I-864

[twu5stanford 0]

Hi fellow visajourney members,

After following much of the helpful advice from all of you, My wife and I submitted the i-130 petition. Thank you.

Looking ahead to the next step, my wife and I had some questions regarding the I-864 affidavit of support. We noticed that it ask from 3 years of tax returns. If we submitted the form in January or February 2013, does the NVC expect us to have tax returns for 2012? my wife mentioned people posting about RFE asking for tax returns from the previous year even though the deadline to file for tax returns has approached yet. Thank you for any help with this question.

[twu5stanford 0]

Sorry, i noticed a grammar error. I meant to say "even though the deadline to file for tax returns hasn't approached yet".

[jkelly07 120]

NO,thay know that april 15 is the dead line,but if you file after april 15 then you will need three years tax transcripts,if you want to send two years tax transcripts and one year copy of your recent tax returns along with the w2.s 1099.

[pushbrk 13,569]

NO,thay know that april 15 is the dead line,but if you file after april 15 then you will need three years tax transcripts,if you want to send two years tax transcripts and one year copy of your recent tax returns along with the w2.s 1099.

Correct but if you submit the I-864 in January, prior to filing the 2012 tax return, it would be a good idea to go ahead and file prior to the actual interview and email a completecopy of the current tax return and a more recent pay stub for your spouse to carry to the interview.

[bigdog 377]

Great idea.

[Cesar & Cata 35]

kinda sucks you would get an RFE for not submitting the latest year if it only Jan or Feb. Even more so since it is actually an optional item on the I-864.

[pushbrk 13,569]

kinda sucks you would get an RFE for not submitting the latest year if it only Jan or Feb. Even more so since it is actually an optional item on the I-864.

It's a non-issue. I've never seen anybody get an RFE for the most recent prior year tax return when submitting an I-864 in January or February. However, I've seen numerous people be asked to show that tax return in April or later at the actual interview.