Affidavit of support 864??

[pushbrk 12,882]

31 minutes ago, lpag21 said:

ohh so i am in trouble. i havent filed 15 & 16 return and income is $0. what are my option is left as i dont have joint sponsor. 

Joint sponsor or no visa.  No visa means spouse does not come to USA.  How to be together without a spouse visa will depend on your circumstances, priorities and imagination.

[ddtenor2 80]

If you can't get a joint sponsor, and given that you can't change the past, I would suggest the following:

1.  Include a letter stating that you were not required to file a tax return for 2015 and 2016 because your income was $0.00
2.  Provide a letter from your current employer on company stationary stating your current annual salary, your job title, and how long you have been employed with the company
3.  Include at least 2 months of pay stubs, 6 months if you can

Good luck!

[databit 328]

How did you pay for food and shelter in 2015 and 2016? Was someone supporting you in 2015 and 2016? Were you a dependent on someone else's tax return?

[lpag21 90]

4 hours ago, ddtenor2 said:

If you can't get a joint sponsor, and given that you can't change the past, I would suggest the following:

1.  Include a letter stating that you were not required to file a tax return for 2015 and 2016 because your income was $0.00
2.  Provide a letter from your current employer on company stationary stating your current annual salary, your job title, and how long you have been employed with the company
3.  Include at least 2 months of pay stubs, 6 months if you can

Good luck!

Okay this gives me some hope and sounds like better option i have.

[lpag21 90]

8 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Joint sponsor or no visa.  No visa means spouse does not come to USA.  How to be together without a spouse visa will depend on your circumstances, priorities and imagination.

Pushbrk, Thanks for all the valuable advice. 

[pushbrk 12,882]

2 hours ago, lpag21 said:

Okay this gives me some hope and sounds like better option i have.

While that might "SOUND" like an option, and it IS an option for how to complete the affidavit.  But, if the Consular Unit in Mumbai does as they usually do, it will not result in a visa for your spouse.  It would in nearly any other place but India.  It might work, but your current question is what are your options INSTEAD OF a joint sponsor, IF, turned down without one.  The answer is between not being together in the US, and being together outside the US.

[lpag21 90]

3 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

While that might "SOUND" like an option, and it IS an option for how to complete the affidavit.  But, if the Consular Unit in Mumbai does as they usually do, it will not result in a visa for your spouse.  It would in nearly any other place but India.  It might work, but your current question is what are your options INSTEAD OF a joint sponsor, IF, turned down without one.  The answer is between not being together in the US, and being together outside the US.

Thanks! So, i must get the joint sponsor to get the visa rather then working around the my tax income issues.

 

[pushbrk 12,882]

Just now, lpag21 said:

Thanks! So, i must get the joint sponsor to get the visa rather then working around the my tax income issues.

 

The facts are what they are.  You can't change them.  You don't work around them.  A consular officer is going to make a judgment call on the public charge issue.  In India, the policy has long been to expect three qualifying tax returns.  Prepare based on that outcome.  Be happy, lucky, blessed, or whatever, if the outcome is different than that.  Don't let anybody blowing smoke confuse you.

[GEOntificator 281]

21 hours ago, lpag21 said:

Hello , Everyone and thanks for sharing the experiences it is a truly great help.

 

My last year income i filed was $24.800 1099. Got married Feb  this year and put a file on mid May. My income limit on 1099 is bothering me whether i am going to need a joint sponsor or i will be having delayed in process? prior to last year i havent filed a tax plus my income was $0. currently i am working and my income goes above $36K. please help me to clear this understanding what to expect and what not.

When we filed, we used my wife's current income (she had started her new job for 2 weeks and did not even have a paystub yet, only the official job offer document) and there were no problem or RFEs about sponsorship. She had under 4K income in the previous year showing on tax return. I think you are good.

 

We did add my income at the time but since I was still an intended immigrant I do not think that played big role at all.

[pushbrk 12,882]

Just now, kvito28 said:

When we filed, we used my wife's current income (she had started her new job for 2 weeks and did not even have a paystub yet, only the official job offer document) and there were no problem or RFEs about sponsorship. She had under 4K income in the previous year showing on tax return. I think you are good.

 

We did add my income at the time but since I was still an intended immigrant I do not think that played big role at all.

Note that the public charge issue is dealt with differently in different Consulates and I've advised that Mumbai, tends to require three years of tax returns with the sponsor qualifying all three years.  This OP is self employed.  That makes it harder.  What YOU did, in a different country is not likely to be relevant in this case.

[lpag21 90]

1 minute ago, kvito28 said:

When we filed, we used my wife's current income (she had started her new job for 2 weeks and did not even have a paystub yet, only the official job offer document) and there were no problem or RFEs about sponsorship. She had under 4K income in the previous year showing on tax return. I think you are good.

 

We did add my income at the time but since I was still an intended immigrant I do not think that played big role at all.

Oh thats great to hear and congratulations, what country? 

[GEOntificator 281]

12 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Note that the public charge issue is dealt with differently in different Consulates and I've advised that Mumbai, tends to require three years of tax returns with the sponsor qualifying all three years.  This OP is self employed.  That makes it harder.  What YOU did, in a different country is not likely to be relevant in this case.

 

9 minutes ago, lpag21 said:

Oh thats great to hear and congratulations, what country? 

I may have misunderstood the situation here since OP did not provide much details in the first post. We filed for AOS in the U.S.

 

Sorry for confusion.

[lpag21 90]

59 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Note that the public charge issue is dealt with differently in different Consulates and I've advised that Mumbai, tends to require three years of tax returns with the sponsor qualifying all three years.  This OP is self employed.  That makes it harder.  What YOU did, in a different country is not likely to be relevant in this case.

In this situation if i seek professional legal advise do you think? Would you be able to have solution for me? Ofcourse i will pay your fees  

[pushbrk 12,882]

1 minute ago, lpag21 said:

In this situation if i seek professional legal advise do you think? Would you be able to have solution for me? Ofcourse i will pay your fees  

You can seek legal advice or not.  You already have MY advice.  You need a qualified joint sponsor to be successful in Mumbai.  You can try without one.  If you do, be prepared for failure.

[Diane and Chris 651]

2 hours ago, kvito28 said:

When we filed, we used my wife's current income (she had started her new job for 2 weeks and did not even have a paystub yet, only the official job offer document) and there were no problem or RFEs about sponsorship. She had under 4K income in the previous year showing on tax return. I think you are good.

 

We did add my income at the time but since I was still an intended immigrant I do not think that played big role at all.

Are you from India?  That is what @pushbrk was saying. It’s probably not going to happen in India. Perhaps OP should truly find a joint sponsor or very much consider moving to India if they want to be together. Or another option would be to wait a few years until income is sufficient. 

Edited August 27, 2018 by Diane and Chris