Filing I-864

[Miggel95 1]

Hello friends of visa journey!

 

Well my wife and I have been working really hard for the last 3 months  gathering all the documents and filing out all the forms for our AOS package.  

 

This website has helped me a lot. Very nice members always willing to share their experience to help others on their applications.

 

Now I'm really confused about how the form I 864 works we have attempted several times for the last 2 months to have  a friend or a family member to be our joint sponsor (We have lost several friends) . We already gave up on the idea of asking our family because they have turned their backs on us and there is very little we can do about it. We talked to our lawyer last December and he said that the only solution was for her the sponsor\petitioner to get a  job with more hours and better wage  at least while we are in the process and then we could use her latest pay stubs and a letter from her employer as a proof of income to submit our application. Now she has a full time job and we already have the letter from her employer and the pay stubs for january . But here is our concern, she was unemployed for the year 2014 and 2015 because she was a student last year 2016 she only made around $3000. So we worried that we might receive an RFE because of the lack of income for the last 3 years. Or will it be enough to prove that her income will be more substantial this year (above poverty guideline).???

Edited January 22, 2017 by Miggel95

[NikLR 13,227]

Current income matters more than anything else, however if she has a better job, I suggest she keep it since living in the USA isn't cheap by any stretch of the imagination. 

[Boiler 45,525]

You are confusing two different issues, to file taxes and meet current income requirements.

[Miggel95 1]

14 minutes ago, NikLR said:

Current income matters more than anything else, however if she has a better job, I suggest she keep it since living in the USA isn't cheap by any stretch of the imagination.

 

 

 

Does that mean that we will be ok if we submit her current pay stubs and letter along with the I 864 ?

Edited January 22, 2017 by Miggel95

[Miggel95 1]

Does that mean that we,d be OK if we submit current pay stubs and letter from employer?

[NikLR 13,227]

I cannot guarantee anything like that.  But if I were in your shoes, and the employment had been at least 6 months, I would try. 

[freshgreengrass 12]

My husband did not file taxes a couple years ago due to being in school, and when we filled out the forms the very last page provides additional space for explanations. So we just put in that he was in school, and did not have to file taxes that year. Mind you we didn't file that long ago, but so far we have received no RFE. Also we attached a few of his pay stubs, and a letter from his employer stating his job, income, and when he initially started working there. The instructions didn't say to add all that, but I just wanted to fluff it up a bit just to hopefully avoid any RFE. Cheers.