aos co-sponsor i-864

[Steph and George 1]

Hi everyone!

I am trying to fill out all my AOS papers with my husband, and I'm just trying to make sure i do this right. On the Affidavit of support, my husband is obviously my sponsor but just in case he wants his mother to fill out a form as well as co-sponsor like she did for our initial petition. He was unemployed at the time but is now working full time. I'm curious on a few things,

Do we need a co-sponsor is his income is above $25,000?

If I do, when it says on question 7 (OPTIONAL: If you have siblings, parents, or
adult children with the same principal
residence who are combining their income
with yours by submitting Form I-864A, enter
the number here.)

should I be entering 2? his parents file their taxes and such together, so i handed that all in at the interview in Vancouver but they never gave it back, they kept the copies and the originals

thanks for the help

Stephanie and George

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

You don't need a co-sponsor since his income is above $25,000. But, if you want to have one, have the co-sponsor fill out a separate I-864.If the co-sponsor files married filing jointly for taxes, than the spouse of the co-sponsor fills out I-864A.

[Steph and George 1]

You don't need a co-sponsor since his income is above $25,000. But, if you want to have one, have the co-sponsor fill out a separate I-864.If the co-sponsor files married filing jointly for taxes, than the spouse of the co-sponsor fills out I-864A.

okay, thanks. I think i need to have them because he only just started his job in october and has not yet filed any taxes for it. All i would have as proof is pay stubs, and I'm not sure that will be enough.

So do i include them in his i-864 form under that optional bit i mentioned above? and do i need their taxes again because the vancouver consulate kept their originals and my copies, what do i do?

thanks again

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

No, do not include them in that "optional bit." As I said, the co-sponsor fills out their own I-864. The spouse of the co-sponsor fills out I-864A related to the co-sponsor's I-864.

Current income is what counts, so if your spouse has a qualifying job, then that should be good enough. Tax returns are not the only thing used to verify income.

For the lost tax docs, they will need to order their tax information again. In the future, if you need to show originals, also bring a copy so immigration will take a copy, not originals.

Good luck.

[Steph and George 1]

No, do not include them in that "optional bit." As I said, the co-sponsor fills out their own I-864. The spouse of the co-sponsor fills out I-864A related to the co-sponsor's I-864.

Current income is what counts, so if your spouse has a qualifying job, then that should be good enough. Tax returns are not the only thing used to verify income.

For the lost tax docs, they will need to order their tax information again. In the future, if you need to show originals, also bring a copy so immigration will take a copy, not originals.

Good luck.

AWESOME! thank you! So i should just include his pay stubs and maybe a letter from employer?

I can order the tax documents, they took both my original and copy lol

You've been great, thanks for your time

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

So you have two paths.

1. Try to qualify without co-sponsor. You will need to supply all the tax information per the instructions, and to show current income you will need letter from employer/some months of paystubs.

2. Use co-sponsor. USC spouse is primary sponsor, fills out I-864 no matter what. Must include all evidence. Co-sponsor fills out separate I-864, includes all evidence. Household member of co-sponsor fills out I-864A, connected to co-sponsor's form.

This is all separate from the K-1 stuff, and will require all new evidence.

Edited December 2, 2013 by Harpa Timsah