 0]

Hello everyone,

I'm currently awaiting an NOA2 and hoping there won't be a RFE. I am trying to become familiar with the next steps. I have taken a look at the form I-134. I will be needing a joint sponsor since I am unemployed. There a bunch of questions that left me clueless.

For instance, my joint sponsor will be my father and he is a Permanent Resident. There are questions there pertaining to when he entered the US and when he was given the Green Card. I think. Unless, I am mistaken. My parents don't remember the exact dates and I am wondering if we put an estimated date, will that be a major mistake?

Another thing, he files taxes with my mom, but she doesn't earn any income, will that be an issue since her name will appear on the tax transcripts?? Also, will I need more proof besides the income tax transcripts?

They pay a mortgage, so should we include that in that, too?? And are bank statements needed, even if they don't have an accumulated amount of savings?

Just in case, my father earns over 45K a year from his job, so from what I have seen, that won't be an issue.

Replies will be immensely appreciated.

[Tim/Mav 305]

Reading this Link indicates: You are OK. It would seem the Income Requirements would be for a Family of 4. Your Father, his wife, yourself and spouse. $45,000.00 is way over that mark of income.

http://www.xielaw.com/immigration-faqs/family-based/family-immigration-faqs.html

A more educated Member could help better.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Hello everyone,

I'm currently awaiting an NOA2 and hoping there won't be a RFE. I am trying to become familiar with the next steps. I have taken a look at the form I-134. I will be needing a joint sponsor since I am unemployed. There a bunch of questions that left me clueless.

For instance, my joint sponsor will be my father and he is a Permanent Resident. There are questions there pertaining to when he entered the US and when he was given the Green Card. I think. Unless, I am mistaken. My parents don't remember the exact dates and I am wondering if we put an estimated date, will that be a major mistake?

Another thing, he files taxes with my mom, but she doesn't earn any income, will that be an issue since her name will appear on the tax transcripts?? Also, will I need more proof besides the income tax transcripts?

They pay a mortgage, so should we include that in that, too?? And are bank statements needed, even if they don't have an accumulated amount of savings?

Just in case, my father earns over 45K a year from his job, so from what I have seen, that won't be an issue.

Replies will be immensely appreciated.

The household size will be your father, his spouse, any dependent children under the age of 21, any other dependents claimed on their taxes, plus your fiance(e). $45k a year is most likely more than enough to meet the 125% requirements, as he has enough for up to a household size of 7: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-864p.pdf

Oh, and it doesn't matter that he files jointly with your mom.

Since the income is more than enough, there is no need to list any assets. Just leave those parts of the form blank.

If he is an LPR, then he just needs to answer d. in part 1, give his A#. Question 2 asks for the date he started residing in the US. He does not know when he became a resident? My husband's green card says "Resident Since:" with a date there. If he doesn't know, I guess an approximate date will have to do.

You both will fill out your own I-134 form, and the evidence needed is the most recent year's tax transcript(or complete copy of the tax return including all forms and schedules plus W-2s and/or 1099s), a letter from employer stating position and salary, a few months worth of his most recent pay stubs, plus proof he is an LPR (front and back copy of his green card). If you have never filed taxes, make a statement explaining that you have not filed taxes because you were not legally required to by the IRS because your income was 0, or was too low (state income to show it was too low).

Edited March 3, 2012 by Jay-Kay

[sukijunia 0]

Thank you for the responses.

There is a question where it says when my father entered the US, unless I looked at a wrong form. But I will double check. Good to know that I can find a date on my father's GCard regarding when his residency took place. Lifts a worry :-)

Thanks again...

The household size will be your father, his spouse, any dependent children under the age of 21, any other dependents claimed on their taxes, plus your fiance(e). $45k a year is most likely more than enough to meet the 125% requirements, as he has enough for up to a household size of 7: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-864p.pdf

Oh, and it doesn't matter that he files jointly with your mom.

Since the income is more than enough, there is no need to list any assets. Just leave those parts of the form blank.

If he is an LPR, then he just needs to answer d. in part 1, give his A#. Question 2 asks for the date he started residing in the US. He does not know when he became a resident? My husband's green card says "Resident Since:" with a date there. If he doesn't know, I guess an approximate date will have to do.

You both will fill out your own I-134 form, and the evidence needed is the most recent year's tax transcript(or complete copy of the tax return including all forms and schedules plus W-2s and/or 1099s), a letter from employer stating position and salary, a few months worth of his most recent pay stubs, plus proof he is an LPR (front and back copy of his green card). If you have never filed taxes, make a statement explaining that you have not filed taxes because you were not legally required to by the IRS because your income was 0, or was too low (state income to show it was too low).

[sukijunia 0]

I forgot one more thing. Say my fiance gets an interview in late June. And my father gets a letter from his employer stating when his employment began, title of his position and how much he earns there.... say in April.... will that be a problem? Or should I wait until we cross the NOA2 bridge to get that letter?

[ADO<3MINKA 1]

Follow up question:

How important-necessary is the letter from the employer of the joint sponsor, if the income is way above the poverty line?

And how important is the letter from the bank?

[max+patricia 24]

I forgot one more thing. Say my fiance gets an interview in late June. And my father gets a letter from his employer stating when his employment began, title of his position and how much he earns there.... say in April.... will that be a problem? Or should I wait until we cross the NOA2 bridge to get that letter?

Some consulates schedule 3-6 months down the road depending on how busy they are. That, of course, also assumes no hang ups at NVC and no RFE from USCIS. I'd wait until I had NOA2 before I had my financial documents signed and dated since you want the information to be as current as possible.

Follow up question:

How important-necessary is the letter from the employer of the joint sponsor, if the income is way above the poverty line?

And how important is the letter from the bank?

If the income is significantly above the poverty line and can be proved with other documentation, you might be fine. If it isn't a pain to get the letter though, why risk it? Some consulates do ask for it, others don't care.

As for bank information - that's more important if you are self-employed and/or are using assets to qualify. Therefore, if the income is over the requirement, don't bother with assets. It specifically says on form I-864 that you are NOT required to fill out information about assets if your income is sufficient.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

I forgot one more thing. Say my fiance gets an interview in late June. And my father gets a letter from his employer stating when his employment began, title of his position and how much he earns there.... say in April.... will that be a problem? Or should I wait until we cross the NOA2 bridge to get that letter?

If he has worked there awhile, then I do not think it would matter if the letter was done a few months before the interview. It will just be stating his start date, position and salary, and that won't be changing between the time he gets the letter and the interview. Provide a few months worth of pay stubs that are recent and from right before the interview.

Follow up question:

How important-necessary is the letter from the employer of the joint sponsor, if the income is way above the poverty line?

And how important is the letter from the bank?

If he is well above the 125%, then it might be fine to just show his tax transcripts and a few months worth of recent pay stubs. Some people also use the last 6 months worth of bank statements to show the income deposits each month. If it is not difficult for him to get the letter though, I would have him go ahead and get it.

You only need a letter from the bank if you are going to use assets to make up for a shortcoming in the income. Since you stated there is more than enough income, then just leave the assets questions blank, and no need to provide a bank letter.

[ADO<3MINKA 1]

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