No Tax Return for 2012 =Problem?

[Sabrina y Wilmer 0]

I have a question regarding the affidavit support form. I am a Peace Corps Volunteer and during 2012 did not meet the minimum qualifications to have to file a tax return...so I didn't. I am filing with a co-sponser for the financial support, and she did file a tax return..so we have that.

Will it be ok if I only have my Peace Corps W2 and not a tax return? Do they ask for those forms in the interview or is that something I have to mail in with the 134?

[NikLR 13,227]

If you do not file a tax return then include a letter stating why you were not required to file.

[Dave&Roza 748]

I have a question regarding the affidavit support form. I am a Peace Corps Volunteer and during 2012 did not meet the minimum qualifications to have to file a tax return...so I didn't. I am filing with a co-sponser for the financial support, and she did file a tax return..so we have that.

Will it be ok if I only have my Peace Corps W2 and not a tax return? Do they ask for those forms in the interview or is that something I have to mail in with the 134?

FYI--The USCIS expects every USC and LPR to FILE a tax return each and every year. The IRS has a worksheet you can use to determine if you are required to file a tax return. You will need to show via the worksheet or other IRS publication that you did not meet any of the requirements (earned income, interest icome, capital gains, dividends, self employment income, etc) that the IRS uses to require you to file a tax return. So you have to either state that or file a return with your zero income and then get a tax transcript of that return. It is up to the IO as to whether you satisfy the requirement of providing the correct information. This is something that will come up when you file the I-864 AOS form--may not be much of an issue for the I-134 form, but a successful I-134 does not guarantee a successful I-864.

Good luck,

Dave