Income Level on I-864 (Affidavit of Support) For Family-Based Green Card

[Romans81 0]

First of all, many thanks to all of your who responded to my previous questions!

My wife, a U.S. citizen, is sponsoring my green card application and I have a question about I-864 (Affidavit of Support).

We just filed a joint tax return for 2014 and our income level meets the threshold requirement. (I was a student on an F-1 visa with authorized summer work for 2014 and my wife worked part-time in 2014.) However, neither of us worked in the U.S. for 2012 or 2013, so our income in those previous years is $0.

I will be graduating from grad school in May and I already have a job (same company I worked for the summer of 2014). My salary should cover the minimum threshold. My wife is currently not working and does not intend to work any time soon.

In this case, do we need an additional sponsor for I-864? Or do we qualify the income requirement? What I am concerned about are 1. our income in 2012 and 2013 were $0, and 2. our work is not continuous and all I can show for 2015 income is the offer letter I have signed for my job to start in June 2015.

Thank you so much for your support.

P.S. We initially wanted my father-in-law to support us by becoming an independent sponsor but we learned he would not be able to do so for a personal reason. I don't have a different sponsor in mind and are wondering whether we can still complete I-864 on our own.

[Josie1829 3]

I think they look at your 3 years of income to prove that she can support you or not, unless you have a joint sponsor.

First of all, many thanks to all of your who responded to my previous questions!

My wife, a U.S. citizen, is sponsoring my green card application and I have a question about I-864 (Affidavit of Support).

We just filed a joint tax return for 2014 and our income level meets the threshold requirement. (I was a student on an F-1 visa with authorized summer work for 2014 and my wife worked part-time in 2014.) However, neither of us worked in the U.S. for 2012 or 2013, so our income in those previous years is $0.

I will be graduating from grad school in May and I already have a job (same company I worked for the summer of 2014). My salary should cover the minimum threshold. My wife is currently not working and does not intend to work any time soon.

In this case, do we need an additional sponsor for I-864? Or do we qualify the income requirement? What I am concerned about are 1. our income in 2012 and 2013 were $0, and 2. our work is not continuous and all I can show for 2015 income is the offer letter I have signed for my job to start in June 2015.

Thank you so much for your support.

P.S. We initially wanted my father-in-law to support us by becoming an independent sponsor but we learned he would not be able to do so for a personal reason. I don't have a different sponsor in mind and are wondering whether we can still complete I-864 on our own.