Complicated case regarding passing income requirements for affidavit of support

[cyanide123 0]

I have a rather interesting situation. I'm a medical student graduating June 1st 2016. I will start as a resident physician (aka junior training physician) July 1st with an annual income of ~ 50k. I will be starting July 1st, so my income by the end of the calender year will be ~25k, which still should meet the minimum requirement they have. However, I understand I have to submit tax returns from previous years as well. As I have been in medical school, I have had little to no income. My income on this years tax return was $700.

So my question is...does anyone have experience with passing income requirements with proof of current and future income (contract with annual income, start date, with some latest pay stubs and letter by employer) while having absolutely no income history for the last 8 years.

Currently expecting an interview to happen around September. Will have a few pay stubs by then.


My other option ofcourse is to have a cosponsor. My dad would have been my cosponsor, making things much easier. But he recently lost his job (Damn the slump in the oil industry). He will have an income of ~ 40-50k this year and ~170k on his previous tax return. But without a current employer I feel that's asking for a rejection with him as a co sponsor.

What do you guys suggest? Should I be fine with meeting income requirement based on my future annual income of 50k starting july 1st despite having almost no income on all past tax returns? Should I have my dad as a co-sponsor, eventhough he recently lost his job but has a strong tax return history of income? Or Should I turn to a sibling for co-sponsoring? I preferably wouldn't want to go down that path, but I could if I had to. My brother owns his own decently successful tech start up. I think he is paying himself a 60k salary. The other option would be my sister who is a physician. She obviously has a high income but all of her taxes are filed jointly with her husband. And I really don't want to seek a favor from the brother in law. Can my sister sponsor me without having her husband become liability as well?

Thank you all for your help. I hope my questions made sense.

[Penguin_ie 6,000]

You should be fine, as your current and ongoing income is the most important, and that will be $50'000 (even if you've only worked half a year, you annoualise the income). Just write a short statement about why you didn't have any income/ didn't file taxes before.

[Backpackers 19]

I always wonder about these type of situations. I would hope the person reviewing this information would consider the big picture. Obviously your future income will be more than sufficient to provide for your Fiance. Just a guess, but I think you'll be alright with your current income. Let's hope for some rational thinking from our Government employees.

[baron555 934]

Most former students are in this situation. Sometimes the new income, and proof of it, are fine and sometimes it is suggested to obtain a cosponsor in addition.

Remember that if you do get a cosponsor, both of you will submit fully executed 134 forms with attached documentation. Upon examining both, the CO would see that the sponsor has adequate income but included additional to be safe.

Kind of depends on the Embassy. I would personally email them and ask.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Most former students are in this situation. Sometimes the new income, and proof of it, are fine and sometimes it is suggested to obtain a cosponsor in addition.

Remember that if you do get a cosponsor, both of you will submit fully executed 134 forms with attached documentation. Upon examining both, the CO would see that the sponsor has adequate income but included additional to be safe.

Kind of depends on the Embassy. I would personally email them and ask.

Agree with this. We seem to be seeing more and more cases on here where a sponsor hadn't been making their salary for long and is asked for a cosponsor

[cyanide123 0]

Let's hope for some rational thinking from our Government employees.

That's my fear, i don't expect much rational thinking. In my mind these government folks hardly look deeply into any information and just reject things on a whim. Maybe I'm too skeptical.

[cyanide123 0]

I guess I'll be safe and have a cosponsor. I talked to my dad today who doesnt even seem to be concerned about the issue. And says he'll be my cosponsor or that any of my siblings could do it. He was pretty confident that this wont be an issue. He said that it should be fine based on assets that he owns (~500k), even if he doesn't have a job right now.

Am i better off with one of my siblings as cosponsor with on going income vs my father who is essentially retired now and on social security (he is 68)? Or does it not matter either way?

[minonna 0]

I am in the same boat. I just graduated in December 2015 and I only made 9k that year. I got a job right away when I graduated, but the salary was not so good, about 1400 a month. Right now I have been promoted to a position making about 33k a year, so I guess it should be fine. However, I'm still pretty nervous about this whole thing and still thinking about a co-sponsor.

I mean, they probably get a lot of cases with situations like these where petitioner was a student, so guess they should be understandable of that. But on the other hand who knows...