Using an employment letter dated June 2014

[sweetswinks 400]

Hi everyone,

My mother in law is my co-sponsor and I was wondering if I can use the letter from her employer that was dated June 2014 for my AOS? i'm sending in her 2013 1040 + 12, payslips and the said employer letter that states her nature of employment, dates started, permanent full time, and her salary.
I will be sending the AOS after we're married September 7th, but I am preparing everything now. Thanks!

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

As long as everything is the same, then yes, it is fine. Also, don't send just the 1040. You need a complete of copy of the tax return with all forms, schedules, W-2s and/or 1099s OR an IRS tax return transcript > http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript

A joint sponsor also needs proof of being a USC or LPR.

[sweetswinks 400]

As long as everything is the same, then yes, it is fine. Also, don't send just the 1040. You need a complete of copy of the tax return with all forms, schedules, W-2s and/or 1099s OR an IRS tax return transcript > http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript

A joint sponsor also needs proof of being a USC or LPR.

Thanks for your reply! The tax return was filed for the fiscal year in june 2013, I believe a transcript will be available by the time I send my AOS in september. If the tax transcript is available for 2013, does that mean we won't need the w2?

To prove the sponsor and co-sponsors citizenship status we have a photocopy of each of their birth certificates.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

That is correct. If you use the IRS tax transcript, then no need for the W-2. The tax transcript has all the info contained in it.

The USC petitioner/sponsor does not need proof of their citizenship. Theirs was already proved with the I-129F petition. Only the joint sponsor needs that proof with the I-864.

Edited July 18, 2014 by KayDeeCee

[mcuzin1985 13]

That is correct. If you use the IRS tax transcript, then no need for the W-2. The tax transcript has all the info contained in it.

The USC petitioner/sponsor does not need proof of their citizenship. Theirs was already proved with the I-129F petition. Only the joint sponsor needs that proof with the I-864.

This statement is not entirely correct. When you get your interview notice the petitioner, will need to provide documentation proving USC citizenship.

Edited July 18, 2014 by mcuzin1985

[kitthekat 1,317]

This statement is not entirely correct. When you get your interview notice the petitioner, will need to provide documentation proving USC citizenship.

kay's reply was in reference to the documentation needed for the I-864 (which is the subject of this thread), not the AOS interview (which 50% of K1s may not even get anyway). she was not incorrect.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

This statement is not entirely correct. When you get your interview notice the petitioner, will need to provide documentation proving USC citizenship.

The I-864 instructions state only the joint sponsor needs to provide proof of being a USC or LPR. This means you do not need to include that proof when submitting the I-864 with your I-485. What I stated was correct.

Not everyone has an interview, and so not everyone would need to worry about what the interview letter asks for. They can be approved on what they submit initially, and none of the forms ask for the USC petitioner/sponsor to prove citizenship.

The I-864 and supporting documents are asked to be brought to the interview, unless already submitted. They would have been submitted already by everyone, since they are a requirement when filing. It also states somewhere else on the letter to bring proof of being a USC or LPR, if your AOS is based on marriage. I had my passport with us among everything else we brought for the interview. I was never asked for the I-864 or supporting documentation again, nor asked to show further proof of being a USC at my husband's AOS interview. I only had to show my driver's license. Were you asked to prove your citizenship at your wife's interview?