Please help: I-864 with a co sponsor whom is sponsoring us independently from wife

[lemik 0]

Hi. I googled and google for answers and haven't came close to what I was looking for. It is late, so tomorrow, I'll try to call USCIS, but I have a feeling they will be of no help.

My dad is a co sponsor. He alone makes enough to sponsor my husband without needing to supplement his income with my mom. So there is really no need for an I-864A. My father did file his taxes with my mother, so when we get to part 6: 13a (The tax years), how do I fill in the blanks? If I look on the 1040, it uses both their income on the "line 22". Do I use the "22 line" (both their incomes) for question 13a since I have already establish what he makes by an employment letter, w2s, and 6 pay stubs? Or do I put his adjusted gross from his W2s on questions 13a through 13c?

I honestly do not want to fill out I-864A for my mother, because she does not get any pay stubs. They are direct deposits, and her hours are not constant; plus she has a new job this year, so I can't look back on her old w2 form.

[lemik 0]

I could get an employment letter from my mom, but I want to send this out as soon as possible. I just want to see if their is a simpler way on filling this form out.

[KayDeeCee 4,891]

If the joint sponsor meets the requirement on their own for their household size plus the immigrant being sponsored, then their spouse does not have to provide an I-864A. They file jointly, and he will list what it asks for, Total Income, line 22 of his last 3 joint returns. He submits the most recent IRS joint tax transcript, plus his W-2 to show his individual income. It states this in the I-864 instructions. Read through them carefully for details and requirements of a joint sponsor.

He will list his current annual income, as in how much he earns in an entire year's time span. He provides letter from employer and most recent 6 months of pay stubs to prove that current income amount.

It is possible that the USCIS could ask for the I-864A from the mom in an RFE, but if his individual income is documented well enough(with the documentation I mentioned above), then they should not need the optional I-864A from her.

[lemik 0]

On part 6: it asks for the family's income and their relationship to the co sponsor/ what they bring in. Do I need to fill that one out to explain the total income of the house hold for question 13a or not mention her at all? But thank you for your help.

[KayDeeCee 4,891]

If she is not filling out an I-864A, then she is not listed and her income is not combined with his. His current individual income and his household income will be the same.

The section for income and the section for tax information are two separate things.