I864 Part 6 Item 18.a, 19.a, 19.b and 19.c

[icoy 0]

Hello everyone, 

My wife is petitioning her parents from the Philippines. She is a US citizen but has only been employed for 2 years and also her income does not meet the minimum requirement so I am a joint sponsor. I am in the process of filling up form I864 but I'm getting a little confused. For Part 6, item number 18.a. Have you filed a Federal income tax return for each of the three most recent tax years? Should I click on YES even though she's only been employed for 2 years BUT we've been filing a joint return every year since 2009. For Item 19.a b and c, should I put down our TOTAL income from our tax return even though in 19.c, she's not employed yet but again, we filed a joint return. Thank you very much, appreciate the help.

 

 

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

3 hours ago, icoy said:

Hello everyone, 

My wife is petitioning her parents from the Philippines. She is a US citizen but has only been employed for 2 years and also her income does not meet the minimum requirement so I am a joint sponsor. I am in the process of filling up form I864 but I'm getting a little confused. For Part 6, item number 18.a. Have you filed a Federal income tax return for each of the three most recent tax years? Should I click on YES even though she's only been employed for 2 years BUT we've been filing a joint return every year since 2009. For Item 19.a b and c, should I put down our TOTAL income from our tax return even though in 19.c, she's not employed yet but again, we filed a joint return. Thank you very much, appreciate the help.

 

 

Yes, if you have filed a return it should be yes.

Editing.... to separate your income...it should match your w2... since you're both sponsoring...on both your affidavits.

 

Question.... so you are a co-sponsor and you are in the same household as the main sponsor? If so you should be filing i-864A not i-864.

Edited February 26, 2017 by Suss&Camm

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

Ok so i realize I read your comment a bit quickly... and thought after

..it won't let me edit now but...

 

I read everything you wrote over again....

If you are a co-sponsor and you are in the same household as the main sponsor then you should be filing i-864A not i-864. In that case I believe you don't separate the incomes with w2's.... I guess I should assume you are living together... lol

 

... I'm a bit unclear on it cause I've never filled out i-864A.. maybe someone who has can answer that part better. 

[icoy 0]

12 hours ago, Suss&Camm said:

Ok so i realize I read your comment a bit quickly... and thought after

..it won't let me edit now but...

 

I read everything you wrote over again....

If you are a co-sponsor and you are in the same household as the main sponsor then you should be filing i-864A not i-864. In that case I believe you don't separate the incomes with w2's.... I guess I should assume you are living together... lol

 

... I'm a bit unclear on it cause I've never filled out i-864A.. maybe someone who has can answer that part better. 

Yes, I am the co-sponsor and my wife is the main one. Thanks for the info on the I864A form, I re-read the instructions on the website and you are absolutely correct. I'm double-glad that I posted here otherwise we would have submitted an incorrect form. Thanks again Suss&Camm and oh by the way, yes, me and my wife are living together :-).