Income help please

[Arshawks 1]

I'm filling out i-864 for my wife cr1 visa. Here's my situation, i spend a year from 10/2014 to 9/2015 oversea with my wife for my new born baby. I came back here on sept 2015 and work until now. Since i worked only few months, Therefore, my filed tax for 2015 is only a little over 4k. Followed with 2014 is $17k and 2013 is $11k. However, my current income would be good enough to sponsored my wife on my own(household size of 3 myself ,my wife and our USC daughter), which i calculated my AGI around $2500/a month or $30k a year. Question is do i have to add my mom as a household member to use her income added or am i should be good on my own? I did lots of research but wasn't clear. Anyone going through the same situation or anyone knows how does the nvc determined income? Are they most likely looking at current income or past years matter? please help me? I'm really stuck on this aos, it drives me crazy. Really appreciated.

[NikLR 13,220]

You need total income not agi. Current income matters most but you have to prove it and it depends on the CO.

How long have you had your current job? Are yoh self employed?

[Arshawks 1]

What is the CO?

I have this job since last sept 2015 when i came back to the states. Also i got my second job since jan2016. No i'm not self employed. I kept all the pay stubs and will look for a sample employment verification letter. Thanks for your response

[NikLR 13,220]

Consular officer. The person conducting the interview.

[tj875 0]

You need a sponsor, someone that proves that your wife is not going to be a liability to the government. I did over 17k and I am only applying for my wife and still need a sponsor.

good luck. You at least needed to make 25-28k to be able to support your family. Find someone that without dependents makes 25k or more.

lucky me my friend was making more than 40k no dependents.

[Arshawks 1]

hi tj875,

I'm not making enough money last year cause i live oversea for 3/4 of a year. However, this current year i make around $38,001, i got all pay stubs and employment letter to prove. I just wonder if does it good enough in CO eyes? Or they're still going to look over the past 3 years. Anyone gone through this, please let me know what's your situation. thanks

Edited April 23, 2016 by Arshawks

[mallafri76 1,012]

hi tj875,

I'm not making enough money last year cause i live oversea for 3/4 of a year. However, this current year i make around $38,001, i got all pay stubs and employment letter to prove. I just wonder if does it good enough in CO eyes? Or they're still going to look over the past 3 years. Anyone gone through this, please let me know what's your situation. thanks

No one can tell you that, it depends on the embassy and the CO interviewing you. Will the interview be in Vietnam? Check the regional forum.

You are well above the poverty guidelines for your household size, although you don't have a long history with that salary. Send in all the pay stubs you can plus employment letter. I would think the worst they can do is give you a 221(g) requesting a joint sponsor or a longer history on this salary.

[mallafri76 1,012]

You need a sponsor, someone that proves that your wife is not going to be a liability to the government. I did over 17k and I am only applying for my wife and still need a sponsor.

good luck. You at least needed to make 25-28k to be able to support your family. Find someone that without dependents makes 25k or more.

lucky me my friend was making more than 40k no dependents.

The poverty guidelines for a household of two is $20,025. So if you made just above $17,000, you didn't meet the poverty guidelines and that's why you needed a joint sponsor.

[Arshawks 1]

Thanks mallafri76 for your answer. Yes the interview will be in vietnam. I'm gonna send out aos & iv package sometime this week. Hopefully nvc wouldn't ask for 221(g) so my case does not get any delay. I will make a i-864a and send it to my wife in case CO ask for it on the interview. We're stressed out way enough on this journey, especially our 9mos old daughter deserved to have both parents raise.