annual income for i-864

[skparker 0]

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im trying to finish up this i864....

question 23 says your current individual annual income--

of 2008 or this year??

because last year i only made 17k so i would need a co-sponsor. but this year i am making over 26k. i have ALL my pay stubs from this year...but i know the most recent 6 are fine and have all of them copied. i can have my boss make a letter saying my annual income too---so can i use this years income or do i have to go by my 2008 tax forms/pay????

[Otto 83]

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The answer is:

Answer question 23 with your CURRENT income (not simply what your previous year's tax return says). Your pay stubs and employment letter will be used to back that number up. It (the I-864) does not necessarily need to match the number on your previous year's return.

[skparker 0]

Asking again in the hopes of a better answer?

The answer is:

Answer question 23 with your CURRENT income (not simply what your previous year's tax return says). Your pay stubs and employment letter will be used to back that number up. It (the I-864) does not necessarily need to match the number on your previous year's return.

lol...actually i tried posting it in the AOS UK thread ha. woops. but once i saw your answer i thought well i guess there is no need for the uk aos people to reply

thanks so much

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Asking again in the hopes of a better answer?

The answer is:

Answer question 23 with your CURRENT income (not simply what your previous year's tax return says). Your pay stubs and employment letter will be used to back that number up. It (the I-864) does not necessarily need to match the number on your previous year's return.

A perfect answer.

[trillium13 84]

im double posting this and hoping for the best answer

im trying to finish up this i864....

question 23 says your current individual annual income--

of 2008 or this year??

because last year i only made 17k so i would need a co-sponsor. but this year i am making over 26k. i have ALL my pay stubs from this year...but i know the most recent 6 are fine and have all of them copied. i can have my boss make a letter saying my annual income too---so can i use this years income or do i have to go by my 2008 tax forms/pay????

When I filled out this part, I had a totally different job from the one I had from the prior year's taxes. I just figured out my monthly income, multiplied the number by 12, and put that number on that line. I even wrote a little supplement letter to explain how I came up with the number. Don't know if I needed to, but I did, and that worked out just fine.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

im double posting this and hoping for the best answer

im trying to finish up this i864....

question 23 says your current individual annual income--

of 2008 or this year??

because last year i only made 17k so i would need a co-sponsor. but this year i am making over 26k. i have ALL my pay stubs from this year...but i know the most recent 6 are fine and have all of them copied. i can have my boss make a letter saying my annual income too---so can i use this years income or do i have to go by my 2008 tax forms/pay????

"current" means the day you fill it out and sign it. If your current income is $26,000 that's what it is. 2008 is 2008. Document your current GROSS income and you are good to go.