Affidavit of Support - Petitioner Laid Off

[leorguillemot02 0]

15 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Reading through this, I want to clarify that one of the parents is the joint sponsor.  The other parent is the joint sponsor's household member.  That they are also the petitioner's parent has no impact.

 

Their individual income is their individual income.  It seems THEY know what that number is, but yes, if the joint sponsor is both employed and self employed, then their current income is what their business or businesses taxable income was last year, plus the employment income.  The household member being self employed, states their current income as whatever their portion of the total income was for 2023.  As long as those two individual numbers add up to the "total income" number on the 2023 tax return, it will be fine.

 

Thank you for your help!

 

There's just one last question I'd like to ask, then I'll have everything I need. I appreciate all your patience.

 

My wife is now filing I-864. She has specified she is the petitioner in Part 1, 1.a.. My FiL specified he was the only joint sponsor in Part 1, 1.d..

In Part 5, 7., it asks to number the people in the same principle residence who are combining their income to support her sponsor by completing I-864A.

Only my MiL completed I-864A, my FiL completed I-864. On his I-864, he simply lists 1 for my MiL. What should my wife write in this section?

[pushbrk 12,994]

4 hours ago, leorguillemot02 said:

 

Thank you for your help!

 

There's just one last question I'd like to ask, then I'll have everything I need. I appreciate all your patience.

 

My wife is now filing I-864. She has specified she is the petitioner in Part 1, 1.a.. My FiL specified he was the only joint sponsor in Part 1, 1.d..

In Part 5, 7., it asks to number the people in the same principle residence who are combining their income to support her sponsor by completing I-864A.

Only my MiL completed I-864A, my FiL completed I-864. On his I-864, he simply lists 1 for my MiL. What should my wife write in this section?

Your wife is not combining income with anybody.

[leorguillemot02 0]

24 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Your wife is not combining income with anybody.

 

So, for household size, are the attached images correct for my wife and FiL's forms? (FiL's forms are mislabeled as MiL's, apologies)

 

And for Part 6, sections 8-19, these sections should be blank on my wife's form, but should have my MiL's information on my FiL's form?

[pushbrk 12,994]

19 minutes ago, leorguillemot02 said:

 

So, for household size, are the attached images correct for my wife and FiL's forms? (FiL's forms are mislabeled as MiL's, apologies)

 

And for Part 6, sections 8-19, these sections should be blank on my wife's form, but should have my MiL's information on my FiL's form?

Looks correct to me, assuming MIL/FIL have one dependent child.

[leorguillemot02 0]

23 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Looks correct to me, assuming MIL/FIL have one dependent child.

 

Will my wife need to complete Part 7 of I-864 since my MiL and FiL aren't mentioned in her form? As a result the total income on her form is $0 as she is unemployed, which is obviously under the poverty guidelines.

[leorguillemot02 0]

Additionally, my wife did not file taxes in 2021 (which would be the third most recent tax year) as she was only 20 and still a dependent. (I am unfamiliar with the US tax process so I am unaware of if this exempted her). Does this affect how she fills Part 6, sections 23.a. - 25.?

 

Also, my FiL only has his original birth certificate, which he needs to file with his I-864. He can get a copy from Texas (his home state) but it will take a month to arrive. Is it possible/advised to send the original so we can have the forms sent sooner?

Edited June 18 by leorguillemot02

[pushbrk 12,994]

24 minutes ago, leorguillemot02 said:

 

Will my wife need to complete Part 7 of I-864 since my MiL and FiL aren't mentioned in her form? As a result the total income on her form is $0 as she is unemployed, which is obviously under the poverty guidelines.

If she has liquid assets, she can enter them, but it is not necessary.  Yes, her current income is zero.  That's one of the reasons she is not "combining" income with anybody.  She has nothing to combine.  All the qualifying income is from the parents.

[leorguillemot02 0]

17 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

If she has liquid assets, she can enter them, but it is not necessary.  Yes, her current income is zero.  That's one of the reasons she is not "combining" income with anybody.  She has nothing to combine.  All the qualifying income is from the parents.

 

Thank you for the clarification.

 

37 minutes ago, leorguillemot02 said:

Additionally, my wife did not file taxes in 2021 (which would be the third most recent tax year) as she was only 20 and still a dependent. (I am unfamiliar with the US tax process so I am unaware of if this exempted her). Does this affect how she fills Part 6, sections 23.a. - 25.?

 

Are you able to answer this question too?

[pushbrk 12,994]

41 minutes ago, leorguillemot02 said:

 

 

 

 

Are you able to answer this question too?

In this situation, she should print by hand in the space available under the tax information section, "2021 income below filing threshold." and leave the amount blank.