I-864 (merged topics)

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

15 hours ago, Ras Ous said:

May be you did not read my message well. I never said I read it anywhere.  I just said my understanding of Current income .

Again, I use the same logic to fill my I-864 when I was doing my AOS and I did the same with my Son's case.  All went well. Both USCIS and NVC approved it.

I made it clear that am not saying X or Z should do the same , but am just sharing what I did.

 

I read your post perfectly. I thought maybe you could show some reference to how you concluded that "I could not use my current employment pay as current income WHY? Because I have not yet earn it.".  I wanted to see where the incorrect information is coming from.  FB and Reddit sometimes are at fault.

Edited January 19, 2021 by Lucky Cat

[pushbrk 12,898]

Just a note.  Lot' of people draw wrong conclusions.  Lots of people "do it incorrectly" and are still successful.  People seeking help should beware of "this is what we did" posts.  Sometimes the advice is good and sometimes it's not.  Some of us who've been around a while and have experience with more than just "what we did" know the best practices and advise accordingly.  That doesn't mean "what we did" won't work.  Sometimes it does.

 

I can assure you with certainty that for "employed" people, losing a job yesterday means your current employment income (current income) is ZERO,.....AND....that starting new job yesterday paying a thousand a week, means your "current income" is $52,000.  Take it to the bank.

[yasmina92 0]

6 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Just a note.  Lot' of people draw wrong conclusions.  Lots of people "do it incorrectly" and are still successful.  People seeking help should beware of "this is what we did" posts.  Sometimes the advice is good and sometimes it's not.  Some of us who've been around a while and have experience with more than just "what we did" know the best practices and advise accordingly.  That doesn't mean "what we did" won't work.  Sometimes it does.

 

I can assure you with certainty that for "employed" people, losing a job yesterday means your current employment income (current income) is ZERO,.....AND....that starting new job yesterday paying a thousand a week, means your "current income" is $52,000.  Take it to the bank.

thank you very much for reply and help, I wanted to use same number in my most recent w2 since no changes will be in my job, work's hours and wage.

one more thing I'm confuse about, when I want to calculate my current annual income from my pay stubs should I use the gross income or net income ?

Edited January 19, 2021 by yasmina92

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

2 hours ago, yasmina92 said:

thank you very much for reply and help, I wanted to use same number in my most recent w2 since no changes will be in my job, work's hours and wage.

one more thing I'm confuse about, when I want to calculate my current annual income from my pay stubs should I use the gross income or net income ?

Gross income as stated by @pushbrk earlier "

"it's the gross for a pay period times the number of pay periods in a full 12 months going forward."

 

[pushbrk 12,898]

9 hours ago, Lucky Cat said:

Gross income as stated by @pushbrk earlier "

"it's the gross for a pay period times the number of pay periods in a full 12 months going forward."

 

And if the hours and pay haven't changed, that formula may well produce a number equal to the gross on your last W2, but use the calculation, not the W2, and include the pay stub as a supporting document, in support of your "current income".

 

A similar issue comes up when we are asked whether to use total income or adjusted gross.  For a 1040 it's total income but often both numbers are the same.

Edited January 19, 2021 by pushbrk

[yasmina92 0]

2 hours ago, pushbrk said:

And if the hours and pay haven't changed, that formula may well produce a number equal to the gross on your last W2, but use the calculation, not the W2, and include the pay stub as a supporting document, in support of your "current income".

 

A similar issue comes up when we are asked whether to use total income or adjusted gross.  For a 1040 it's total income but often both numbers are the same.

thanks again, one last thing please so when I calculate my current annual income from my pay stubs, I have to use the adjusted gross pay not gross pay; i mean the gross pay minus withholding taxes (money that taken to home)?. thanks.

Edited January 20, 2021 by yasmina92

[pushbrk 12,898]

21 hours ago, yasmina92 said:

thanks again, one last thing please so when I calculate my current annual income from my pay stubs, I have to use the adjusted gross pay not gross pay; i mean the gross pay minus withholding taxes (money that taken to home)?. thanks.

I said,  and then somebody else quoted me, so you've already been told, ""it's the gross for a pay period times the number of pay periods in a full 12 months going forward."

Edited January 20, 2021 by pushbrk