i-864 income and transcripts

[Jules81009 2]

Hello,

I am filling out my i-864 for my husband. I have lived abroad with my husband for the last 6.5 years, and my salary will not continue when we move to the US. (I have a joint sponsor.) I just recently lost my job on 12/25/2012. I am listing myself as unemployed. Should I should still list my annual income as what I earned in 2011? (2011 is the most recent tax return)

Also, I have ordered my transcripts a month ago and they have not arrived, but I will be sending the AOS package soon. The mail is not very reliable in my country where I now live. Is it okay that I just send copies of my returns?

Thanks for your advice,

Julie

[pushbrk 12,881]

Hello,

I am filling out my i-864 for my husband. I have lived abroad with my husband for the last 6.5 years, and my salary will not continue when we move to the US. (I have a joint sponsor.) I just recently lost my job on 12/25/2012. I am listing myself as unemployed. Should I should still list my annual income as what I earned in 2011? (2011 is the most recent tax return)

Also, I have ordered my transcripts a month ago and they have not arrived, but I will be sending the AOS package soon. The mail is not very reliable in my country where I now live. Is it okay that I just send copies of my returns?

Thanks for your advice,

Julie

Sounds like your current annual income is zero. In the section that asks for past tax return information, enter the "total income" from the tax return 1040 line 22 or from a tax return transcript, it's called "total income". (Unless you filed a 1040EZ, in which case it is labeled "adjusted gross income".

[OriZ 3,157]

Hello,

I am filling out my i-864 for my husband. I have lived abroad with my husband for the last 6.5 years, and my salary will not continue when we move to the US. (I have a joint sponsor.) I just recently lost my job on 12/25/2012. I am listing myself as unemployed. Should I should still list my annual income as what I earned in 2011? (2011 is the most recent tax return)

Also, I have ordered my transcripts a month ago and they have not arrived, but I will be sending the AOS package soon. The mail is not very reliable in my country where I now live. Is it okay that I just send copies of my returns?

Thanks for your advice,

Julie

I never had any problems with the mail here, from USCIS I got NOA1 hardcopy after 7 days and NOA2 after 10 days. Mail is usually pretty reliable but what we are doing with the transcripts anyway just in case is have it sent first to the joint sponsor in the US and then they are sending it to us here. I just don't trust big government agencies to get things right, I trust the mail though.

[The Mean Lady 604]

My tax return transcripts took 5 weeks for the first set to arrive and that was IN the US.

[Jules81009 2]

It's just that the woman I talked to told me she would print it and send it right away... I have def had some issues with the mail. My mom ordered once and it never came. Then she called back and re-ordered and it came in a week. (in the US).

I don't want to wait to send my aos because of that. It does say on the form I can send photocopies. Has anyone had a problem or know some one who did doing this??? My income doesn't count anyways, so I don't want to wait...