USCIS Verifying Employment?

[hplusj 326]

Might be a nothingburger but I'm just curious: how does USCIS verify employment other than tax transcripts and paystubs?  Do they ever contact employers?  What if the income is foreign based?  

 

Reason: my husband suspended his employment when he left for the US and after receiving his EAD touched based with his former employer to see how the transition was going since he was a project leader for them.  They said they could use him again as his replacement was struggling and they put him back on the payroll to work in a remote position.  We figured this would be an easier course to take since looking for work in the US might've been an uphill slog we weren't ready to shoulder, and knew this would be guaranteed income as soon as he was authorized. 

 

Will USCIS inspect the hiatus in his employment or raise flags about his present employer being the same as it was before he left South Africa?  Should we bring an employment letter similar to what I included with the I-864 to verify his hiatus or will they ever call the employer to check?  We did file joint taxes and the pay he received in 2024 reflected a pause in his income for the two and a half months he was unemployed, but the transcript does not reflect a monthly breakdown, and of course we can't supply paystubs for nonexistent pay periods.

 

Anything we can provide as evidence here, or are we fine just explaining the hiatus at the interview?  Thanks in advance.

[OldUser 8,556]

USCIS can certainly contact employers.

Also, they can ask this question at the interview while you're under oath.

If they have a slightest doubt about I-864, they'll request joint sponsor.

 

[hplusj 326]

17 minutes ago, OldUser said:

USCIS can certainly contact employers.

Also, they can ask this question at the interview while you're under oath.

If they have a slightest doubt about I-864, they'll request joint sponsor.

 

My income on its own should be solid, the amount of pay is not the concern but we certainly don't want them to assume he just kept working for the same employer and received pay when he was not authorized to do so.  

 

I can have him follow up with his employer for a written statement if you think that helps.  Or we can just inform them that they might receive a call to corroborate what is explained at the interview.  Just wondering if anyone has actually heard from their foreign or domestic bosses that they were contacted..?  Especially in recent times.