Joint Sponsorship by married parent and stepparent

[ratfinkgrad 1]

I am planning on having my father co-sponsor my wife's immigration petition. He makes a sufficient salary as a tenured senior faculty at a private university to more than cover the sponsorship monetary needs for my wife. In the aim of involving as few people as possible in paperwork I was planning on not asking my stepmother to co-sponsor. However, my father and stepmother file a joint tax return--does that entail that she MUST co-sponsor and fill out an I-864 since her monies are already in the pot, so to speak?

I thank you all in advance for any advice you can provide.

[pushbrk 13,123]

I am planning on having my father co-sponsor my wife's immigration petition. He makes a sufficient salary as a tenured senior faculty at a private university to more than cover the sponsorship monetary needs for my wife. In the aim of involving as few people as possible in paperwork I was planning on not asking my stepmother to co-sponsor. However, my father and stepmother file a joint tax return--does that entail that she MUST co-sponsor and fill out an I-864 since her monies are already in the pot, so to speak?

I thank you all in advance for any advice you can provide.

Unless they are your household members, only one can serve as the joint sponsor. Supply a complete tax return including W2's so they can verify his income. Just state his gross income from his W2.

[ratfinkgrad 1]

I am planning on having my father co-sponsor my wife's immigration petition. He makes a sufficient salary as a tenured senior faculty at a private university to more than cover the sponsorship monetary needs for my wife. In the aim of involving as few people as possible in paperwork I was planning on not asking my stepmother to co-sponsor. However, my father and stepmother file a joint tax return--does that entail that she MUST co-sponsor and fill out an I-864 since her monies are already in the pot, so to speak?

I thank you all in advance for any advice you can provide.

Unless they are your household members, only one can serve as the joint sponsor. Supply a complete tax return including W2's so they can verify his income. Just state his gross income from his W2.

I didn't realize that bit about the household members. That's very helpful. Thank you for the clarification.