Question about past 3 years tax returns/transcripts?

[Steph1988 11]

Hi my dad is wanting to cosponser with my for my husband He is currently working has been all this year. Last year he worked a good part of that. My question is before last year he was only recieving disablity checks from ssdi. So out of these 3 years they want tax returns, hes only worked the last year 2010. What can we do about this? Also another silly question i am currently recieving food stamps for myself and two boys. I read that you can use like your free housing (section 8 i guess?) towards your income. So can you use food stamps and other benifits as your income? Thank you so much. And why do they want the latest 3 year tax returns anyway?

[Steph1988 11]

Also i didnt file for last year either because i wasnt working all year and was a stay at home mom will these cause problems for me and my dad sponsering what can we do

[adriana152115 0]

I think that as long as your fathers income was enough to support your husband for the past 3 years, he can still be your sponsor. Personally I wouldn't tell the uscis that your on foodstamps.

[Anh map 2,098]

Reading the instructions for the I-864 you will see that if you were not required to file a tax return you (or any sponsor) would include a signed statement/affidavit explaining why they were not required to file a tax return for that year and cite the IRS rule.

For each of you (you and dad) this would apply to 2008, 09, and 10.

Housing received in place of salary can be considered income. Means tested benefits cannot be counted as income. I do not believe that section 8 housing would qualify. This I-864 FAQ may be helpful to you >> http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3183.html#6

Dad's current and ongoing income will have to be enough to cover his household size plus the intending immigrant. See the I-864P for those amounts. There is a link to the I-864P in my signature below.