Does a wife of Joint sponsor need to sign on I 864

[taniya 1]

Hello everyone.

I am going to have my brother as joint sponsor for financial support in my spouse F2A case. However, my joint sponsor is filling his taxes as jointly with his wife/spouse. Though his wife never had worked or earned any money to file in tax.

Hence I would like to know if my brother only needs to sign on I-864 as being my joint sponsor ( surely I know it will be a separate I 864 than mine ) or his wife also should sign on that I 864 as they are filling taxes jointly?

If they both need to sign on I864 then where they should sign on it?

I would highly appreciate your help in this regard.

[Anh map 2,098]

The I-864 is for an individual. A sponsor's spouse would complete an I-864A whether filing jointly or not.

Your brother signs his 864.

[taniya 1]

The I-864 is for an individual. A sponsor's spouse would complete an I-864A whether filing jointly or not.

Your brother signs his 864.

Sorry, probably I didn't make it clear. Here I am writting my query again:

I am the petitioner/ principle sponsor filling & signing an I 864 for my spouse F2A Case. Due to my insufficient financial status my brother is going to be a joint sponsor, who is living in a different state. So he is filling another I 864 for me. However, he has been filling his taxes jointly with his spouse & his spouse never worked or earned.

Now my question was, should my brother only sign on I864 or his wife should also sign on I864 along with him? If they both need to sign then, which places they should sign on I864?

Thanks for your answer though.

[kali1229 6]

Your brother needs to fill out and sign the I-864, your brother's wife needs to fill out and sign I-864a. Also, you will need your brother's paystubs to show that he is the one making the money.

I basically just repeated everything Anh Map just said...

[taniya 1]

Thanks for your reply.

I have already received the I864 & IRS Transcript from my brother (Joint Sponsor)with only his signature on it. Besides, he doesn't have any paystubs as for being self employed.

But, I am wondering why should I need a I864A from my brother's spouse? Is it because they are filling joint taxes?

I will really appreciate if someone can write me a little more information about it.

[kali1229 6]

Yes, because on the tax transcripts it doesn't differentiate how much each spouse earned. Since your brother is the one being the co-sponsor, you need to supply his income. I'm not sure how it works if you're self-employed. Maybe someone else can help you out more and give a better explanation.

[adam1 1]

Your brother wife does not have to do anything, only your brother have to fill out I-864 and sign it. If he don't have pay checks it doesn't matter he can send bank acount statments for the business.

my friend was in the same situation as yours I just sponsored him and everything was fine. my wife never worked and she didn't have to do anything.

[kali1229 6]

Technically you can do it that way but you're risking an RFE. The correct way is for your brother to fill out I-864 and wife to fill out I-864a.