Low Income for Previous Years, but not Anymore. Can I Sponsor?

[Pte 0]

Hello,

My last 3 tax returns reflect a low annual income. I still have to get all the numbers together by looking at my banking history, but I think it's less than $10,000 each of these years (I still need to file my taxes for last 5 years, so that's why I don't know exact numbers yet). I've been living abroad (in Jordan), and have been taking things easy work-wise, and this amount of money has been enough for us to get by (and my wife also works). However, as soon as I go back to the U.S. after my wife (hopefully) gets her visa, I will have a decent job waiting for me there ($10,000+ a month).

Given my low income for the past 3 years (possibly under the U.S. poverty line), will this pose a problem in terms of me sponsoring my wife, even if I will have a $10,000+ a month job waiting for me once I return to the U.S.? If this will be an issue, will it no longer be an issue if I own property in Jordan worth $50,000+, thus allowing me to be a suitable sponsor for her?

Thanks!

Edited April 20, 2016 by Pte

[B&Z 201]

(Just want to say this here because you didn't mention your wife's assets/savings in your post)

You may be able to use your wife's $100,000 in savings as part of your sponsorship.

For details on how it's calculated, etc, I defer to others who respond to this thread, but I've seen other threads here on VJ where the beneficiary's savings or assets were used for the sponsorship when the petitioner didn't have enough. (You can perform a search to find such threads)

Edited April 20, 2016 by B&Z

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

Having a job waiting for you doesn't count, you'd need to have started the job and show paystubs for it to count.

Your assets are not enough, as you need at a very minimum three times as much as the income guideline, so $60'000+ With your wife's assets, it should be plenty, though many embassies will only accept US based assets.

[Pte 0]

(Just want to say this here because you didn't mention your wife's assets/savings in your post)

You may be able to use your wife's $100,000 in savings as part of your sponsorship.

For details on how it's calculated, etc, I defer to others who respond to this thread, but I've seen other threads here on VJ where the beneficiary's savings or assets were used for the sponsorship when the petitioner didn't have enough. (You can perform a search to find such threads)

Thanks, but my wife doesn't have pay stubs, which I didn't think was an issue, but another reply now has me concerned.

Having a job waiting for you doesn't count, you'd need to have started the job and show paystubs for it to count.

Your assets are not enough, as you need at a very minimum three times as much as the income guideline, so $60'000+ With your wife's assets, it should be plenty, though many embassies will only accept US based assets.

Thanks, What if I went back to the U.S. now and started the job? This would mean I would have 1 or 2 pay stubs by the time of her interview. Would this be enough?

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

Perhaps? It depends on the embassy, but for most, if you can pair the paystubs with a letter from the employer saying it is a stable and long term job, it should be enough.

On your wfie's money, if it is savings, no proof of income required.