will I still need a joint sponsor (split topic)

[Lennox1016 0]

I have a similiar situation and I wanted to know if any of you good folks had any advice. My wife and I were married in 2014.

That year my income was 156k...about 90k of that came from my mother who died of cancer a month after we married.

I quit my job and started working as an independent consultant.

2015 was a transitional year so my income that year was only about 21k. $20,247 to be exact.

Now that I'm firmly in my career I've earned about $25k since January.

I was going to have my wife bring my 2014 and 2015 tax return and all my check stubs showing the money I've made this year.

Will I still need a co-sponsor? Will they even look at all those documents?

My wife is coming from Canada. FYI.

Edited June 16, 2016 by Lennox1016

[Ryan H 3,813]

Post split into separate thread as poster is asking their own question and not replying to the OP of the other thread. Please start your own thread with your own questions instead of hijacking threads started by other members.

[arken 4,197]

Are you expecting the similar paystubs throughout the rest of the year? If so, your current annual income is around $50k which is more than enough for sponsorship. No need of co-sponsor in that case. The current annual income (Jan-Dec 2016) is what matters.

[Lennox1016 0]

Yes. I'll definitely be making that much if not more for the remainder of the year. I really really would rather not ask anyone for their financial information for co-sponsorship if I can avoid it. Financially we're just fine but it may not look that way on paper.

Thanks for the response

[NikLR 13,227]

They look at current income. So how much ypu should make the year you sponsor, not necessarily how much you've made previously and not ytd. Montreal is pretty good about this and people have been approved with 3 years under but current income over. (New job or raise etc...)

[Ryan H 3,813]

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