Can anyone help me?

I worked in the United States from January to August of 2006 and made enough to meet the minimum requirements to support my husband. Since September, however, I've been unemployed and living in Germany with my husband (we're going through DCF in Frankfurt). Can I still use the 864EZ form, since my income for 2006 was sufficient, or do I have to be currently employed to use that form?

Thanks so much,
Mary

I forgot to mention that I am a Ph.D. candidate. I took a break last year from dissertation writing and taught high school, but that job ended officially in August. Since then I've been working on my dissertation, and am considered to be on detached study from my university in the States. Does that make a difference?

Mary,
I don't know if you've been following the threads, but if you have not yet submitted an I-130, I do not think you'll be allowed to file it in Ffurt. Please see the new filing instructions for form I-130.

Regarding the I-864EZ, What income or assets will you use to complete the Affidavit? It reads to me as if it is for current, straight wage income, not assets.

Meauxna,
I filed the I-130 in Frankfurt in early December, so according to USCIS in Frankfurt, the new rules "should not affect [me]." I'm hoping they won't.

With the 864-EZ, I guess I was assuming that by income they mean annual income from the proceeding year (as per tax returns). I made enough in both 2005 and 2006 to exceed the minimum requirements for a two person household... Am I wrong, though, in thinking they're referencing annual income this way? I mean, my annual income for 2006 was beyond the 125% of the poverty guidelines required...and 2007 is just starting, and I have applications for teaching jobs submitted to schools in the states.

I'd love to hear any advice you can offer.

Thanks so much for your help!
Mary

I hope you'll get thru with keeping the case in Frankfurt, too. I misread you originally as saying 'going to go', sorry!

I don't have any experience in using the EZ form, but I do know that you need to demonstrate either current US income OR assets for the affidavit; past income is a tool used to evaluate the bigger picture.
I *suspect* that you'll need the I-864, but again, I'm not sure. I suppose you'd weigh the consequences of it being the wrong form vs whatever time/hassle savings you feel you gain in using the EZ.

The I-864 didn't really give me any hassle, myself, and I had a pretty weird one.

Mary,

I do not think that you can use I-864EZ, because in your present situation as you describe it you are going to need a Joint Sponsor unless you have sufficient assets to overcome your lack of current income. Either way, you need to use I-864.

Yodrak