Are you self employed? Employment Letter? I-134 Question

[Dr Mirage 0]

Is it true that if you are self employed that you need 3 years of tax returns/transcripts?

W-2's and 1040?'s

[malego77 2]

Is it true that if you are self employed that you need 3 years of tax returns/transcripts?

W-2's and 1040?'s

The selfs employed don't have W2 at least if they only work like that. If they have another work or employer they would have W2 too. The 1040 form is the form that the self employed filed to IRS. And if the self employed has the copy you only can send the copy with the affidavit. And yes, if the sponsor have previous income tax year it's better if you attach them to the I134. The obligatory one is the most recent income tax year, 2007.

Good luck

[Dr Mirage 0]

Thank you for the answer, however is having 3 years of 1040's required. Or the most recent one is fine?

Thank you.

Is it true that if you are self employed that you need 3 years of tax returns/transcripts?

W-2's and 1040?'s

The selfs employed don't have W2 at least if they only work like that. If they have another work or employer they would have W2 too. The 1040 form is the form that the self employed filed to IRS. And if the self employed has the copy you only can send the copy with the affidavit. And yes, if the sponsor have previous income tax year it's better if you attach them to the I134. The obligatory one is the most recent income tax year, 2007.

Good luck

[YuAndDan 153]

You use tax transcripts in place of (1040/W2/1099)

From Manila:

Form I-134 Affidavit of Support: The I-134 Affidavit of Support is required for returning residents (SB-1), fiancé(e)s or spouses of U.S. citizens (K1, K3), children of K1 and K3 applicants, spouses and children of lawful permanent residents (LPRs), applicants with special immigrant status, and follow-to-join derivative family members of employment-based (E) applicants. A copy of the sponsor's most recent Federal income tax return (Form 1040) should accompany the I-134. Faxed copies of the ITR are acceptable

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3217.html

[TinTin and Samby 11]

As us the case with so many other "requirements" in this process, unfortunatey, I think the answer is "it depends". It depends on the embassy being used, the consul doing the interview, the petitioner and their individual circumstances. The real Question that is being asked by the Immigration Officials is "Can the Petitioner support the Applicant and ensure the applicant does not become a public charge and therefore a drain on US Taxpayers?". What is needed to convince the particular Embassy and Consul of this will vary widely, depending on the totality of the individuals involved.

For our K1 interview, I submitted 2007 ITR, 1099s, Letter of Self Employement on my business letterhead along with a copy of my business card and my CV, statement of Bank Accounts. That was fine for our situation and no questions arose from the consul in the Philippines. However, I also had with me Tax Transcripts for the past 3 years, copies of Client Contracts (redacted for confidentiality) JUST IN CASE the consul had questions and wanted more info. We didnt need them, but one never knows the level of PROOF that a particular Embassy and a particular Consul will require to be satisfied with the real question being evaluated: " Will this applicant e a public charge...".

Good luck!

Warm Regards,

Samby

[Zen Den 18]

Well said Tin tin. Better to over supply them with proof, than under supply. Just don't send tax returns for years of poor or not enough income.

I am self employed as well, havn't filed for 2007 yet and wanted to make sure I sent in enough proof.

So I sent in check stubs and W-2 for year 2007 along with two previous years tax returns.

[pushbrk 13,176]

As stated in the I-134 instructions (You read those, right?) one tax return is required for self employed sponsors.

A complete tax return is usually not just a 1040 form but all supporting documentation.

The best practice is to send three and to make them IRS transcripts instead of return copies.