I864 sponsor and joint sponsors query

[Clemjam 8]

Good morning all!

I have a question regarding the I864s for our IR1 applications.

My husband is sponsoring myself and my 2 children, as well as my mither in law and my father in law (who are divorced).

I underhstand that all 3 of them need to provide the last 3 years W2s, howerver:

- whilst living with us in the UK, he earned under $19000 each year for 2011 and 2012 so wasn't required to file taxes for those years. He is planning to send a letter explaining the matter along with a copy of his payslips confirming the amount he earned. Would that be sufficient, bearing in mind that we were living in the UK? Would we need any other documentation?

He now has a job in the States which is just below the 125% required so his parents are acting as separate co-sponsors.

- my mother in law is a special needs teacher and earns well above the 125% mark. However, my husband keeps on re-iterating me that you can not get an employment letter in the States, can anyone help me with that? Has anyone ever been in the position where the company they worked for did NOT want to provide such letter?

- my father in law is pretired with a VERY comfortable pension, hence why he wants to act as a co- sponsor also. What kind of documentation would be required to support the amount of pension he gets? We have a letter confirming his UT State pension and another confirming his Federal pension, would that be enough?

Also, he is being reluctant at listing his assets on the I864, could this be a problem?

Thank you all so much for the info, I know our situation is not a straightfoward one and I truely appreciate all your advice!

[didopage 337]

Sure you can have a letter of employment in the US. Usually the HR of the company know what it is and can give you one quickly (my husband's one was called "verification of employment" letter). If the HR of your mother-in-law is not familiar with it, she can just explain to them simply that she needs a signed letter stating her position, current salary, if she's full-time or part-time.

No need to list all the assets on the I-864. If the income is well above the 125% mark, that's enough for the USCIS. They don't care of all the assets someone can have.

[Clemjam 8]

Sure you can have a letter of employment in the US. Usually the HR of the company know what it is and can give you one quickly (my husband's one was called "verification of employment" letter). If the HR of your mother-in-law is not familiar with it, she can just explain to them simply that she needs a signed letter stating her position, current salary, if she's full-time or part-time.

No need to list all the assets on the I-864. If the income is well above the 125% mark, that's enough for the USCIS. They don't care of all the assets someone can have.

Thanks didopage!

How about my husband's letter explaining he was earning under $19k and the copies of his wageslips, would this suffice?

With all 3 of them sponsoring us we will be well above the 125% mark, but I just don t want to get an RFE and delay our process, the separation is bad enough as it is!