1864/1864A income and taxes questions

[SH-K 1]

We are filling out I864 (me) and I864A (my husband, household member) for my mom. I don't work and so we are adding my husband's income for the income/support requirements. We file taxes together (married filing jointly) and also hold joint bank accounts together. I have a couple of questions.

1: In both forms, they ask about taxes and income. Should I leave I864 fields empty or add the income, and tax there as well as I864A that my husband is filling out?. Also, what do we do with numbers in our checking/savings account since they are joint accounts? Add them in both forms and just the I864A?

2: My husband has been unemployed for the past couple of months. However, he expects to find a new job soon. Our tax returns show sufficient income over the past three years and our banks have more than enough to substitute for current income and meet the income criteria. Should we add someone else as a joint sponsor and/or wait until my husband finds a new job or file anyway?

 

Thank you for your help.

[Mike E 11,739]

2 minutes ago, SH-K said:

I don't work

 

2 minutes ago, SH-K said:

My husband has been unemployed for the past couple of months

You need a joint sponsor. Skip I-864a

 

 

[Crazy Cat 41,814]

Your current annual household income is $0 if he is unemployed.  Find a joint sponsor.  CURRENT annual income is king, not what was earned in past years.

Edited April 3, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[SH-K 1]

6 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

Your current annual household income is $0 if he is unemployed.  Find a joint sponsor.  CURRENT annual income is king, not what was earned in past years.

Thank you, i am provding bank statements as suplimental which show cash in the bank 6 times as much as the 125% of the house hold size. Would that cover the problem?

[Crazy Cat 41,814]

48 minutes ago, SH-K said:

Thank you, i am provding bank statements as suplimental which show cash in the bank 6 times as much as the 125% of the house hold size. Would that cover the problem?

You can list assets.  The CO might accept that.  Good luck.

[SH-K 1]

On 4/3/2023 at 4:16 PM, Crazy Cat said:

You can list assets.  The CO might accept that.  Good luck.

thank you. We have decided to proceed with filing the forms with the bank statements. We thought its best to get in line instead of waiting for the job, Worst case, we will get an RFE even though bank statements are much beyond the requirements. If we are successful, we should have the job/current income situation sorted out by the time of the interview. My husband is interviewing and hopes to land a job soon.

About my original question, when filling out the I-864 and I-864A, should we add the tax records and bank statements on both sides or just one of the two forms since everything between us is joint?