I-864 - income in 2022 not enough but current year is

[Suncity 0]

Hi

We just got an RFE in the mail saying the combined income of my husband (petitioner) and his dad (joint sponsor) isn't enough. We made the rookie mistake of not reading the instructions well enough. He (his retired dad) has plenty of income but only a fraction of it taxable (which is required, that we now know). So we have only $2000 on my husband's 2022 tax return (we both lived abroad for many years). There is equity in the house and the car. But these things don't add up to the required $24,650 a year for a 2 ppl household.

Will they accept his current pay if we provide paystubs for the whole year plus a printout from his account showing his employer's deposits all year?

I also have an income in my home country (remote) that will continue after aos and I can get confirmation for that.

But then I would have to have our foreign tax return translated (which isn't cheap but of course worth it).

What do you guys think? Will his current income be enough or should we add mine and maybe file the I 765 while we're at it 🙄

We of course sent his employment verification letter initially but no paystubs to support them (another mistake).

Then we also had the wrong edition of the form (yea I know, we're a mess 🫣)

Edited November 9, 2023 by Suncity

[Boiler 45,464]

Assuming we are talking about the House you live in and the car you drive they can not be used anyway.

 

Simplest and safest solution is to use a well qualified Joint Sponsor.

[Suncity 0]

His dad was it. There is no one else ☹️

[Boiler 45,464]

In that case you can only go with what you have.