I-864 with I-864a - Number of Copies of Joint Tax Return Transcripts

[MonkunTN 0]

Hello VJers,

 

We're getting ready to send in the AOS package for my wife's parents and there are a few questions that came up that we were hoping to get help with.

 

• Wife is a USC and is petitioning for both of her parents - IR5 category
• Wife has no income and is relying on household income (my income, spouse) to meet requirements
• We file a joint tax return every year
• She will fill out an I-864 and I will fill out an I-864a

 

If i'm interpreting this correctly per the instructions, in the AOS package we will need to include two (2) copies of the 2016, 2015, 2014 Tax Return Transcripts - one set of copies for her I-864 and another set of copies for my I-864a, for each of her parents.

 

Can anyone confirm if this is correct? While we want to save a few trees and feel that it's pretty silly/overkill to include two (2) copies since they are going to be the same exact set of copies, we don't want to risk an RFE/checklist either if we can help it. Thanks in advance!

 

Regards,

 

MT

 

 

 

[aleful 1,905]

she will need two of everything

 

they are separate petitions and need to be treated as individual petitions, even if you send them in one envelope

 

but they are 2 separate petitions, forms, payments and documents for each of them

 

 

Edited December 7, 2017 by aleful

[MonkunTN 0]

Hi aleful,

 

Thanks for your response. We understand we need two copies of everything (one copy for each parent/separate I-130 filing), however we were wondering if we needed two copies of the Tax Return Transcripts for each parent (one copy for the I-864 and another copy for the I-864a) for a total of four (4) Tax Return Transcripts altogether.

 

Regards,

 

MT

[aleful 1,905]

yes

 

two of everything, including taxes, they are individual petitions

 

 

[MonkunTN 0]

Were you replying yes to the total of 4 sets of copies of the Tax Return Transcripts?

 

Let's ask this another way - assuming we were only doing this for only one parent, how many sets of copies of the Tax Return Transcripts would we need?

[aleful 1,905]

one i864 and one i864A for a parent

 

the petitioner always must submit an affidavit of support, and since she has $0 income, you will fill out an i864A as her household member

 

two parents, 2 affidavits per parent

 

 

[kirat17 8]

Hi

I am piggybacking on a similar topic. Filing I864 and I864A for both my parents. I864 by me and I864A by my husband as I am still in school and don't earn.

Question is that in one of the sections on I864 it asks how many immigrants are we sponsoring. Should I mention my dad on my mom's form and vice versa? Because then it says don;t mention any relative on a separate visa petition... 

Similarly in I864A it asks how many members are you sponsoring? Should I mention 2 for both my parents or just 1 for that form and make a copy of the form for both my parents?

 

Appreciate any help!