I-864 questions for joint sponsor, married filing jointly, etc

[CrimsonKing 0]

I have a CR1 and CR2 at the NVC right now for my wife and stepson. My father will be joint sponsoring.

My father is married filing jointly on this year's tax return. His income and assets alone are enough to satisfy the requirements. Is his wife required to fill out an I-864A, or is it OK if we leave her off? In the "My total income" box on his I-864, do I list the total AGI for him and his wife, or just his?

[NikLR 13,227]

Total income not agi is needed unless they filed a 1040ez. Yes his wife should also supply an I-864a because they file their taxes jointly, however some people have been able to just use a half of a married couple by including w2s with the tax return transcript to show individual income.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I have a CR1 and CR2 at the NVC right now for my wife and stepson. My father will be joint sponsoring.

My father is married filing jointly on this year's tax return. His income and assets alone are enough to satisfy the requirements. Is his wife required to fill out an I-864A, or is it OK if we leave her off? In the "My total income" box on his I-864, do I list the total AGI for him and his wife, or just his?

The box that says "My current individual annual income is:" should be whatever he can prove with documentation like an employer letter, six months of pay stubs, or tax return if self employed. This place is where he can qualify.

The three boxes under "My total income (adjusted gross income on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 1040EZ) as reported on my Federal income tax returns for the most recent three years was" should be copied straight off his joint tax return. If he did Form 1040 it's Line 22 he copies. That is more for information because the tax return number can not qualify him being a joint return because it doesn't say who earned what. It simply indicate all the income. He can add his wife as Person 1 under other people contributing on his I-864. She would do an I-864a if he lists her. Then the joint tax return money could be the qualifier because both people signed off.

If he can clearly document his separate current income with an employer letter and pay stubs, then he could qualify without adding his wife as a contributing family member. They have to see what he makes all on his own.

[CrimsonKing 0]

Ok. The majority of the income was his, as can be documented with W-2s and social security, and his income is more than enough to satisfy the requirement. I should be OK listing the Total Income from their 1040, and listing his personal expected 2016 income, all of which can be easily documented. I'll leave his wife's income out of it, other than as it appears on the tax form as Total Income.

Thanks.

[TBoneTX 45,447]

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