help pls :((((

[VolimTe 0]

I suggest you hire a lawyer. Do-It-Yourself isn't for you, if you can't read the instructions which detail all of the answers to your questions, and especially if you are ungrateful for help.

haha...u know what i am not here to argue. I AM VERYyyyyyy THANKFULL to those that HELPED ME ok? i never said anything against those ppl... i just find it very irritating that Kathryn posted the same thing just to accuse somebody without even trying to help... nobodies forcing u but if u said it she didnt have to repeat it not to post the same question. .obviously jst to make a complaint.. maybe instead of doing dat she cld of given her advice.. if she didnt have an advice i dnt need her complaint..if u know what i meant now when i said SOME older members NOT EVERYONE jst complains around.. i am sure she has to do dat but not if somebody already said it.. but at the same thing u r here to help ppl ..w.e comes from ur knowledge

[VolimTe 0]

i understand i have to file I-864, my brother also I-864 and his wife I-864A in order for them to combine their income since my brother doesnt have enough .. but i dont know how wld it work with poverty lines on form I-864P?? are they still looked at the same even though my brother is combing his income.its like 2 sponsors ..or it dsnt matter since there is combining going on.... ugh dnno how to put it words.. sorry..i hope someone will understand what im trying to ask

[Kathryn41 3,205]

haha...u know what i am not here to argue. I AM VERYyyyyyy THANKFULL to those that HELPED ME ok? i never said anything against those ppl... i just find it very irritating that Kathryn posted the same thing just to accuse somebody without even trying to help... nobodies forcing u but if u said it she didnt have to repeat it not to post the same question. .obviously jst to make a complaint.. maybe instead of doing dat she cld of given her advice.. if she didnt have an advice i dnt need her complaint..if u know what i meant now when i said SOME older members NOT EVERYONE jst complains around.. i am sure she has to do dat but not if somebody already said it.. but at the same thing u r here to help ppl ..w.e comes from ur knowledge

Jovana-Danijel,

I was not offering advice to your question because I was not responding to your post as a regular member - I was responding as a Moderator for Visa Journey because your threads had been reported to the Moderation Team. Visa Journey is governed by a set of rules called the Terms of Service (TOS). I have been authorized by Site Administration to ensure that the forums on this site run smoothly and people follow the TOS. Part of that job involves ensuring that the forums do not become cluttered up with duplicate copies of the same questions, which actually does not increase the likelihood of you getting an answer, but often decreases it.

Posting the same question more than once means it will take twice as long for someone to read your posts - or if they saw it the first time they won't read it the second time - and they are less likely to respond. You want people to respond so it is in your best interests to make it as easy as possible for people to respond. Posting to your own thread and 'bumping' it will keep the topic current and is much more appropriate than starting another thread all over again.

For you, it is only two threads. Duplicate threads are still duplicate threads whether it is two or twenty; whether you start a new post for every question you have on the same topic or add them to your existing topics. Duplicate posts get in the way of getting you the information you want - and if you do it often enough or have enough duplicate threads open it becomes a TOS violation as it appears you are spamming the website (I am not saying you did this, but duplicate posts head in that direction).

Our members are going through many different visa process from many different countries. They volunteer their expertise and their experiences for those who are new to the process. You chose to post a question and then a little over an hour later, to re-post the same question because you have not yet got the answers you wanted. That is why I suggested patience - it takes longer than an hour to get responses. People who know the answer to your question will respond but you have to give them time to sign on to Visa Journey on their schedules, read your post and decide if they have the answer. Sometimes it will even take a day or more before someone will answer a question.

So, while you object to 'older members' telling you what to do, you should perhaps first take the time to read the TOS so you have a better understanding of how Visa Journey operates and then take the time to find out more about those older members before you complain. Just because you don't like what they have to say does not mean it isn't something you need to hear. On Visa Journey,'older member' means 'more experienced member' - and those are the ones who are likely to have the best answers for your concerns. In same cases, 'older members' also means they are a part of the Site Moderation Team who are trying to keep Visa Journey an informative, supportive and successful posting community.

Edited September 10, 2011 by Kathryn41

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

.. im guessing i use some of my income and instead of me and my brother combining our income.. them two( him $ his wife) wld combine their income..and on top of all that my income... i was thinking to call the 1-800 # and speak with a level 2 Representative or maybe a supervisor .... as ive said my sister in law made 19,000 something.. i am not sure about my brother but their adjusted gross income is 34K.... and my brother also has another set of taxes from his business which is 15K or 16K not sure i have to look at it.. but some ppl r telling me he cant use his business income.. :S i mean hes the one making that money.. he is a independent contractor ( electrician)..its not like a firm or anything where 10 ppl work for him nothing like dat..do any of you know anything about that?

i understand i have to file I-864, my brother also I-864 and his wife I-864A in order for them to combine their income since my brother doesnt have enough .. but i dont know how wld it work with poverty lines on form I-864P?? are they still looked at the same even though my brother is combing his income.its like 2 sponsors ..or it dsnt matter since there is combining going on.... ugh dnno how to put it words.. sorry..i hope someone will understand what im trying to ask

I am having a hard time following exactly what transcripts you have, and who they are for and what they show. If they filed taxes jointly and they have a combined income of $34,000, and your sister-in-law made $19,000, then your brother would have made $15,000. Are you saying he also has an entirely separate tax transcript for self-employment as an independent contractor for $15,000? That is the part that is confusing me. Can they gather together all their W-2s and 1099s they each received for last year, and see exactly how much income each one had?

They would combine their income filing that way, yes. Like I stated before, they would have a household size of 4, your brother, his wife, their child, plus your husband. They will not count you. They make enough together to cover that household size, which is approx. $28,000 and together they made $34,000. (I think. I am still confused about the separate tax transcript.)

Edited September 10, 2011 by Jay-Kay

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I'm torn between helping you and telling you to pull the stick out of your a*s. I mean REALLY! Yes it DOES matter. There are thousands of members on here, if you trust the member count of 20 people per page, and 4578 pages that's 91000 members. If each person posted "only" 2 posts per topic, that's 180000 posts... you continue to do the math if each person duplicated each posts they make, when you consider most people will post at least 10 questions.. it would get ridiculous. So YES, two posts of the SAME question is a big deal.

ALSO, us "older members" don't hang around "just to complain", we don't HAVE to hang around to give (edited) advice but we DO (edited) . . . Admittedly some people shouldn't be on VJ anymore because they don't answer immigration questions and instead just create *noise* but the older member I suspect you're insulting is Kathryn41 who is a mod and it's her JOB to maintain order. As a duplicate post is against the rules then she's doing her job. (edited)

(edited) , here is my advice.

If the wife is willing to help, have your brother do an I-864, and have her sign an I-864A authorizing him to use her income on his I-864. The household for HIM count is him, his wife, his children and the immigrant (4 people). Your household count is yourself and your wife (unless you also have children).. you surely know that you also complete your own I-864 even if your income isn't enough. The guide for how much you need is here: http://www.uscis.gov...form/i-864p.pdf you'll see the 4 household needs at least $27K ($28K round figures). You said they make $34K so yes, they should be fine.

No you don't. W2's, 1099s and schedules are only required for tax RETURNS. Transcripts (obtained from the IRS) have all that information listed on them.

One post removed from the thread and edited to remove inappropriate comments. Acceptable parts of the post returned to the thread above.

[VolimTe 0]

I am having a hard time following exactly what transcripts you have, and who they are for and what they show. If they filed taxes jointly and they have a combined income of $34,000, and your sister-in-law made $19,000, then your brother would have made $15,000. Are you saying he also has an entirely separate tax transcript for self-employment as an independent contractor for $15,000? That is the part that is confusing me. Can they gather together all their W-2s and 1099s they each received for last year, and see exactly how much income each one had?

They would combine their income filing that way, yes. Like I stated before, they would have a household size of 4, your brother, his wife, their child, plus your husband. They will not count you. They make enough together to cover that household size, which is approx. $28,000 and together they made $34,000. (I think. I am still confused about the separate tax transcript.)

ok his federal taxes have 34K... we all have those but he has another set of taxes his business side.. it does not have his name its his businesses name smthing smthing INC ... he is independent contractor.. && i was told he cant apply that income from those taxes because its his business ..maybe the person thought its like a big firm where not all the money goes to him..who knows

[VolimTe 0]

Oh my god I was just told in.order for my brother to.combine his income with his wife im the only one that.fills out i864 and two of them have to fill out i864A BECAUSE we all live in one house .. and she also told me I am counted in.a household size whatt my brother is not sponsoring me or helping me... I am.not a dependent on his taxes ...also she was like do not try doing it your way