I-864 No tax return - 864A necessary?

[RinoGattuso 0]

My wife is filing form I-864 for me. ( I entered the US as a K1 and got married ) . She started working 2 months ago and her current annual salary is 50,000. However, she hasnt filed federal tax returns in the past 3 years because she was a student.

Should a letter from her current employer and a copy of her paystubs work as supporting documents for I-864 form?

My father in law is also offering to file form I-864A ( same residence ) in case theres going to be any problem. (He has his tax returns of the past ) .

The instructions form says that form 864A may only by used when a sponsors income and assets do not meet the income requirements ( I guess that my wife makes enough but we were thinkin of filing 864A just to make sure )

What do you think?

Any advice is highly appreciated

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Proof of current employment and a statement as to why she did not file tax returns previously (that she was a student) should be fine. You could always have your father-in law's ready just in case. Good luck.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

I forgot to add - the fact that she was a student is not in itself a reason not to file taxes. She should explain that she had zero income or was not statutorily required to file taxes because her income was below X amount. Good luck.

[RinoGattuso 0]

I forgot to add - the fact that she was a student is not in itself a reason not to file taxes. She should explain that she had zero income or was not statutorily required to file taxes because her income was below X amount. Good luck.

Hello, thanks for your answer Harpa. Do you think that filing both forms (sponsor and household member) should be a problem? Just to make sure.

Regards,