Question about I-864 and current income

[dylanbashaw 0]

Hello,

I'm new to the forum and just thought maybe you guys could help me out. I am in the process of trying to get my wife a CR-1 visa. We have been married for about 2 1/2 years and she is currently in Russia. I am a student and work at a restaurant so my income is not exceptionally high. Our I-130 was just recently approved and sent to the NVC. My question is about what to put on the I-864 for current individual income. The adjusted gross income on my 2008 tax return will be about $20,000. I only need to meet the requirements for the 2 person household. I understand that that figure is not to be used for current income. However, I am not a salaried employee, as I earn hourly wages. Should I just roughly estimate my current annual income? and my tax return will back that up? I can get a letter from my employer, but what should it say? Should I have her write an estimate for the next years earnings?

thanks a bunch,

Dylan

[ishom 0]

Current individual income is your gross income less all deductions. We roughly estimate my husbands income, we just multiply the hourly rate by 120hrs(in one month) x 12( 1 year). thats all we did. And we passed Certificate of employment stating his income and his position and all his pay stubs. Our atty. also included my husband's money in the bank in the asset section of the form, since my husband income last 2006, 2007 did not meet the poverty guideline. But i think they look more on present income as basis for AOS. hope this help you....

[Karaoke 0]

Ishom,

did NVC accept your case in the end?

Did your husband have funds in the bank 3times poverty line or you just used what savings he had to complement his income?

Current individual income is your gross income less all deductions. We roughly estimate my husbands income, we just multiply the hourly rate by 120hrs(in one month) x 12( 1 year). thats all we did. And we passed Certificate of employment stating his income and his position and all his pay stubs. Our atty. also included my husband's money in the bank in the asset section of the form, since my husband income last 2006, 2007 did not meet the poverty guideline. But i think they look more on present income as basis for AOS. hope this help you....

[ishom 0]

hi charisma1,

well i think yes, coz my atty. told me that my AOS was already reviewed together with my daughter's (10y.o) AOS (I-864W) and that the only RFE we got was we should put the name of my daughter in section3 of I-864W not my husband's name. And my husband doesnt have funds 3x of the poverty guideline. Our atty just put his fund since he didnot earn enough on 2006 and 2007 but he met and exceed our poverty guideline this 2008 which is $17500 and his current individual income is $28800

And if you have fund in the bank you can use it if fund meet this qualification, just subtract the poverty guideline applicable to you to your current income and multiply the diffrence by 3 (if sponsoring for spouse and minor child of US citizen)

Example: 17500 poverty guideline-16000 current income= 1500x3 = 4500 so you must have $4500 fund in order to meet poverty guideline

Hope this help you

[Karaoke 0]

Hi, it helps a lot thanks!

Do you think you would have passed even without showing the bank savings, since your husband in 2008 had the necessary current income?

Did your attorney suggest to list also savings because he didn't qualify in 2007? We have exactly the same case., only, we have 0 income in 2007 (we were abroad and my USC wife didn't have a job then).

Of course, I'd rather not declare savings... but if I have to, what do I do? Do I have my wife ask her bank to print a special statement letter for her?

Her 2008 income is already many times above poverty line but is proved only by paystubs and employment letter...

hi charisma1,

well i think yes, coz my atty. told me that my AOS was already reviewed together with my daughter's (10y.o) AOS (I-864W) and that the only RFE we got was we should put the name of my daughter in section3 of I-864W not my husband's name. And my husband doesnt have funds 3x of the poverty guideline. Our atty just put his fund since he didnot earn enough on 2006 and 2007 but he met and exceed our poverty guideline this 2008 which is $17500 and his current individual income is $28800

And if you have fund in the bank you can use it if fund meet this qualification, just subtract the poverty guideline applicable to you to your current income and multiply the diffrence by 3 (if sponsoring for spouse and minor child of US citizen)

Example: 17500 poverty guideline-16000 current income= 1500x3 = 4500 so you must have $4500 fund in order to meet poverty guideline

Hope this help you

[ishom 0]

Charisma1 here's my answers to your question

1.On my own opinion I think we will pass even without showing bank statements but its nice to be safe thats why we decided also to declare our fund.

2.Yes, our atty. suggest that we should put balance from my husbands account since my husband did not meet poverty guidelinne for 2006 and much lower than 2007 since he studied from march to november

3. But if you decide to declare your fund just have bank statement showing your balance from your savings or checking account.

Hope this help you.......

[pogingmasunurin 0]

hi folks,

i'd like to ask for some opinion in regard to my last 3 years income.

in 2006, my income is above the poverty guideline. in 2007, it's a little below the poverty guideline. and this year (2008), my income is once again above the poverty guideline. do you think my 2007 income will affect the petition or the interview?

thank you