Affidavit of Support Question as well

[charity1214 3]

I am planning to use my father as a joint sponsor for our Visa Request. He does NOT live with me. He is employed and makes enough to meet the 125% guidelines.

My questions...

#1 - He and my mother file joint taxes, and my mother has retirement income. Do I need to use them BOTH as sponsors since the tax transcripts/tax returns have BOTH incomes listed? I would prefer to just use my dad and his SOLE income as it is high enough for our needs.

#2 - If I only use my father as a joint sponsor, then when we get to 24b. we are NOT required to list any other income if we are not relying on it as support correct? Therefore, the TOTAL household income doesn't necessarily have to MATCH the tax returns, just has to reflect what we are "using" as AOS and showing proof? Is that correct?

#3- I have already filed taxes for 2010. How soon can I request a tax transcript so that I can use 3 years of transcripts, rather than 2 years of transcripts and 1 year tax return (trying to keep things simple).

[Bobby+Umit 161]

I am planning to use my father as a joint sponsor for our Visa Request. He does NOT live with me. He is employed and makes enough to meet the 125% guidelines.

My questions...

#1 - He and my mother file joint taxes, and my mother has retirement income. Do I need to use them BOTH as sponsors since the tax transcripts/tax returns have BOTH incomes listed? I would prefer to just use my dad and his SOLE income as it is high enough for our needs.

Depends on the Embassy - usually only the person doing the actual sponsoring needs the 864 (however, I have seen where they requested the other person in the marriage to provide one so they know about the sponsorship)

#2 - If I only use my father as a joint sponsor, then when we get to 24b. we are NOT required to list any other income if we are not relying on it as support correct?

Yes

Therefore, the TOTAL household income doesn't necessarily have to MATCH the tax returns, just has to reflect what we are "using" as AOS and showing proof? Is that correct?

Correct

#3- I have already filed taxes for 2010. How soon can I request a tax transcript so that I can use 3 years of transcripts, rather than 2 years of transcripts and 1 year tax return (trying to keep things simple).

Last time I called around this time for something similar - they told me two months after the 15th of April) - your mileage may vary.