I-134 No tax return- claimed as a dependent

[Forever123 4]

Hi all,

I am doing the I-134 and they ask that the petitioner send last tax return as well as the joint sponsor. The only thing is, for 2014 my mother filed me as a dependent because I am under 24, a student, with little to no income for that year.

1) Should I send that tax return with a note explaining why I didn't file myself?

2) Should I just send a letter explaining that I didn't file?

Hope someone can answer,

thanks!

p&l

[Shekinah013 8]

I can't help but I'm in the same boat! Hope somebody can give us an answer.

[krewella215 0]

I was under the impression you only had to send a tax return if you were self-employed?

[Ash.1101 1,755]

I was under the impression you only had to send a tax return if you were self-employed?

The rules on the I-134 paper differ a bit from the rules each consulate uses, but it's almost baseline for all consulates to require a tax return unless you don't have one.

If you don't have one, you simply write a statement saying why you didn't or weren't required to file your taxes.

In your case, the Austrailia Packet 4 shows that you just use the rules on the I-134. In my case, Canada Packet 4 lists Tax return as the first source of proof for income that they want.

Edited September 18, 2015 by Ash.1101

[ElGuapo 1]

Do not take this as dogma, but for our case, I submitted the following:

I-134 (me and cosponsor)

Letters/statements of economic support and work history (me and cosponsor)

Paystubs, Employment verification

2 tax returns (me)

1 tax return (cosponsor)

2 w2s (mine. 2 because I didn't work in 2014)

3 w2s (cosponsor)

Bank statement (me)

I don't know what your consulate requires, but at our's it was sufficient.

[Anh map 2,098]

Include a signed letter (along with your own I-134) explaining that your income for 2014 was less than the required filing amount.

If mom is your joint sponsor then you (and anyone else claimed as a dependent) are included in the family count for her affidavit of support.

[Shekinah013 8]

I'm a student and have no income at all. How does that change your recommendation? Specifically, I'm wondering if I check the box that says I do not intend to make contributions to the support of my fiance' will that be a problem? We have a sponsor that meets the eligibility requirements as far as annual salary. His I-134 says he DOES intend to make specific contributions, so will that be okay?

[ElGuapo 1]

You don't have to check any box. You should write "N/A. K-1 VISA." That space is not applicable for a K-1 Visa as the form is used by over Visa types.

[Shekinah013 8]

Thank you for your help. I've got a continuation sheet that explains why I haven't included a 1040 form or W-2. Should I mention anything about that item (#11), re. contributing to his support, or is "N/A K-1 VISA" sufficient?

[ElGuapo 1]

If your consponsor includes a letter (which ours did) then it should be okay as stated, but it's not required to put anything there except that. If you want to be specific though, I don't think it would be a bad idea to put something like "to provide support as needed to ensure that the beneficiary doesn't become a public charge".

Edited September 21, 2015 by ElGuapo

[Shekinah013 8]

Ok, thanks. I really appreciate your help.

You mention that your co-sponsor included a letter. What was the gist of it?

Also, did you have your/co-sponsor's I-134s notarized? I found an interview checklist here on VJ where they mention taking notarized I-134s. If it's necessary, I can get it done but don't want to have to jump through that hoop if we don't have to!

[ElGuapo 1]

Our cosponsor notarized both the letter and the I-134. The gist of the letter was just stating that the who the cosponsor was, cosponsor made ______ amount annually, agreed to provide help in case we needed it (I work and go to school so I don't have a complete lack of income), contact information and what they included with the I-134. May have been a little more than that but that was the important stuff that I remember. Hope that helps

[Shekinah013 8]

Definitely! Thank you so much for that info. I'll round everything up and drag it and my co-sponsor off to get stuff notarized.

[Forever123 4]

Hi everyone! I decided to send my mothers tax return from 2014 (I am claimed as a dependent) along with a letter stating that in 2014 I was a full-time student earning below the min requiered to file, therefore never filed. I paired it with a co-sponsor and their w-s/tax returns which is more than enough so hopefully they wont look into mine too much

Will update if we get any bad news, lets hope not!!!