Affidavit of support part 6 - please help!

[ESGW 2]

Hi everyone,

We have gotten stuck filing out the affidavit of support for my husband who is my sponsor and his mother who is the joint sponsor.

In part 6 Annual Household Income we have these problems:

1. It says in the instruction: Take your annual individual income from Item Number. 5 and enter it on Item Number 6.c.

However, it seems like the number that should go into 6.c. is my (the beneficiary's) income since it above says: Income you are using from any other person who was counted in your household size, including in certain conditions, the intending immigrant.

To me it makes no sense and we have no idea what to put?

2. If we leave checkbox 13 blank because my husband has not filled any taxes the last three years since he's a student, should we leave 13.a-13.c blank or should we write the three last years and put 0 dollars under total income in 13.a.1-13.c.1?

I hope someone can help us with this!

[Morganalmonshid94 84]

What I personally did was I made no income so for that part I am using my dad as a joint sponsor and mom as another household member so I placed them both on that with their individual income so my dad was one with the relationship and income then did it for my mom . I didn't put my income in 6c because that one didn't make any sense and I already wrote it above . I also am a student so I put . 0.00 in for those and you have to write a letter saying why he did not file taxes and send it in with it like I wrote I was a student in college have never worked this is why I have never filed taxes for these years blah blah blah .

This is just what I did and sent mine out a few days ago so hope that helps a little .

[mallafri76 1,012]

Income from you, the beneficiary only counts if your income will continue after you immigrate.

My husband and I are having the same issue in q13. We were recommended by NRL to leave it blank and write not required to file taxes for past three years, which makes sense because if you tick it, you're saying you did file taxes. It's a tricky one.

[ESGW 2]

Ok so we should leave 6.c blank. It makes no sense that it in the instructions says insert number from 5. Maybe they are referring to the wrong number.

Did you write Not required to file in the form or in a separate letter?

[mallafri76 1,012]

You should only fill out 6c if there is someone else in the household whose income you are counting. If it's just you and your husband, leave 6c blank. I.e, you fill in 5 and then jump to 10.

We wrote not required to file under q. 13 on the form and then attached a statement where my husband wrote why he wasn't required to file.

The I-864 is so tricky and people seem to be getting RFEs for everything. ?

[NikLR 13,227]

Ok so we should leave 6.c blank. It makes no sense that it in the instructions says insert number from 5. Maybe they are referring to the wrong number.

Did you write Not required to file in the form or in a separate letter?

Directly on the I-864 write "not required to file" then include a separate letter stating WHY you were not required to file. Presenting a printout from the IRS website concerning why is also helpful on occasion.

In part 6. Sponsor's Income and Employment, Question 6a-c etc... should be either n/a or blank. The immigrant does not go here. The only reason the immigrant would go in that location is if their job is continuing after immigration and you want their income counted towards the household income.