i have joint sponsor,within 15days i will send all packages to nvc...any special advice for avoiding checklist

[Hamid1234 2]

please advice me...

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

Make sure to include everything asked from the primary sponsor, plus proof of US citizenship/ residency.

[Hamid1234 2]

yes already done.thank you for your advice.

[hellraiser 42]

What is your concern? If you are sending all the required documents and is providing adequate supporting evidence (if needed) for both AOS and IV, you should be good. Just make sure you have good reasons on why joint sponsor is sponsoring you and he's cleanly qualified. If theae are sorted out along with the proper money order :-) you should be good. Are you sending two seperate package in one mail? Be very sure to send the right package to the right address to avoid time loss. Also write case number at the top right corner of each and every page as a good practice.

Best of luck....

[Hamid1234 2]

IS IT ENOUGH FOR ME???

my sponsor:

1. i-864 with

2. tax transcript (2014 year)

3. last 3 month pay stub.

4. green card scan copy.

my sponsor does not meet minimum income requirement for me.

joint sponsor:

1. i-864 with

2. tax transcript (most recent 3 year)

3. citizen certificate scan copy.

4. business license scan copy.

And my iv package almost ready.yes i will send two separate package in one mail.

Edited November 9, 2015 by Hamid1234

[jimmynug 13]

If the co-sponsor filed a joint return, then a copy of W-2 forms for them are also required even with the tax transript being used. This is a new requirement, along with the new 5 page I-864A.

[Hamid1234 2]

What is your concern? If you are sending all the required documents and is providing adequate supporting evidence (if needed) for both AOS and IV, you should be good. Just make sure you have good reasons on why joint sponsor is sponsoring you and he's cleanly qualified. If theae are sorted out along with the proper money order :-) you should be good. Are you sending two seperate package in one mail? Be very sure to send the right package to the right address to avoid time loss. Also write case number at the top right corner of each and every page as a good practice.

Best of luck....

If the co-sponsor filed a joint return, then a copy of W-2 forms for them are also required even with the tax transript being used. This is a new requirement, along with the new 5 page I-864A.

thanks a lot...for your help.

[Hamid1234 2]

please help...i864 help

my sponsor petitioner's 2014 tax income- 15749,household size-wife+me=2,she has no any other household member.

my joint sponsor 2014 tax income-24872,household size-husband+wife+me=3

joint sponsor's current annual income-32000

IS this sponsor enough for me?????????

with poverty guideline for affidavit of support,how i count??????what they see current annual individual income or last year tax income?????

please help me,answer my 3 question

[Hamid1234 2]

anyone help please

[Hamid1234 2]

please help...i864 help

my sponsor petitioenr's 2014 tax income- 15749,household size- petitioner wife+me=2,she has no any other household member.

my joint sponsor 2014 tax income-24872,household size-husband+wife+me=3

joint sponsor's current annual income-32000

IS this sponsor enough for me?????????

with poverty guideline for affidavit of support,how i count??????what they see current annual individual income or last year tax income?????

please help me,answer my 3 question

[we2016 0]

my category f2a

[timchew 0]

Hamid,

You mention that your joint sponsor has a household size of 3; 2014 income of $24,872 (just below the threshold of $25,112); and CURRENT annual income of $32,000 (above the threshold). You ask which figure is key, the current income or the 2014 income. Here's the rule:

The current year’s household income and future years’ likely household income must be at least the threshold (125% of the poverty guidelines for the household size). This requires some explanation.

Current year’s household income: The current year’s household income refers to the “reasonably expected household income for the year.” The “current year” refers to the year that the sponsor signs or submits the affidavit of support; the rules are not clear. In estimating the current year’s income, the sponsor should take into account whether any employment is likely to continue through the end of the year; whether typical seasonal changes in work schedules and hours may impact the calculation; whether any end-of the-year bonus is likely; and whether their salary is likely to change.

If more than one year passes between the filing of the Form I-864 and the intending immigrant’s interview, the officer may “in the exercise of discretion request additional evidence. In such cases, the “current year” for which the sponsor’s income must meet the threshold refers to the year of the officer’s request.

Future years’ likely household income: If the income threshold for the current year is met, that year’s household income “shall be given the greatest evidentiary weight” for determining “whether the sponsor is likely to be able to maintain his or her income in the future.” Further, once the income threshold for the current year is met, the future likely income “may be held to be insufficient … only if, on the basis of specific facts … it is reasonable to infer that the sponsor will not be able to maintain his or her household income at a level sufficient to meet his or her support obligations.” The sponsor’s three most recent Federal income tax returns are certainly relevant to evaluation to evaluating the sufficiency of future income: they may show, for example, that the sponsor’s income has not consistently met the threshold or that the sponsor’s income is declining over time. Another specific fact which may be relevant is a recent change in the sponsor’s job:

Suppose, for example, that the sponsor recently started a new job after a long period of unemployment. If the sponsor has a reasonable prospect that the employment will continue, then it may well be that the affidavit of support will be sufficient. If, however, the new position is, by its terms, only temporary or seasonal, it would be reasonable to hold that the income is not sufficient to show that the sponsor can reasonably be expected to be able to maintain his or her household income at the income threshold.

So, to answer your question, the joint sponsor's CURRENT income is most important, but if the 3 years past tax returns or other evidence suggest that the joint sponsor can't in the FUTURE maintain an income at the threshold, then the I-864 can still be denied.

Source: Affidavit of Support Help Center.

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

If the joint sponsor has good proof of his current income (paystubs, letter from employer) it should be enough.