Co-Sponsor, please read && help.

[Donna&Noelia 6]

I have a co sponsor, ( my cousin ) who is older, and married with a child.

My question is, she makes well enough money to sponsor my fiance, as well as maintain her own household however as most married couples she files her taxes jointly. Therefore the tax transcripts show her husbands income, and husbands name. We are curious, does her husband have to file a I-134 form as well ?

We know that I need to, the petitioner. Submit my I-134, employee letter, and paystubs, tax transcripts.

My co-sponsor, will submit the same as me.

What will we do about her husband? What information will they need from him since they are married, and live together?

[Ryan H 3,812]

Instead of transcripts, your cousin can copy the return forms and copy the W2 forms (which only show her income) and submit those.

[Donna&Noelia 6]

My only concern with that to order w2's they are 57 dollars a piece && we will need 3.

That's why I am trying to see if anyone else who has used a co sponsor that was married.. what they did to provide proof of the income.

I can order the w2's , but if there is an easier way I'd love to do it!

I am hoping we can just use the tax transcripts, even if her husbands income is combined on the total.

She will be providing a letter from her employer which states her salary, and hours, and position so that right there is proof she makes enough...

However checking all my bases, and seeing what others have done with co sponsors whom are married.

[Mufmer 24]

My only concern with that to order w2's they are 57 dollars a piece && we will need 3.

That's why I am trying to see if anyone else who has used a co sponsor that was married.. what they did to provide proof of the income.

I can order the w2's , but if there is an easier way I'd love to do it!

I am hoping we can just use the tax transcripts, even if her husbands income is combined on the total.

She will be providing a letter from her employer which states her salary, and hours, and position so that right there is proof she makes enough...

However checking all my bases, and seeing what others have done with co sponsors whom are married.

for K1, co sponsor u need following Docs only

I-134

Last year Tax Return

Last 3 months paystubs

Employer letter.

Edited September 1, 2013 by Mufmer

[Donna&Noelia 6]

for K1, co sponsor u need following Docs only

I-134

Last year Tax Return

Last 3 months paystubs

Employer letter.

Did you use a co-sponsor who was married?

[sparkles_ 456]

I will be using one. OK, this is what I have gathered....the person of the married couple being used will need to provide all the financial info, etc.They will also be the one using their income to qualify, and if their income ALONE is enough only they sign. Now if the married couple combined income is what covers the limit then I have no idea. My other sponsor is my stepfather, who is obviously married but he makes more than enough alone.

I could be wrong though this is what I heard.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/199871-i-134-co-sponsor-is-married-filed-taxes-jointly/

[Donna&Noelia 6]

I will be using one. OK, this is what I have gathered....the person of the married couple being used will need to provide all the financial info, etc.They will also be the one using their income to qualify, and if their income ALONE is enough only they sign. Now if the married couple combined income is what covers the limit then I have no idea. My other sponsor is my stepfather, who is obviously married but he makes more than enough alone.

I could be wrong though this is what I heard.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/199871-i-134-co-sponsor-is-married-filed-taxes-jointly/

Right, so my cousin is going to provider her employment letter, as well as recent paystubs, a birth certificate, and tax transcripts for the last 3 years.

The tax transcripts are going to show a combined income though, because she files jointly with her husband.

The employment letter will be written proof of her income, and salary... so I am hoping that the employment letter is acceptable enough because even the pay stubs will back up the salary written.

I just want as much feedback as possible from anyone who has used a co sponsor, and been approved.

To see exactly what they provided.

I feel like we are safe to use the tax transcripts even with the combined income, because the most important is the AOS however you can never be too safe!

[Donna&Noelia 6]

I found a form where you can request W2 transcripts for free, they aren't the full tax return information, but W2 transcripts are better than nothing! I am going to order them, and continue to do my research. Still looking for feedback.

[yogi3859 6]

Do as everyone else has said but just for your information on Thursday when I went for my interview they didnt even look at the co sponsor info. They just asked me how we were going to manage financially and then I was approved!

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

I found a form where you can request W2 transcripts for free, they aren't the full tax return information, but W2 transcripts are better than nothing! I am going to order them, and continue to do my research. Still looking for feedback.

As Ryan mentioned, yes, she needs to prove her individual income, and a tax transcript does not do that with a joint return, A complete copy of the return with all forms, schedules and W-2s work best in that situation, or the transcript with a copy of her W-2 as a backup choice.

If she did not keep copies of her latest W-2, then this would be your best I suppose, rather than paying for them. Did she throw out her recent IRS forms so soon, or misplaced them? It is a good idea to keep tax info/copies of your returns for a few years before shredding them. Anyway, yes. Her W-2 transcript is better than nothing. That along with her letter from employer and recent pay stubs should show well enough her individual income.

[Donna&Noelia 6]

As Ryan mentioned, yes, she needs to prove her individual income, and a tax transcript does not do that with a joint return, A complete copy of the return with all forms, schedules and W-2s work best in that situation, or the transcript with a copy of her W-2 as a backup choice.

If she did not keep copies of her latest W-2, then this would be your best I suppose, rather than paying for them. Did she throw out her recent IRS forms so soon, or misplaced them? It is a good idea to keep tax info/copies of your returns for a few years before shredding them. Anyway, yes. Her W-2 transcript is better than nothing. That along with her letter from employer and recent pay stubs should show well enough her individual income.

Thanks kay jay for your detailed response!

I agree better than nothing.

She is going to take a look for them, and hopefully she can find them.

However in the mean time I am already placing an order for her w2 transcripts, just to be safe in case she can not find them.

Thanks again guys, and hopefully this conversation will shed some light on the next person who has this issue.

I wasn't able to find any backlogs in regards to this specific question, but now I feel more confident/understand so much more.

After a little research on my own, and clarification from the responses here. Muchas Gracias!