Revised Requirements for Form I-864 Processing

[Gosha.Bee 1]

Please forgive me if I'm behind with all the news and this has been posted/discussed before.

I just noticed this on travel.state.gov, posted March 31, 2011:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegrams/telegrams_2863.html

It says there, among other things, that:

Effective immediately, sponsors filing an I-864 are required to submit only their Federal tax return for their most recent tax year, current as of the date of execution of the I-864.

This is big news for me as I was under the impression that my hubby needs to collect this tax data from 3 years back. Now according to this, he should only include 2010 for the NVC process. Am I right?

[payxibka 10,047]

Please forgive me if I'm behind with all the news and this has been posted/discussed before.

I just noticed this on travel.state.gov, posted March 31, 2011:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegrams/telegrams_2863.html

It says there, among other things, that:

Effective immediately, sponsors filing an I-864 are required to submit only their Federal tax return for their most recent tax year, current as of the date of execution of the I-864.

This is big news for me as I was under the impression that my hubby needs to collect this tax data from 3 years back. Now according to this, he should only include 2010 for the NVC process. Am I right?

This is not new. The cable in your link was signed by Condoleeza Rice. She has not been SOS since early 2009

[redsnap 13]

The way I understood the instructions was that the last year is required (so 2010 for now) and the last 2 years of tax history can be added on a voluntary basis... Am I right?

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

The way I understood the instructions was that the last year is required (so 2010 for now) and the last 2 years of tax history can be added on a voluntary basis... Am I right?

Yes, that is my understanding too- having three years may help if last year was a bad year for you for example. Also, the consulate can request three years if they want to, so a lot of people just do three years to start off with to avoid any possible delays.

[Barbara J 115]

The way I understood the instructions was that the last year is required (so 2010 for now) and the last 2 years of tax history can be added on a voluntary basis... Am I right?

Yes you are and we only sent in the previous year and never had an issue but we sent in w2 1099 and 1040

Please forgive me if I'm behind with all the news and this has been posted/discussed before.

I just noticed this on travel.state.gov, posted March 31, 2011:

http://travel.state....grams_2863.html

It says there, among other things, that:

Effective immediately, sponsors filing an I-864 are required to submit only their Federal tax return for their most recent tax year, current as of the date of execution of the I-864.

This is big news for me as I was under the impression that my hubby needs to collect this tax data from 3 years back. Now according to this, he should only include 2010 for the NVC process. Am I right?

:thumbs:Last years will be fine

[Anh map 2,098]

This is one of those things that can vary by Embassy/Consulate. It's best to check with other VJ'ers who have recently had interviews in the same place and/or the Embassy/Consulate itself.

Why risk a delay?