Income tax

[stephs782 0]

Hello,

How much emphasis is placed on the previous years' income tax? I ask because my husband was a student for the past 3 years and just recently started working in 2011. His income now exceeds poverty lines. Thanks.

[ceadsearc 516]

Generally not much if he has proof of his current income - letter of employment stating salary and several months of pay stubs, etc.

[Helen Louise Pile 80]

Hello,

How much emphasis is placed on the previous years' income tax? I ask because my husband was a student for the past 3 years and just recently started working in 2011. His income now exceeds poverty lines. Thanks.

We did a K1 then AOS but our financial situation was similar. My husband was a student in the UK for 2 years then worked in the UK for a year but didn't make enough to have to pay tax in the US for those 3 years. We moved to the US when he got a good job offer. He'd been working for about 4 months when we filled in the I-864 and the most recent tax return had some of that income on it, that was enough for us to be approved no problems. File for 2011 asap and include that with his current earnings on it.

Best of luck!

Edited February 1, 2012 by Helen Louise Pile