(IR1) Does I-864 have to be updated before interview if it's fairly recent? See post more more details.

[TO285 1]

My spouses interview for a IR1 (Philippines) is coming up in January, I uploaded my I-864 during April 2024 after finishing taxes. I included the income from my job (which meets the requirements), but I also included asset information at the time since the job was fairly new with only 1 year of tenure making $55~60k (dependent on overtime) and previously low income work for 2022 and 2023.

 

Here's the thing:

• At the time in April 2024, the only version of the I-864 that was available was the 2023 edition (OMB 1615-0075), which technically expired Dec 31st 2023 but everyone was being told to still use it because it was all that was available. I read on the USCIS website that the USCIS at least would still allow it to be used up until February 2025.
• My salary at work has just now jumped as I was promoted starting the month of January 2025, both my previous salary and my new salary would be more than meeting the poverty guidelines.
• My assets have increased as most of them were stock investments. (My assets by themselves were also more than sufficient to sponsor the spouse, so that's why I included them as well at the time since my tax transcripts for 2022-2023 were low income.)

 

My plan was to at a minimum update my asset statements from my investment brokerages, retirement accounts, saving and checking accounts, provide my last 2024 paystub covering the total year of 2024 of income from my job, an employment verification letter, and new job title letter at work with salary if I can get one. (This may take awhile to get as HR is exceedingly slow with these...)

 

My question is whether I need to, or should I create a new I-864. No details have changed whatsoever regarding the I-864 except base salary which won't be strongly reflected as the interview is in the immediate near future except I believe on maybe one paystub, and that my assets are a chunk more now more than what they were with the initial i-864 due to the year of 2024 being fairly positive for the market.

Edited Wednesday at 09:46 PM by TO285

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3 hours ago, TO285 said:

My spouses interview for a IR1 (Philippines) is coming up in January, I uploaded my I-864 during April 2024 after finishing taxes. I included the income from my job (which meets the requirements), but I also included asset information at the time since the job was fairly new with only 1 year of tenure making $55~60k (dependent on overtime) and previously low income work for 2022 and 2023.

 

Here's the thing:

• At the time in April 2024, the only version of the I-864 that was available was the 2023 edition (OMB 1615-0075), which technically expired Dec 31st 2023 but everyone was being told to still use it because it was all that was available. I read on the USCIS website that the USCIS at least would still allow it to be used up until February 2025.
• My salary at work has just now jumped as I was promoted starting the month of January 2025, both my previous salary and my new salary would be more than meeting the poverty guidelines.
• My assets have increased as most of them were stock investments. (My assets by themselves were also more than sufficient to sponsor the spouse, so that's why I included them as well at the time since my tax transcripts for 2022-2023 were low income.)

 

My plan was to at a minimum update my asset statements from my investment brokerages, retirement accounts, saving and checking accounts, provide my last 2024 paystub covering the total year of 2024 of income from my job, an employment verification letter, and new job title letter at work with salary if I can get one. (This may take awhile to get as HR is exceedingly slow with these...)

 

My question is whether I need to, or should I create a new I-864. No details have changed whatsoever regarding the I-864 except base salary which won't be strongly reflected as the interview is in the immediate near future except I believe on maybe one paystub, and that my assets are a chunk more now more than what they were with the initial i-864 due to the year of 2024 being fairly positive for the market.

I would say it's fine to just let your spouse carry current pay stub and account statements to the interview.  One "year end" pay stub will do nicely, as it will show your full year's income.  If the raise shows on that statement, even better.