Annual income in order to sponsor

[maklein 0]

for me it will be $15,700.

do I have to have worked for at least a year in order to sponsor,

or

can I sponsor as soon as I have the job?

thank you

[Pitaya 2,577]

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[LmmL 46]

USCIS will see the recent year of your annual income. If that's your income last year then Your income is below the requirement. You can have a co-sponsor if you want to file this year or you can try to work more hours this year to meet the income requirement and file next year.

Edited April 5, 2014 by ButterflyAngelo

[maklein 0]

USCIS will see the recent year of your annual income. If that's your income last year then Your income is below the requirement. You can have a co-sponsor if you want to file this year or you can try to work more hours this year to meet the income requirement and file next year.

if i have a job i just started that pays me 100k a year, is that acceptable?

or do i need to have worked that job for a year?

thank you

[LmmL 46]

If you file this year and your file gets approve this year too then for the affidavit you need to prepare the 2013 tax transcript, if it's below the income requirement then you need a co-sponsor. But if you file this year and your file gets approve next year then perhaps your income (tax transcript 2014) will meet the requirement.

Edited April 5, 2014 by ButterflyAngelo

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

If this is for a K-1 visa interview, what has the USCIS got to do with it. Dept. of State approves and issues visas, not the USCIS. You will provide another affidavit of support to the USCIS after you are married and filing for adjustment of status.

What is most important is current income. The affidavit is not based on what you made last year, unless you are self-employed. Your current income does not have to be the same as the total income from your most recent taxes. You do not have to work for a full year before providing the I-134. You provide your most recent tax transcript and then also a letter from employer and/or recent pay stubs to prove your current annual income. The CO will look at your case and will be the sole factor in deciding if they believe the foreign fiance(e) will become a public charge or not. Having a large salary and stable, ongoing employement helps your chances for approval. $15k to $100k is a large jump in salary.

Edited April 5, 2014 by Jay-Kay