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I have a few questions. My husband interview is coming up next month. I’m in Pakistan with my husband and our baby. I been here since the last three months. I left my job in September. My sister will be my joint sponsor and her husband will complete i864A. 1. They have not filed taxes together yet, husband just moved to US and got a job? 2. I had good income in the last few years but currently not working will that affect our chances of him getting a visa? 2. Is 41000 good income for a joint sponsor, her husband and my husband? If the joint sponsor’s husband never filed taxes what documents should he provide with i864A? again her husband just moved to the US last month and got a part time job and is willing to combine income with wife to sponsor my husband.

joint sponsor for spouse visa cares for a welfare child, is that child counted for household size?

My spouse and I have lived in Egypt since we got married 3 years ago and she hasn't gone back to the USA since that time. knowing that she doesn't work and we have a joint sponsor my question is does she need to be in the United States before I do the interview or it's okay since we have a joint sponsor?

Hello, I have a quick question regarding the joint sponsor. Since we will need a joint sponsor for our immigration case, does the joint sponsor need to provide their last 3 years of Tax Returns or do they need to provide their Tax Return Transcripts? Along with that do they need to provide the W2's and/or 1099's from those years? Would they also need to submit a letter of employment as well as paystubs of their current income? I have been researching this topic and I see everyone is submitting different documents when it comes to the joint sponsor, some more than others. So I am not sure how much we need to actually submit or if we should go ahead and submit everything that I listed above? Is there an actual list that says what the joint sponsor needs to provide?

I have a joint Sponsor. He filed his taxes married filing jointly. We won't use his spouse income because he makes enough. His spouse does work though. What do I put on his 864 form in the spouse income space? Her income or $0?

Our Story Me and My Wife got married December 2nd, 2022. She lives in Washington and I live in Afghanistan. We filed our I-130 at the beginning of February and we got our approval after 28 days and after a week our case was transferred to NVC. It has been a few months since then. I am 19 and as my wife is also just 19, she was attending High School last year and didn't make enough and this year as well she is not making enough. My father in law didn't make enough as well last year but he has a house as an asset. We are looking for a joint Sponsor considering our complicated financial situation. We hope we can find it. Our Situation is very tough. Reading our Story, what would be your suggestion for the solutions?

Hello, anyone got the same situation as mine before? got interviewed last tuesday USEM Manila (april 4, IR2) and it went well until the end of the interview, I got a 221g white letter. CO asked for a joint sponsor and its documents. In the letter it is asking me to upload those docs at CEAC before mailing it to the courier. But the only option is uploading it through my petitioner's additional documents since the option to add joint sponsor is long gone. My question is, is it okay to upload it through petitioner's additional docs AND how long will this process usually take? I know this is a case to case basis, but for those who had the same situation before, any response is appreciated :)

Hello Guys, I am desperately in need of assistance and information on whether you can ADD a new joint sponsor before an already scheduled visa appointment. My joint sponsor has not filed her taxes for the 2022 tax year yet; and as such will be unable to provide me with the tax transcript required for my interview. However, my spouses mum has agreed to be the new joint sponsor because she has already filed her taxes and has the transcript. Is it possible to change the the joint sponsor a month before my interview and upload the necessary documents of the joint sponsor before the interview? Urgently need a response. Thank you.

I have a some questions regarding the affidavit of support (joint sponsor) for our case. The petitioner did not make enough income so we needed a join sponsor We uploaded a joint sponsor who is self employed with his three most tax returns, so NVC asked for W2 and 1099, we submitted schedules and a wage and income transcript along with a comment explaining that the join sponsor does not have a W2/1099. After the above was completed, we review 3 RFE’s from NVC respectively: Provide evidence of income for Petitioner Provide evidence of income for joint sponsor This case does not meet the minimum income requirement to sponsor the intending immigrants. To avoid delays, an additional Affidavit of Support Form I-864 from a joint sponsor may be submitted. The consular officer will make a decision regarding this requirement at the time of the interview. My first question: I have a new join sponsor with three most recent tax years: $2500 in 2020, $49,000 in 2021, $127,000 in 2022. Will this be a good sponsor, can I just upload him and ignore the rest of the messages? My second question: Or do I continue providing more proof of income for first join sponsor? I have bank statements, paystub, and Tax Return Transcript.

Hello! My father offered to be my joint sponsor to bring my fiancé to the USA on a k1 visa. I'm a bit confused on how to fill out the I-134 form. I know I as the petitioner will fill one out and I know my father will fill out the same form as well. My question is my father is married and has been filing his taxes jointly with his wife. Would she also have to fill out an I-134 form? Or would it be another form? Or does her income not count? We'll also be living with my dad so it'll be a household of 4. Thanks in advance!

Hello! I am a little bit confused about the support documents. In 2018, my wife filed i-864 with a Joint Sponsor. But now her income is more than enough for the two of us. So, do we need to upload i-864 or i-864ez? Also, do I have to upload i-864 and i-864a for the existing Joint Sponsor? Thanks!

Hi everyone, I (petitioner) filed for my husband's CR-1 this past April so we are still waiting for I-130 to get approved. I started a job in April but the pay hasn't been very good and I am looking to switch jobs to one with better pay (way above the FPL). Will this affect our application when we get to the NVC stage? Or depending on the length of time between me starting a new higher paying job and the date we submit documents to NVC it will be alright? Basically, how many paystubs are needed from a current job at the NVC stage after your I-130 is approved? I have my tax returns for the past three years, but I made foreign income because I was living abroad. However, it was still technically above the FPL. Do you think I will probably need to get a joint sponsor in this case due to having foreign income from 2019-2021 and switching jobs in 2022 in the U.S.? My lawyer made it sound like getting a joint sponsor is a lot of work paperwork wise, but I do have someone I can ask to be a joint sponsor if necessary. Thank you for any help or suggestions!

I got an email from the NVC telling me to log into CEAC to check my updated status, when I logged in, my document status changed from submitted to "accepted", but I noticed there were two messages in the inbox and the first message says: "This case does not meet the minimum income requirement to sponsor the intending immigrants. To avoid delays, an additional Affidavit of Support Form I-864 from a joint sponsor may be submitted. For more information visit https://nvc.state.gov/aos. The consular officer will make a decision regarding this requirement at the time of the interview. For more information, please visit https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p. " But then another message was sent after it saying: "All required applicant documents have been recieved and approved. Documentarily Qualified." I then got an email saying: "The National Visa Center (NVC) received all of the fees, forms, and documents that are required prior to attending an immigrant visa interview at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate General overseas. NVC will work with the U.S. Embassy/Consulate General in MONTREAL, CAN to schedule an interview appointment for you. Once we have confirmed an interview date, we will send a notice to you, your petitioner and attorney (if applicable)." So my question is which is it? Does this mean I should upload new joint sponsor documents to CEAC, or should I just bring new documents to my interview, or was this possibly a mistake? If anyone has experienced something similar, any help would be much appreciated!

Hi There, I am an USC petitioning my Tunisian Husband for a CR1 Visa. We both currently living in Tunisia. We have previously got DQed, Have done the medical examination and we have received the Interview date at the end of August 2022. We have few Questions if you guys can help. Question 1: Our Joint sponsor doesn’t have a passport. The Consulate requested A passport biographic page copy of joint sponsor (My Dad). We have provided birth certificate/ Voter registration/ Driving license. Is that enough? Question 2: Shall we upload all new added document to the CEAC online or we just take them with us to the Interview? Will that affects our DQ? Question 3: What Copies/Original to provide to the Consulate? Question 4: We haven’t submitted any Photos proof of relationship at the NVC stage (We only did at the USCIS Stage) We are preparing an updated albums. Shall we submit that online or we just bring it with us to the Interview? Question 5: How should we organize the paper. Should I stack them on top of each other as a whole pile or divide them into different folders. Question 6: Please double check the documents we will submit on the day of the interview and let us know if we missing anything. Beneficiary: 1- Copy of Interview letter (Email from the embassy) 2- Original Passport 3- Copy of DS-260 Confirmation page 4- Copy of beneficiary passport biographic photo 5- Original of Birth certificate + translation into English. 6-Original police certificate + translation into English from Tunisia and China (Lived in China for 8 years) 7-Medical Clearance 8-Three pictures 5 cm by 5 cm (white background, no glasses) Petitioner: 1-Passport copy 2-Birth certificate copy 3-I-864 signed with an Ink pen 4-Tax return for 2021/ 2020/2019 (Not IRS) 5-Letter explaining missing W2 (Spouse have been working abroad) 6-Proof of petitioner Status & Domicile A-Voter information card showing permanent US address B-American Express credit card statement showing US billing address C-Wells Fargo bank statement showing permanent US address D-Florida driving license E-Robinhood Stock fund statement F-University welcome letter showing address and acceptance G-Resignation from past employer in china H-Job applications in the US I-Relocation costs from a shipping company Joint Sponsor 1-Proof of Status 2-Birth certificate copy 3-Driving License 4-Voting Voucher 5-I-864 signed with an Ink pen 6-Tax return for 2021/ 2020/2019 (Not IRS) with W2s 7-Proof of Domicile & Financial Support A-Employment certificate B-I864 AOS letter C-Bank statement D-Quitclaim Deed E-Electric bill statement Any other tips to prepare or succeed the Interview are appreciated.

I am the main sponsor for my wife. My father is the joint sponsor for my wife. We will use cash assets from my fathers checking account because both of us showed low income. My fathers (joint sponsors) 2021 total income was $12297. Himself + has 1 dependent + my wife = 3 household members, poverty guide $28787. Quick math the difference is $16490. My fathers 12 month checking account balance average between march 2021 - february 2022 is $53000. NOW uscis.gov says Does this work for both main sponsor and/or joint sponsor assets ? From which point do they take the 12 month average is it the signed date on the i864 form (12 months before march 2022) or is it the date they check files (12 months before july 2022) ? My father got a $95000 small business economic injury disaster loan from the government during the pandemic which makes a big portion of the cash. In the bank statement description area It just shows as ''SBAD TREAS 310 MISC PAY''. Will they understand that and ask about it or deny it since its a loan or will they not even look at that ?

I got a message saying my income was not enough and that i should maybe add a joint sponsor. After that rejection message i started a new job, asked my boss to provide an employment letter saying I’ve been working for a month and my salary is $42k a year and also uploaded 2 biweekly paystubs. I also found a joint sponsor with a gross income of $20k but a checking account that has more than $100k as assets. All of my documents got ‘accepted’ (Picture 1)⭐ Heres the PROBLEM; I uploaded the joint sponsor to the petitioner page… so i got a second reject message saying that i need to upload the joint sponsor to their own page. (Pictures 3-4-5-6)⭐ Since all of my financial documents were accepted but they told me to transfer the joint sponsor do i still transfer the joint sponsor to his own page ? Or do i delete him completely? Did they mean to say we will accept you finances if you upload the joint sponsor correctly or does it mean i dont even need him..? the joint sponsor has an income of $20,000. But a checking account that has had $100,000 for only the past 6 months. Before that it was $5000 in the bank account. Does it have to be 12 months minimum ? Everything at this point is ‘accepted’.

Hi, I just submitted my paperwork for my joint sponsor after the nvc requested one may 3rd after they accepted all our docs. I submitted the joint sponsor may 24th. My question is how did it it take nvc to approve your joint sponsors paperwork and schedule an interview after you added a JS? Thanks so much! You guys are very helpful. Medasi! Quote

Hi all, After doing some research we still had some questions on filing the Affidavits of Support. If anyone has answers to any of the questions below, it would be greatly appreciated 😊 Here's the situation: I (US spouse) live in the US with my parents as a dependent. I am the Petitioner for my German spouse. Dad is Joint Sponsor. Mom is Household Member. As I understand it, dad and I each file a Form I-864. Mom files I-864A since she filed taxes jointly with Dad. 1) Should I list future living stipends from college as income, even if it's not sufficient to sponsor my spouse (hence having the joint sponsor)? I am getting a living cost stipend and will take out student loans when I begin grad school in August 2022. I am unemployed and have no income at the moment, which is why I assume the joint sponsor and I both file I-864 as opposed to I-864A. If future living stipend + student loans do count as income, does that mean we file Form I-864A instead? (since we would be combining household incomes?) 2) On Form I-864A, Part 2, Item 1c (relationship to sponsor), does Mom answer "spouse" or "parent"? AKA is form asking about her relationship to Petitioner (me) or to Joint Sponsor (Dad)?

NVC DQ’ed my petition for my mom’s IR5 immigrant visa with a review note stating that minimum income requirements are not met despite having shown assets more than 5 times the minimum income requirement. They also stated I might have to get a joint sponsor, but the consular will make a decision at the time of the interview. I’m a 24 year US old citizen who has been living abroad since I was 4. I have been employed as a software engineer abroad ever since I graduated, and submitted 2 years of foreign tax returns at the time of filing. As I don’t know anyone who would want to be a joint sponsor, I relocated to the US myself with a job offer in hand. I have established domicile and have been working in the US as a software engineer for the past 5 months. My salary now far exceeds the minimum income requirements. I am expecting an interview in Mumbai in the next few months. Do I still need a joint sponsor? My only worry is I don’t have 2 years of W2 and I would only have paystubs and an offer letter as income proof at the time of the interview. @pushbrk I would really appreciate your advice on this. I noticed in an inquiry dated June 20th 2020, one of your replies stated “If you have a good job now and are not interviewing in Mumbai, then you'll probably be fine.” What do you think are my odds at Mumbai?

My spouse is petitioning for me, and she didnt meet the porverty guidelines. I asked my brother whos in the military to be a joint sponsor for me, but he is now petitioning for our mom and is also married making his household size 3 currently. I know that when he fills out form i-864 for me he will have to increase that household size to 4, so his income won’t cover for me. The option we have is to include the housing allowance that he receives which is $1050 a month, so that his income would increase. I talked to a lawyer today and she recommended not to do that and get another joint sponsor, but as you may know that’s now so easy. His income for 2021 as it is stated on his tax transcripts is 30k When we added up the amount of allowance he gets in a year that income went to 46k But that $1050 amount is only reflected on his LES (leave and earnings statement) How would i go about proving to the immigration that he can meet the guidelines on the forms? should i get a letter from his employer? And also add together his montlhy income+LES and multiply by 12 so that would be his current income?

Hi Everyone. My spouse is below threshold and we require a Joint Sponsor. My Joint sponsor works in construction he's not self employed. He has supplied me with W2s for the last 3 years and the return filed for last year (Not IRS transcript). I told him the Instructions for the I-864 also requested a 1099 he said I don't need it and that his boss has never needed to send him a 1099. Can my I-130, I-485, package be submitted without his 1099.