Help needed with i-184 package

[Eli the Barrowboy 16]

Hi All,

We are about to send away the i-864 AOS package for my daughter's application.

We have the cover sheet, the i-864, the i-864A plus supporting documentation such as tax returns and self-employed stuff and pay stubs etc.

So, is there anything else we need to send?

Do we need to write anything on the envelope and what's the mailing address.

Please help, we are so far behind with this it's not funny and my daughter is counting down the days.

R.

[Raj456 0]

The address will be on the DOCUMENT COVER SHEET that you will be sending in with I-864 package. You need to send the following..

 A covering letter listing all the things that you are sending

 I-864 Document Cover Sheet

 I-864 Affidavit Form, plus I-864a

 Employment Letter

 Current Year Pay Stubs, last 6 months

 Last 3 years W-2 copies

 IRS Tax Return Transcripts copies for the last 3 years

Hope this helps...Good Luck! Thanks,

Raj

Hi All,

We are about to send away the i-864 AOS package for my daughter's application.

We have the cover sheet, the i-864, the i-864A plus supporting documentation such as tax returns and self-employed stuff and pay stubs etc.

So, is there anything else we need to send?

Do we need to write anything on the envelope and what's the mailing address.

Please help, we are so far behind with this it's not funny and my daughter is counting down the days.

R.

[Eli the Barrowboy 16]

You, sir, are a gentleman!!!

[trailmix 77]

Raj,

What you wrote above is not wrong - it's just too much. While advice on VJ generally tends to favour completely over loading documents with each form, I think, if we are going to advise this, we should at least inform people that it is not necessary. Takes a little more typing but we don't want VJ folklore to be stated as fact.

Tax information - you need EITHER (not BOTH)

1. IRS transcript from the last tax year

2. 1040 and all supporting slips (W2s, 1099s etc)

It doesn't hurt to send 3 years worth, especially if your recent income is borderline - however 1 year is sufficient and you can take the other 2 years with you to the interview.

Also the pay stubs and employer letter are optional, again, if your income is borderline it might be a good idea - if not, then it might be a good idea anyway for the beneficiary to take current copies of these to the interview, but it is optional.

From the Adjucator's Field Manual - Enforceable Affidavit's of Support:

Federal Tax Returns

A sponsor may submit an IRS-issued transcript instead of a photocopy of the sponsor’s tax return. A sponsor may obtain a transcript by filing IRS Form 4506-T with the IRS. Currently, the IRS does not charge a fee for transcripts. Tax transcripts provide proof that the returns were filed with IRS, are easier to read, take up less room in the file, and are easily obtained. If a sponsor submits a transcript rather than a photocopy of the tax return, it is not necessary for the sponsor to include copies of any Forms W-2 or 1099.

(2) Job Letters and Proof of Income .

Pay stub(s) showing income for the most recent 6 months and letters from all current employers are no longer required as initial evidence. The applicant, however, may submit either or both of these items (1) in response to a request for additional evidence (RFE), or (2) with a Form I-864 if the applicant believes doing so would help establish that the sponsor meets the governing income/assets threshold. If submitted, letters from current employers should show dates of employment, the nature of the job, wage s or salary earned, number of hours/weeks worked, and prospects for future employment and advancement. It should be sufficient for the employer to say that the employment is of indefinite duration or words of similar effect. Promises of future employment are not required

Edited April 30, 2010 by trailmix

[Eli the Barrowboy 16]

Ah thanks Trailmix,

I have the package pretty much ready to go. Let's hope it's good enough.

R.