I-864 questions

[champi 13]

Hello VJ members,

I've gone through at least first 3 pages of search and am not able to find clear answer so posting another I-854 related question. I am asking this for future reference. My husband plans to apply I-130 for my mother-in-law. My question is for I-864 though. My husband's current income is well above the required 125% poverty line for household of 3 person (counting my mother-in-law). However, here are some questions based on the fact that my husband and I file our tax returns jointly. I do not need to co-sponsor as his income is sufficient.

1. Question 23 and 24a, does he put his individual income from line 1 of W2? He also gets 1099, does he add up both W-2 line 1 income + 1099 income?

2. Question 24c, do he need to include my income as part of the total household income? If so, is it just adding up his income from W2s and 1099 with my W2 income? I am bit confused because it said the word 'household income' but I am not co-sponsoring.

3. Question 24e, "The person listed above,...". above where? any person listed in Question 24b or the person who is being sponsored?

4. Question 25, do we include the #s here from IRS tax return which contains both our income(last line on 1st page of 1040) or just his individual income? Again, I am not co-sponsoring. If we only need to including his income from w-2 and 1099, do we need to send copies of W-2 and 1099 along with tax transcripts?

5. Because we file taxes jointly, as a spouse, do I need to fill out any other form such as I-864A even though I am not co-sponsoring?

6. If we don't have the tax transcript for the latest year, what do we send? His w-2 and 1099?

7. Lets say his last 3 year incomes are from year 2009, 2010, 2011. Does the income from each of these 3 years need to be greater than 125% of poverty line or just his income from the current year?

Thank you for the help!!!

[aleful 1,905]

Hello VJ members,

I've gone through at least first 3 pages of search and am not able to find clear answer so posting another I-854 related question. I am asking this for future reference. My husband plans to apply I-130 for my mother-in-law. My question is for I-864 though. My husband's current income is well above the required 125% poverty line for household of 3 person (counting my mother-in-law). However, here are some questions based on the fact that my husband and I file our tax returns jointly. I do not need to co-sponsor as his income is sufficient.

1. Question 23 and 24a, does he put his individual income from line 1 of W2? He also gets 1099, does he add up both W-2 line 1 income + 1099 income?

2. Question 24c, do he need to include my income as part of the total household income? If so, is it just adding up his income from W2s and 1099 with my W2 income? I am bit confused because it said the word 'household income' but I am not co-sponsoring.

3. Question 24e, "The person listed above,...". above where? any person listed in Question 24b or the person who is being sponsored?

4. Question 25, do we include the #s here from IRS tax return which contains both our income(last line on 1st page of 1040) or just his individual income? Again, I am not co-sponsoring. If we only need to including his income from w-2 and 1099, do we need to send copies of W-2 and 1099 along with tax transcripts?

5. Because we file taxes jointly, as a spouse, do I need to fill out any other form such as I-864A even though I am not co-sponsoring?

6. If we don't have the tax transcript for the latest year, what do we send? His w-2 and 1099?

7. Lets say his last 3 year incomes are from year 2009, 2010, 2011. Does the income from each of these 3 years need to be greater than 125% of poverty line or just his income from the current year?

Thank you for the help!!!

if you aren't going to be his co sponsor, then he doesn't put anywhere your income on the form nor do you need to file any other form, that's why he will send his W2s to show what he makes on his own without you. each year must be over the poverty guideline. but if it is for the future then he will need next year's 2012 taxes after April.

[champi 13]

if you aren't going to be his co sponsor, then he doesn't put anywhere your income on the form nor do you need to file any other form, that's why he will send his W2s to show what he makes on his own without you. each year must be over the poverty guideline. but if it is for the future then he will need next year's 2012 taxes after April.

Thanks aleful. My husband would not meet the poverty guideline for year 2009 as he only came to US in mid-2009 and started his job in August 2009. But I'm glad we'll hopefully need this for 2012 and at that point 2009 income will become irrelevant.

[aleful 1,905]

Thanks aleful. My husband would not meet the poverty guideline for year 2009 as he only came to US in mid-2009 and started his job in August 2009. But I'm glad we'll hopefully need this for 2012 and at that point 2009 income will become irrelevant.

the most important one is the last one.