I-864 Sponsor and joint sponsor question

[JandK24 19]

Hi, I’m new to visajourney. I’m currently in the process of applying for marriage based AOS, and have few questions. So my sponsor, (my US citizen spouse) just landed a new full time job. This will also be his first full time job. He will be making around $60k, which I assume, is enough amount to sponsor me without a joint sponsor. He is going to be a public school teacher, he already got hired, signed the contract and everything. But the job will start in August, and he will probably get paid in Late August or early September. In the last year, he was just working part time because he was finishing college, and wasn’t making a lot. For the I-864 form, can we just use a letter from his employer to show proof of employment and salary? I’m new to this process so I a little bit confused and I need everyones insights. In the last three years, he only filed taxes for 2020. So for my case, is joint sponsor still required? If that’s the case we’ll probably use his dad as a joint sponsor. Thank you. 

[arken 4,197]

Yes, you need a joint sponsor. A future job offer won't be accepted as an evidence of current annual income.

[JandK24 19]

1 hour ago, arken said:

Yes, you need a joint sponsor. A future job offer won't be accepted as an evidence of current annual income.

Gotcha. So if it’s technically considered a future employment, should we state that he’s currently unemployed in the I-130 form? Even though he already signed the employment contract and everything. 

[arken 4,197]

28 minutes ago, JandK24 said:

Gotcha. So if it’s technically considered a future employment, should we state that he’s currently unemployed in the I-130 form? Even though he already signed the employment contract and everything. 

Let's see, is he currently employed? It's not asking about if you will be employed in the future?

 

That's your answer.

Edited June 7, 2021 by arken