Is Household Member I-864A mandatory if taxes filed jointly?

[Retfit18 0]

The I-864 instructions say adding a household member is not required if sponsor has sufficient income. But I’m hearing a lot of people say the Embassy will ask for household member I-864A if sponsor filed taxes jointly.  Is this true in your case? 
 

I don’t think the spouse of the sponsor should not be forced to fill out a I-864A. Some people say the sponsor’s spouse can fill out the I-864A but just write $0 for income earned, but that is essentially false because she did earn. It just confuses the matter.

 

I don’t want this to delay my case.

[Ctavarez90 244]

In regards to my case, my joint sponsor filed taxes jointly with his spouse but she didn’t earn income. So I didn’t add her to the I-864 or submit an I-864A as many people suggested I do. However I did have his spouse fill out an I-864A and took it with me to the interview in case they asked for it. They did not so I did not give it to them and we got approved no problem. This happens to a lot of people. 

[Retfit18 0]

3 minutes ago, Ctavarez90 said:

In regards to my case, my joint sponsor filed taxes jointly with his spouse but she didn’t earn income. So I didn’t add her to the I-864 or submit an I-864A as many people suggested I do. However I did have his spouse fill out an I-864A and took it with me to the interview in case they asked for it. They did not so I did not give it to them and we got approved no problem. This happens to a lot of people. 

Ok. Good idea. Thank you!

[Leo The Great 141]

On 10/28/2023 at 11:11 AM, Retfit18 said:

The I-864 instructions say adding a household member is not required if sponsor has sufficient income. But I’m hearing a lot of people say the Embassy will ask for household member I-864A if sponsor filed taxes jointly.  Is this true in your case? 
 

I don’t think the spouse of the sponsor should not be forced to fill out a I-864A. Some people say the sponsor’s spouse can fill out the I-864A but just write $0 for income earned, but that is essentially false because she did earn. It just confuses the matter.

 

I don’t want this to delay my case.

My JS filed taxes jointly with spouse (No income). NVC asked for sponsor W-2 form to make sure that sponsor income alone is sufficient. I did not upload I-864A to NVC neither consulate asked for I-864A during interview

Edited November 5, 2023 by Leo The Great

[Retfit18 0]

Good to know. Thank you for your reply.

[mapi 21]

I just got DQ'ed and I did use the 864A, because some consular officers ask for it. They want to see consent from the household member if they filed jointly.

My JS is earning plenty, but still filled out the fill I864A + Paystubs + W2 to be sure.

[Retfit18 0]

Ok. Thank you.