Affidavit of support questions

[Siimba 1]

Hi, 

 

A question

 

My wife (sponsor) is gonna work in US for next year in Alaska and Hawaii,  she will have a full time job for every month, but in different companies. I assume we gonna get the NOA2 somewhere around May/June, hopefully. She will still be in Alaska but then in September go home to Hawaii and work again. How are we gonna deal with the "current income" proof and so on? And will they give us problem and make her get a joint sponsor even if she can prove she will be making over the poverty line for the year with having 2 different jobs plus having around 30k in Savings.

 

I have some more questions, but lets see first what answer I get on this one

 

Kind regards

Siim

 

 

[AL-MJD 144]

wells , if you read the instructions for Affidavit of Support I-134 , the documents they request you to submit are :

 

• latest income tax return document

• letter of employment with company letterhead stating position in company and salary

• letter from bank stating account opening date , how much has been deposited the past year and current balance .

 

so i'm guessing , if your wife can get those , you would be fine . by the way , letter of employment from each company .

[geowrian 22,337]

Current income for a W-2 employee is determined via pay stubs and letters of employment.

Current income for self-employed individuals is based on their tax return.

 

Changing jobs isn't an issue.

 

6 minutes ago, AL-MJD said:

wells , if you read the instructions for Affidavit of Support I-134 , the documents they request you to submit are :

OP is filing for an IR-1/CR-1 visa (based on the forum posted in, and use of "wife"), which uses an I-864.

Edited October 1, 2018 by geowrian

[Siimba 1]

4 hours ago, geowrian said:

Current income for a W-2 employee is determined via pay stubs and letters of employment.

Current income for self-employed individuals is based on their tax return.

 

Changing jobs isn't an issue.

 

 

What should we do When it’s time for my interview and she got a different job then it says on the I-864 form? 

 

And might this make them ask her to get a joint sponsor just because she works seasonally in Hawaii and Alaska, even if she been earning money and will make the poverty line? 

 

Cheers

[geowrian 22,337]

9 minutes ago, Siimba said:

What should we do When it’s time for my interview and she got a different job then it says on the I-864 form? 

 

And might this make them ask her to get a joint sponsor just because she works seasonally in Hawaii and Alaska, even if she been earning money and will make the poverty line?

If they ask for a new I-864 for some reason, she should present a new one with her new income source and documentation. If they don't ask, then no need to provide a new one. Just have one ready to show just in case.

 

If she only works temporarily and/or is borderline with income, then they will probably want a joint sponsor IMO. Either one of those circumstances can be reason to believe the intending immigrant will become a public charge (unless she has sufficient assets instead of income).

Edited October 1, 2018 by geowrian

[pushbrk 12,883]

You seem to be focused on how much money she will make either during this year or some other past year.  While the affidavit of support asks for information from three tax returns, and those numbers are part of the overall consideration, current income CAN and often does make or break the decision.  For example, if the petitioner has no job on interview day, it does not matter what she made in the past.  Her current income is ZERO, and she won't qualify as sponsor.  On the other hand, if she didn't work at all last year but has a job earning well over the poverty line on interview day, it might not matter at all what she made in the past.

 

How these decisions are made can be highly dependent on the country the foreign spouse's interview will be held as well.  Where are you coming from?

 

Also be sure to reference the poverty line numbers for Hawaii, in your calculations.

[Siimba 1]

11 hours ago, pushbrk said:

You seem to be focused on how much money she will make either during this year or some other past year.  While the affidavit of support asks for information from three tax returns, and those numbers are part of the overall consideration, current income CAN and often does make or break the decision.  For example, if the petitioner has no job on interview day, it does not matter what she made in the past.  Her current income is ZERO, and she won't qualify as sponsor.  On the other hand, if she didn't work at all last year but has a job earning well over the poverty line on interview day, it might not matter at all what she made in the past.

 

How these decisions are made can be highly dependent on the country the foreign spouse's interview will be held as well.  Where are you coming from?

 

Also be sure to reference the poverty line numbers for Hawaii, in your calculations.

Ye the thing is with this year and last 2 years she have been home for around 4-7 months and been working, but only been around 12-17k each year, and rest of the time we been overseas and working. But I thought maybe this could be explained and shown as a small "proof" she/me won't become a public charge as we work in the Tourism industry? 

And now from this month and until whenever I get my green card approved she will be in US and working full time, just 5 months gonna be in Alaska for the season next year.

 

But anyway, I'm from Sweden.

 

Cheers