Please HELP!

[CanukLover 0]

Hi!

I met the love of my life who is a Canadian. I am an American citizen. I have been back and forth residing in Canada and the Unites States since 2008. We married in 2012. My husband has been the soul provider for us. We now want to move to the US where my family is. I have been doing some research about the process and I do not meet the requirements to sponsor him since I have not been working and do not have income. Is there any way around this? My father is willing to joint sponsor him but he is retired. He get paid double what the requirement is for sponsoring someone but he does not file taxes and I read that they need a W2 to prove income. Are there any other documents that they will accept as proof of income? We have our own money and have enough saved up to support ourselves for 3 months once we are able to live in the US.

Also, we were married in Canada and we will be filing from Canada. How do I start the process?

Thank you!!!

[britishdakota 18]

If he is required to file taxes and does not you may run into issues with him being a co-sponsor. You do not need a W-2 to prove income, just tax returns/transcripts a proof of ongoing income would also be useful such as an employment letter or retirement benefits.

Here is the guide for starting the process: http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

Edited May 14, 2014 by britishdakota

[Lakehouse 293]

Hi!

I met the love of my life who is a Canadian. I am an American citizen. I have been back and forth residing in Canada and the Unites States since 2008. We married in 2012. My husband has been the soul provider for us. We now want to move to the US where my family is. I have been doing some research about the process and I do not meet the requirements to sponsor him since I have not been working and do not have income. Is there any way around this? My father is willing to joint sponsor him but he is retired. He get paid double what the requirement is for sponsoring someone but he does not file taxes and I read that they need a W2 to prove income. Are there any other documents that they will accept as proof of income? We have our own money and have enough saved up to support ourselves for 3 months once we are able to live in the US.

Also, we were married in Canada and we will be filing from Canada. How do I start the process?

Thank you!!!

Yes, read the guides found up at the top of the page, and be sure to peek at links like:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/347629-moving-to-the-us-summary-list-canadian-immigration-guide/

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/How_to_bring_your_foreign_spouse_to_live_in_the_US

http://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-through-family/green-card-immediate-relative-us-citizen

Good luck!

[pushbrk 12,824]

If he is required to file taxes and does not you may run into issues with him being a co-sponsor. You do not need a W-2 to prove income, just tax returns/transcripts a proof of ongoing income would also be useful such as an employment letter or retirement benefits.

Here is the guide for starting the process: http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

Only partially correct. Yes, those who are required to file an income tax return must do so, or they cannot be sponsors. However, information from tax returns is NOT evidence of current income, except for the self employed. How Dad qualifies and documents his qualification depends on his exact circumstances.

Retired people have only non-taxable income, so do not file tax returns. They document their income through retirement or benefit declaration documents.

A big caution for any joint sponsor though is that they are only likely to be willing to act as sponsor when they are highly confident, the immigrant and family will be able to support themselves in the USA. If the immigrant spouse is highly employable, this is probably not an issue. Otherwise, make sure you have the practical aspects of immigration, sponsorship and self support ironed out before starting a process you don't know if you can complete.

The first step is to sort out Dad's willingness to sponsor, after he reads the I-864, and his willingness or need to file tax returns for at least the past three years.