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I-864 question - All 3 years of income needs above poverty line?

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Hello,

I am still waiting for our approval , pd- Feb, 25 2023 on the i130 for my spouse who lives abroad. I am a US citizen

But prepping for the next steps.

Question:

In the forums I hear that for the i-864 if I upload 3 years of past income tax transcripts, I have a greater chance of approval and no rfe.

This is how my income on my tax transcripts look like ~rough estimates to hide details

2020 - 7k~ ( worked out of country)

2021 - 40k+ (Moved to the US, new job, higher salary)

2022 - 100k+

Will this be fine or will they RFE me due to my 2020 tax return way under the poverty line? Might be too much ask for a joint sponsor, I'll have to look at my options and ask around if that is reallllly needed. This is if I were to get the approval in this month for example. I would also submit income statements for the past 12months as additional proofs as well. I have an income of 110k+ from 2023.

 

I will start submitting my taxes End of February, that's when i get all my tax documents from the brokerages, etc. I will probably not be able to get my Tax transcript until March/April/May probably (I'm doing a Paper filing with MFS).

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17 minutes ago, umith said:

Will this be fine or will they RFE me due to my 2020 tax return way under the poverty line?

CURRENT income is king...not what was earned in the past.  

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2 hours ago, umith said:

Hello,

I am still waiting for our approval , pd- Feb, 25 2023 on the i130 for my spouse who lives abroad. I am a US citizen

But prepping for the next steps.

Question:

In the forums I hear that for the i-864 if I upload 3 years of past income tax transcripts, I have a greater chance of approval and no rfe.

This is how my income on my tax transcripts look like ~rough estimates to hide details

2020 - 7k~ ( worked out of country)

2021 - 40k+ (Moved to the US, new job, higher salary)

2022 - 100k+

Will this be fine or will they RFE me due to my 2020 tax return way under the poverty line? Might be too much ask for a joint sponsor, I'll have to look at my options and ask around if that is reallllly needed. This is if I were to get the approval in this month for example. I would also submit income statements for the past 12months as additional proofs as well. I have an income of 110k+ from 2023.

 

I will start submitting my taxes End of February, that's when i get all my tax documents from the brokerages, etc. I will probably not be able to get my Tax transcript until March/April/May probably (I'm doing a Paper filing with MFS).

You are overthinking this.  There is no requirement for all three  years to be above some number.  RFE means "Request For Evidence".  What possible evidence would they request, that you could provide, in the instance you describe.

 

Yes, current income is King....AND.....Employed People do not get their "current income" from a tax return.  Take the gross on a pay period, times the number of pay periods in a full year.  2k a week is 104,k.

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