Affidavit of Support For a Freelance Journalist

[samack 79]

My fiance is a sports journalist who has been writing for one of the professional leagues for 3 years. He makes above the minimum required for the affidavit of support, works full-time through the season, and off and on when he's needed by that league/essentially full-time for one of the other leagues (through another media outlet) during the off-season. Despite all of that, he's still technically considered a freelancer. He signs a contract at the beginning of every season and I was wondering if a copy of that will work as proof of steady employment and his earnings, or if he'll have to get a letter from his employer. I'm really hoping that the contract, even copies of each contract for the past 3 years, will be enough because I have a feeling that getting a letter would be difficult. He signed a single contract a few years ago with the secondary job and lost it when an old laptop crashed, but I think it would be relatively easy to get a letter for that one.

Also, he's making significantly more this year than he has in the past, which is reflected on the pay stubs we'll be submitting. I'm assuming that will be taken into account, but, since I'll probably be interviewing in July, there's also a chance that the most recent pay stub from his main job that I'll have with me will show an amount that's significantly lower than the others because the season will be over. That will kind of be off-set by the fact that his pay stubs from the other league will have risen significantly, though.

Will any of this be a problem during my interview, or is it something that they'll understand as long as we have the documents (tax returns, contracts, invoices, etc) to back it up?

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Is he a contractor that gets a 1099 for taxes? If so, no contracts are needed, jsut his tax return as he runs his own business, legally speaking

[samack 79]

I'll have to double check about the 1099s, but I do seem to remember him saying something about getting them (instead of W2s, if I remember correctly?). He does technically have his own business, though. He had to set one up when he first started his job and he invoices them through it. I always forget about that because I don't think he really considers himself a "business owner", except for when he says it jokingly. Does the fact that he technically is make things easier, or at least less confusing, for interview purposes? I've been worried about it being difficult to explain and needing a last minute co-sponsor.