Co-Sponser Filed taxes jointly (merged)

[Nitas_man 3,100]

 

Just now, vibgyor1111 said:

I don't really have any assets.  Some property, and some savings(about 50 k), but nothing else.  I'll definitely need a joint sponsor.  Thanks for the ideas though.

No worries.  With a joint sponsor you should be fine.  Best of luck!

[pushbrk 13,260]

57 minutes ago, vibgyor1111 said:

I'll be advised my whom to study those i-864 instructions.  Never mind.  You seem to just want to point out short comings instead of helping.  Thanks anyway I guess.  

 

 

I AM helping.  The problem with curing "not knowing" by just asking the questions you can think of, is that you don't KNOW what it is you DON'T know.  Somebody else already typed the instructions for you to read.  Why should we try to guess which of them to re-type for you.  Get a clue.

[vibgyor1111 2]

1 hour ago, pushbrk said:

I AM helping.  The problem with curing "not knowing" by just asking the questions you can think of, is that you don't KNOW what it is you DON'T know.  Somebody else already typed the instructions for you to read.  Why should we try to guess which of them to re-type for you.  Get a clue.

Expressing condescension through text is impressive. You sound like a delightful person. Im trying my best to sort through this  I apologise for asking questions on this forum  Thanks for the help. 

[NikLR 13,232]

The amazing thing about DIY forums is that the answers to your questions really does lie in the I-864 instructions and in other posts on this forum.  We really try to encourage people to learn for themselves vs holding hands. It's the whole give a man a fish vs teach a man to fish idea. If you wanted someone to do it for you, a lawyer probably would have been a good investment.  

 

Questions for you:  

how does a tax return show proof of current and ongoing income?

Does it say on a tax return that they are LPR or USC?

Those are things you need to send with a joint sponsor.  

Tax transcript will show their relationship to each other which satisfies the requirement of a joint sponsor and their household member which is how your parents would be helping you with sponsorship. 

 

[pushbrk 13,260]

39 minutes ago, vibgyor1111 said:

Expressing condescension through text is impressive. You sound like a delightful person. Im trying my best to sort through this  I apologise for asking questions on this forum  Thanks for the help. 

I can't count the number of such posts as the above, nor the much larger number of thank you's for offering real help here.  Perhaps there's a part of "do it yourself" you have yet to understand.  Going through this process tends to teach that.  The people "helping" you are able to do so because THEY/WE already did our homework, enough to know that if you don't do yours, our help is minimal. Once you've read the instructions, despite the insults, I and others will still be here to answer remaining questions.

[vibgyor1111 2]

37 minutes ago, NikLR said:

The amazing thing about DIY forums is that the answers to your questions really does lie in the I-864 instructions and in other posts on this forum.  We really try to encourage people to learn for themselves vs holding hands. It's the whole give a man a fish vs teach a man to fish idea. If you wanted someone to do it for you, a lawyer probably would have been a good investment.  

If I were to do this again, I'd definitely use a lawyer. 

37 minutes ago, NikLR said:

 

Questions for you:  

how does a tax return show proof of current and ongoing income?

(1) I'm not sure. My proof of current income I used was a statement from current employer, and my contract which states current salary and ending date. 

Does it say on a tax return that they are LPR or USC?

(2) I'm unsure what these acronyms mean. But I've filled under the foreign income tax exclusion. 

Those are things you need to send with a joint sponsor.  

I have sent from my current address in ho chi Minh, a complete packet including all docs for myself and my wife to my parents in the USA. They were going to post it from their address to the nvc.   All I'm asking, if it isn't too much trouble, is what admendments I would make my completely finished packet, if I were to suddenly get advice to send in a joint sponsor i864 at the same time.  

 

 

37 minutes ago, NikLR said:

Tax transcript will show their relationship to each other which satisfies the requirement of a joint sponsor and their household member which is how your parents would be helping you with sponsorship. 

 

They have requested tax transcripts already. My current plan is to do an i864 for my mom, and then an i864a for my dad as they file taxes jointly. 

[vibgyor1111 2]

51 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

I can't count the number of such posts as the above, nor the much larger number of thank you's for offering real help here.  Perhaps there's a part of "do it yourself" you have yet to understand.  Going through this process tends to teach that.  The people "helping" you are able to do so because THEY/WE already did our homework, enough to know that if you don't do yours, our help is minimal. Once you've read the instructions, despite the insults, I and others will still be here to answer remaining questions.

I've been trying to do this for a few months. Maybe it's easy for you, it hasn't been for me. Sorry again to ask spur of the moment questions after getting your reply. I've been studying all day!

 

[pushbrk 13,260]

1 hour ago, vibgyor1111 said:

If I were to do this again, I'd definitely use a lawyer. 

I have sent from my current address in ho chi Minh, a complete packet including all docs for myself and my wife to my parents in the USA. They were going to post it from their address to the nvc.   All I'm asking, if it isn't too much trouble, is what admendments I would make my completely finished packet, if I were to suddenly get advice to send in a joint sponsor i864 at the same time.  

 

 

They have requested tax transcripts already. My current plan is to do an i864 for my mom, and then an i864a for my dad as they file taxes jointly. 

Good.  Then read the I-864 instructions as to what other documentation would be needed for Mom and Dad's financial package, then ask questions about what is not clear to you.

[vibgyor1111 2]

26 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Good.  Then read the I-864 instructions as to what other documentation would be needed for Mom and Dad's financial package, then ask questions about what is not clear to you.

I won't be coming back. You've made me feel like a big enough moocher lazy good for nothing already. I just throw some papers together like I did for my initial packet and hope for the best. 

[geowrian 22,338]

There's something to be said about cutting off one's own nose to spite their face...

 

That commenters can be very direct, and I've had my own discussions with him, but it would be a real shame to deny yourself the wisdom he provides. He knows what he is talking about and am confident that the goal is to have you present the best case possible. A big part of that will be  your own research.

[vibgyor1111 2]

In reference to part 6 questions 24a-c, if my parents filed a joint tax return, will I put that total here (total amount filed together), or just the amount made by my mother who is the actual sponsor. Futhermore, for my dad's i864a form, same question.  I have their individual incomes based on w2s, 1099s, and his schedules, but unsure if i used combine total income or individual total income.  TIA

[geowrian 22,338]

You list the total income from the tax returns exactly as noted on the tax returns. This question is asking about the tax returns, not what they individually earned.

You would also provide the W-2s, 1099s, etc. for each of them.

Edited June 26, 2018 by geowrian

[vibgyor1111 2]

Follow up question.  Can the current individual income be an estimated value, including salary, retirement checks and SS earnings?  

[geowrian 22,338]

7 minutes ago, vibgyor1111 said:

Follow up question.  Can the current individual income be an estimated value, including salary, retirement checks and SS earnings?  

The current individual income would be how much the sponsor currently makes in a 12 month period. Obviously that can change over that same 12 month period (more hours, a raise, getting laid off, etc.). The CO will look at the totality of the circumstances and income evidence presented in making a determination on the public charge concern.

[pushbrk 13,260]

32 minutes ago, geowrian said:

You list the total income from the tax returns exactly as noted on the tax returns. This question is asking about the tax returns, not what they individually earned.

You would also provide the W-2s, 1099s, etc. for each of them.

Correct, which a careful read of the I-864 instructions would make clear.  Study of those instructions will be critical to your ultimate success.