Joint Sponsor Supporting Documents Question

[MrsMcAteer 1]

So, I'm looking for a bit of advice regarding my joint sponsor's tax return and wage slips.

Here's the situation:

My Dad is our joint sponsor as I don't meet the income requirements for our IR-1 application. However, we're a bit worried about sending my Dad's 2013 tax return in because he was a full-time nursing student at the time and only earned about $4000. However, he graduated, passed his exams and became registered in January 2014. Since then has been employed full-time as a RN in a local hospital. He now earns just over $3000 a month, and has 7 or 8 wage slips as evidence.

This is the question: Should we include his 2013 tax return, the available wage slips and a letter explaining that he was a full-time student, etc. OR should he just provide wage slips and no tax return?

I feel like this is somehow a no-brainer, that the first option is the way we need to do this, but I just want to get a general consensus on this from others who've been through the Affidavit of Support stuff before.

Its all so scary.

[dwheels76 5,466]

So, I'm looking for a bit of advice regarding my joint sponsor's tax return and wage slips.

Here's the situation:

My Dad is our joint sponsor as I don't meet the income requirements for our IR-1 application. However, we're a bit worried about sending my Dad's 2013 tax return in because he was a full-time nursing student at the time and only earned about $4000. However, he graduated, passed his exams and became registered in January 2014. Since then has been employed full-time as a RN in a local hospital. He now earns just over $3000 a month, and has 7 or 8 wage slips as evidence.

This is the question: Should we include his 2013 tax return, the available wage slips and a letter explaining that he was a full-time student, etc. OR should he just provide wage slips and no tax return?

I feel like this is somehow a no-brainer, that the first option is the way we need to do this, but I just want to get a general consensus on this from others who've been through the Affidavit of Support stuff before.

Its all so scary.

He is required as you are to send in the most recent Tax returns or Tax transcripts. No way around that. Pay stubs are fine and I would include a letter of employment and wrote a coverletter explaining what you just said about the schooling and now he is employed. Hopefully they will let in through at embassy. It's not the NVC you have to worry about. Final call is the embassy.

[MrsMcAteer 1]

dwheels76,

Thanks. I thought that was what needed to be done, but I find myself second guessing everything anymore.

I'm just so nervous that we're going to make a mistake and get rejected.

[dwheels76 5,466]

dwheels76,

Thanks. I thought that was what needed to be done, but I find myself second guessing everything anymore.

I'm just so nervous that we're going to make a mistake and get rejected.

I understand. I know the majority of embassies just care what people are making currently so since he meets that should be no issue but yes get that tax return or transcript in also (don't forget the proof of citizenship also for your dad).

[Ryan H 3,810]

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