Questions on I-864, part 5, for both my joint sponsor and my wife's forms

[Faith_1 1]

I have some questions about how my spouse and our joint sponsor filled their I-864, and I would like your help.

 

Joint sponsor

Our Joint sponsor works here in the US, and he includes his spouse's name in his tax return. She works in a different country and her income isn't included at all in his tax return, just her name. With that said, did what he do below correct?

1. Part 5 for my joint sponsor, we put "1" for his wife, and "0" for dependents because all of his children are no longer dependents and are off his taxes.

2. Part 5 income you are using from any other person, he did not write his spouse despite being on the tax return, mainly because her contribution is 0, and it shows on his W2 form.

3. He only supplied last year's taxes, W2s, and 6 most recent pay stubs for this year. It shows that he is more than above poverty line, but should we count total household size including his children, even if they're are not dependable? 

4. He calculated his year to day income based on his consistent pay stub this year and wrote it in part 5.7

 

For my Spouse

1. Part 5: Spouse doesn't work anymore, but she listed her year-to-date annual income according to how much she made this year (total of 4 months), would that be okay?

2. Part 5: I'm the beneficiary, spouse listed my name and YTD income at part 5 Person 1 (Current income = YTD, not annually). Spouse ticked part 6.22 

3. Spouse right now isn't working and she is a student, is there a place in the form where she has to declare that isn't making any income anymore for the rest of the year, or that she is a student now?

 

Are we on the right track?

Edited December 4 by Saif Sobih

[JeanneAdil 6,539]

Did joint sponsor file as MFJ or MFS?

 

I 864 asks for current income and that can be explained (as student) in the blank page for additional information

 

spouse is the USC and should add herself her and ask these questions

[Faith_1 1]

6 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

Did joint sponsor file as MFJ or MFS?

 

I 864 asks for current income and that can be explained (as student) in the blank page for additional information

 

spouse is the USC and should add herself her and ask these questions

Joint sponsor filed MFJ.

 

That would be up to us to decide, we are both equally busy trying to finish the application, and I'm trying to get answers for the both of us, you are welcome to help us or not. Thank you.

[JeanneAdil 6,539]

7 hours ago, Saif Sobih said:

Joint sponsor filed MFJ.

 

Then the spouse must do I 864 a 

7 hours ago, Saif Sobih said:

 

That would be up to us to decide, we are both equally busy trying to finish the application, and I'm trying to get answers for the both of us, you are welcome to help us or not. Thank you.

tried to help and u must follow rules here and not condemn the questions / don't insult those trying to help

as the I 864 needs to be filled out by the USC and there will be many such questions like did she file taxes, its important  she fills out the form and signs it and understands the liability and any mistakes on it come back to haunt u in the process.

 

Good juck to u both

[Faith_1 1]

3 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

 

Then the spouse must do I 864 a 

tried to help and u must follow rules here and not condemn the questions / don't insult those trying to help

as the I 864 needs to be filled out by the USC and there will be many such questions like did she file taxes, its important  she fills out the form and signs it and understands the liability and any mistakes on it come back to haunt u in the process.

 

Good juck to u both

Thanks for your help, it is appreciated. Nothing of what I said was meant to be insulting, if the moderators find my questions invalid or breaking the rules I'm sure they will handle it. Thanks.