I-864/I864A questions recommendations please help.

[servantadvocate 0]

Hello I'm a US Citizen Filing for my Canadian wife to become US resident I'm filing CR-1 visa and I've hit a confusing problem. we are at the NVC stage, I am preparing my I864

I need a joint sponsor I do not make enough income on my own, My Roommate/friend/co-worker has agreed to be my joint sponsor.

1.since we live together, what is the better option should he file I864A? We both filed our taxes seperately I am not a dependant of his nor is he of mine.

I was planning on having him only file the I864 since I wasnt sure if it be necesarry that one of us would have claimed the other on our taxes. The Issue is he filed his taxes late, and I'm not sure if I can get his most current tax return. If I am not mistaken he doesn't have to provide his tax returns if I have him as household member filling out i864a?

or is it necesarry he be a family member/filed on tax together?

Any help would be a huge blessing.

[NikLR 13,234]

No your roommate would file the I-864. The I-864A is ONLY for combing income with household members such as a husband and wife, siblings or dependent children.

He would need to get his most tax return no matter what you do. He needs either the tax return or the tax transcript for 2012 or a reason why he filed an extension. He also needs to have filed his taxes for the last 3 years (you do as well.)

It's also a good idea for him to get a letter of employment and/or several months of pay stubs to show his current, ongoing income.

[servantadvocate 0]

No your roommate would file the I-864. The I-864A is ONLY for combing income with household members such as a husband and wife, siblings or dependent children.

He would need to get his most tax return no matter what you do. He needs either the tax return or the tax transcript for 2012 or a reason why he filed an extension. He also needs to have filed his taxes for the last 3 years (you do as well.)

It's also a good idea for him to get a letter of employment and/or several months of pay stubs to show his current, ongoing income.

That is what I thought. thank you for the help. however I have had a major shift in plans. my roommate was terminated from his job so I had to find a better joint sponsor (which I did)

the part I'm worried about is the house we moved into (we aren't technically in the house yet though its under renovations) I Changed my address to this house. We have not signed a lease yet since its owned by his grandmother. but he is beginning to think she is planning on selling the house out from underneath us. Which is a scary thought. I've already had to change my address with NVC once. Is it going to cause problems if I have to change it a second time in the span of a couple of months?

[NikLR 13,234]

No, when you move after your spouse is in the USA, you'll need to file an I-865 to update the sponsor address (any joint sponsors would also have to do this) but otherwise you can move if you need to. Also you can provide your spouse with an updated I-864 to bring to the interview.

Are you doing EP?