I-864 Part 6. Sponsor's Income and Employment

[kaylathao1990 0]

Hi Everyone.

I'm filing I-864 Part 6. Sponsor's Income and Employment .

Question 2 : asking My current individual annual income :

I'm not sure what number should i put in :

Because on my W2 in 2015 only show my wages . On form 1040 show the same number as W2 + i won the price on that year. So that my total income on Form 1040 is bigger than W2 .

Should i use The number on my W2 in 2015 or total income on Form 1040( US individual Income Tax Return )?

Please advice

Thank you

[B&Z 201]

You have to put what your 1040 says. If you don't, you'll get an RFE and they'll make you change it to match your 1040.

[turbocomppro 3]

This is your expected income for 2016. You can enter whatever you think you will make this year. Look at line 22 on your tax forms for the last 3 years, and if it shows a steady increase say $1000, then you can simply add that to this year. So for example, 2013 on line 22 it says $30,000, 2014 on line 22 it says $31,000, and 2015 it says $32,000, then you can safely put $33,000 for 2016.

If you did not have a steady increase, then putting an average would suffice. As long as you're already meeting the poverty level, then it REALLY doesn't matter as long as it's within reasonable amount of the last 3 years.

[turbocomppro 3]

You have to put what your 1040 says. If you don't, you'll get an RFE and they'll make you change it to match your 1040.

This is incorrect. This is copied directly from the I-864 instructions: Part 6 "Item Number 2. Current Individual Annual Income. Enter your current, individual, earned or retirement, annual income that you are using to meet the requirements of this affidavit and indicate the total in the space provided.

You may include evidence supporting your claim about your expected income for the current year if you believe that submitting this evidence will help you establish ability to maintain sufficient income. You are not required to submit this evidence, however, unless specifically instructed to do so by a U.S. Government official. For example, you may include a recent letter from your employer, showing your employer’s address and telephone number, and indicating your annual salary. You may also provide pay stubs showing your income for the previous six months. If your claimed income includes alimony, child support, dividend or interest income, or income from any other source, you may also include evidence of that income."

*emphasis added

[kaylathao1990 0]

This is your expected income for 2016. You can enter whatever you think you will make this year. Look at line 22 on your tax forms for the last 3 years, and if it shows a steady increase say $1000, then you can simply add that to this year. So for example, 2013 on line 22 it says $30,000, 2014 on line 22 it says $31,000, and 2015 it says $32,000, then you can safely put $33,000 for 2016.

If you did not have a steady increase, then putting an average would suffice. As long as you're already meeting the poverty level, then it REALLY doesn't matter as long as it's within reasonable amount of the last 3 years.

I got it now .Thank you so much

[B&Z 201]

Oops, sorry! Didn't pay attention to the line item