Confused about I-864W eligibility

[EscapeFromTheLoop 0]

The situation:

Me: USC, petitioner
Mother: Applicant, was homemaker so no work credits and no benefits used
Father: LPR, earned well over 40 credits while married to my mom; no credits were earned while under benefits

 

Has anyone had any success filing I-864W using SSA credits earned by their spouse?

 

From the instructions, it seems like the requirements are:
- credits must be earned while married
- credits must be earned while not receiving benefits

 

But I've read various threads in the forums indicating that people have had issues in the past despite seemingly being eligible, and it's hard to find info about this form in general. Like, can I still petition even though it's my father's credits that have to be used? And if so, is it okay that he was a LPR and not a USC at the time?

 

This thread is almost identical to our situation since its about using spouse credits earned while both were with green cards and their petitioner is also their child, and it seems like they had success but only after fighting the officers they spoke to, which I'd obviously like to avoid. The USCIS website just says that the evidence required includes "SSA forms" which isn't helpful (the SSA statement that can be downloaded doesn't even explicitly state credits), so should other evidence be provided instead? Because anything on the SSA website also doesn't prove marriage. Or am I completely misunderstanding everything?

[JeanneAdil 6,489]

To prove you worked 40 quarters of earned income, the best way is to access your Social Security earnings record through your "my Social Security" account online, which will show your work history and the number of quarters you've earned credits for; you can also verify this information by reviewing your W-2s and tax returns from previous years to confirm your earnings history with the Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

[EscapeFromTheLoop 0]

3 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

To prove you worked 40 quarters of earned income, the best way is to access your Social Security earnings record through your "my Social Security" account online, which will show your work history and the number of quarters you've earned credits for; you can also verify this information by reviewing your W-2s and tax returns from previous years to confirm your earnings history with the Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

 

Yes, I'm aware of that, but that doesn't answer any of my questions.

 

My father's SSA account shows his 40 quarters, but the statement that can be downloaded doesn't explicitly indicate quarters (it only lists the years and the income for those years). The only way to get evidence that explicitly shows credits is by taking a screenshot of his profile main page that says that he has 40 quarters. The thread that I linked even mentioned that issue. I've read other threads that mentioned only submitting the statements and them not being accepted because nowhere on that paper says anything about credits.

 

And none of that proves marriage because I'm trying to use spousal credits. My mother's SSA page shows nothing because she hasn't worked. That's what I'm trying to figure out and understand what evidence needs to be submitted since it seems like they just default to sending RFEs even for eligible people. The USCIS website says that she can use my father's credits, but it's unclear how to prove this, and past threads have indicated that people have had issues even using their own credits (not a spouse's). Like, I'm I supposed to submit 10 years worth of jointly-filed tax returns? Or is this not possible, what I'm trying to do? One website I saw said that the spouse has to be a USC, but that doesn't seem to be true?

[JeanneAdil 6,489]

The only way to get evidence that explicitly shows credits is by taking a screenshot of his profile main page that says that he has 40 quarters. 

 

Then screen shot it/ the info is there

[EscapeFromTheLoop 0]

Would anyone please be able to confirm that my mother is able to file I-864W based on my situation and based on her being able to use my father's credits? I'm still seeing conflicting reports from people who had had difficulties submitting an 864W even when seemingly eligible. I feel like I'm misunderstanding something.

 

I found some posts from others saying that they submitted a screenshot of an SSA profile page, so I'll do that, but I'm still unsure if marriage proof needs to be submitted to claim credits from a spouse.