Another 1-864 Questions

[chimcham 18]

Hi Team,

I have my husband's complete tax return for 2011 to submit with I-864...will 3 months of paystubs suffice since they will be receiving the information regarding the income from 2011? The pay stubs cover Jan-March?

His employer is tough to get a letter from, and I just figured 3 months paystubs would be less bulky than 6.

Thoughts?

I can't believe I am almost done this paperwork!

[jdh 103]

If you have the previous years tax return....why are you including pay stubs?

[chimcham 18]

If you have the previous years tax return....why are you including pay stubs?

I noticed in the step by step guide for I864 on uscis that you have to prove current employment, whether its with a letter of employment or pay stubs....

Edited March 23, 2012 by chimcham

[chimcham 18]

I noticed in the step by step guide for I864 on uscis that you have to prove current employment, whether its with a letter of employment or pay stubs....

...does he still need to provide the pay stubs to show current employment?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Yes, 3 months is fine.

[jdh 103]

...does he still need to provide the pay stubs to show current employment?

Yeah, I was asking for a learning point, not doubting you were right to send them.

My wife only sent stubs because she didn't have to file taxes for the previous years, so I did not realize that even with the tax paperwork you would still send stubs.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Yeah, I was asking for a learning point, not doubting you were right to send them.

My wife only sent stubs because she didn't have to file taxes for the previous years, so I did not realize that even with the tax paperwork you would still send stubs.

It's sort of a confusing situation actually. On the form instructions itself, it says that you can choose to send proof of current employment if you think it will help your case. On the I-864 main webpage on the uscis.gov site, however, it says that all sponsors must send in proof of current employment in the guise of either paystubs or an employment letter. So both directives come from uscis, but in different places. The form instructions might seem more authoritative, but the webpage has been updated more recently. I have seen RFE's for proof of current employment (this is actually a very common one), so it seems mandatory in most cases. I wish they would update the form.

[chimcham 18]

It's sort of a confusing situation actually. On the form instructions itself, it says that you can choose to send proof of current employment if you think it will help your case. On the I-864 main webpage on the uscis.gov site, however, it says that all sponsors must send in proof of current employment in the guise of either paystubs or an employment letter. So both directives come from uscis, but in different places. The form instructions might seem more authoritative, but the webpage has been updated more recently. I have seen RFE's for proof of current employment (this is actually a very common one), so it seems mandatory in most cases. I wish they would update the form.

Agreed. I wish they would make the form rules consistant throughout. This form requires everything to be in CAPS. All other forms are normal. I'm glad I read the actual instructions before printing them off.