spouse of US citizen NVC stage

[monu123 0]

If I added my brother onto my taxes as a dependent will they ask for joint sponsor I make 35k yearly and my younger brother living with my parents he is 14 years old

[Dashinka 24,725]

So assuming your household size will be 3 on your I864, you will be close to the HHS poverty guidelines, so a consulate may request a joint sponsor which is per their discretion.  I would try to line one up to be safe and avoid delays.

 

Good Luck!

[JeanneAdil 6,608]

U can not claim him as he does not live with u

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/dependents

Qualifying relative

A qualifying relative must meet general rules for dependents and pass these tests:

• Not a qualifying child: Isn't your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer
• Member of household or relationship: Lives with you all year as a member of your household or is a specific type of relative
• Gross income: Has gross income under $4,700
• Support: Gets more than half their financial support from you

[OldUser 7,272]

1 hour ago, JeanneAdil said:

U can not claim him as he does not live with u

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/dependents

Qualifying relative

A qualifying relative must meet general rules for dependents and pass these tests:

• Not a qualifying child: Isn't your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer
• Member of household or relationship: Lives with you all year as a member of your household or is a specific type of relative
• Gross income: Has gross income under $4,700
• Support: Gets more than half their financial support from you

Looks like OP is playing games with taxes to minimize them. It's pretty much tax fraud and illegal. It won't be looked at favourably by USCIS.

[S2N 4]

2 hours ago, OldUser said:

Looks like OP is playing games with taxes to minimize them. It's pretty much tax fraud and illegal. It won't be looked at favourably by USCIS.

More likely they just don’t understand taxes than tax fraud (you’d be surprised the number of people who heard from a friend they could do XYZ with their taxes…)

 

Regardless, if they’re trying to claim multiple people on their taxes while having a foreign spouse with a pending petition, they should seek out professional help if they think there might be something in the law they’re misunderstanding. Taxes are more complicated than the I-864 is and feed into it.