Form I-864 Help: Is this SUFFICIENT?

[KayDeeCee 4,900]

Vanessa is correct. It is current ANNUAL income, not 'currently what you have made to date' income. You list your current annual income as $32k and provide a letter from your employer and recent pay stubs as proof of the $32k a year. If you earned $50k in the first 6 months of the year but are now currently unemployed, your current annual income would be $0, and the $50k you earned earlier in the year will not matter unless you have it all in the bank still to use as an asset. You do not simply add up what you made this year so far. You list your current annualized salary.

Yes, they can look at someone that is newly employed and ask for a co-sponsor because they have not met the requirement at the time of filing, however, when someone is well over the minimum requirement, the proof of their income via employer letter and pay stubs will usually be enough. This not a future job (job offer) or future income. This is their annual current salary. Current, ongoing income is most important.

[bigdog 377]

Good luck with your journey.

[MonkunTN 0]

Hope everything works out for you! Good luck

[VanessaTony 3,567]

As Jay-Kay and I have stated, your current income is sufficient, as is the proof by way of your letter from employer and pay-stubs to date.

Best of luck to you for a speedy process

Vanessa is correct. It is current ANNUAL income, not 'currently what you have made to date' income. You list your current annual income as $32k and provide a letter from your employer and recent pay stubs as proof of the $32k a year. If you earned $50k in the first 6 months of the year but are now currently unemployed, your current annual income would be $0, and the $50k you earned earlier in the year will not matter unless you have it all in the bank still to use as an asset. You do not simply add up what you made this year so far. You list your current annualized salary.

Yes, they can look at someone that is newly employed and ask for a co-sponsor because they have not met the requirement at the time of filing, however, when someone is well over the minimum requirement, the proof of their income via employer letter and pay stubs will usually be enough. This not a future job (job offer) or future income. This is their annual current salary. Current, ongoing income is most important.

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Edited December 31, 2012 by Vanessa&Tony

[Cathi 5,849]

Actually, your comment on the job commenced is completely false. If the job was probationary before going full time, or under a short term contract or seasonal it wouldn't matter. They wouldn't count it!

THE NUMBER ONE REASON ACCORDING TO THE US STATE DEPARTMENT FOR DENIAL IS LACK OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT!! If it were so easy as to get a letter from an employer and having a check stub to qualify, then why are so many people denied? Why would the 864 even be there? The law is there for a reason, and that is VERY LITTLE PROOF of support the OP has!

If you want to mislead people, be my guest!

you are the one misleading. Vanessa and Jay-Kay are 100% correct. The OP needs to prove CURRENT ANNUAL INCOME, NOT year to date, big difference, The OP is salaried and can get a letter from his employer and most recent pay stubs to prove that income. End of story.

[bigdog 377]

Good Luck with all of this.