Foreign income will cease - Prior year tax returns

[Mark-n-Yinger 0]

My wife and I are filing form i-864 from China. My income is large enough to meet minimum required income; however, it will cease once we leave move in America.

1. Is this income eligible to meet minimum required income as a sole sponsor?

Also, my prior years tax returns are currently in the mail on the way to the IRS.

2. Can I use copies of these tax returns or must I wait to get IRS tax transcripts when submitting my i-864?

3. If I need to use a joint sponsor, must I send tax transcripts or tax returns when submitting my i-864?

My wife and I have a goal to leave China in May of 2017 and waiting for transcripts might cause unwanted delay.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Mark

[patriot10 11]

Only income in US counts...not income that you have in another country...unless that income would continue as normal even after move to the US.

Photocopies of tax returns work but having transcripts are foolproof.

Transcripts do not take long to arrive...about 10 days or so by experience.

Best of luck!

[aaron2020 11,651]

1. Your foreign income does not count since it will stop once you return to the US. Only foreign income that will continue after you return to the US is countable for the I-864.

2. You can use your tax return. Your tax return includes every document sent to the IRS; it' not just he 1040.

3. It's best to sent the petitioner's I-864 with the Joint Sponsor's I-864. You need the bar coded cover page after paying the I-864 fee. Best to send one complete submission rather than 2 separate partial packages.

[Mark-n-Yinger 0]

Thank you, both, for your replies.

I was fairly certain have to find a joint sponsor but wanted to make sure.

This brings up another question:

1. If I use my mother as a joint sponsor, does she need to fill out an i-864a?

We will definitely use her address on the i-864 and will stay at her place temporarily while we find our own place.

[aaron2020 11,651]

She files an I-864. Not an I-1864a. Read my prior post.

[Mark-n-Yinger 0]

Thank you for your reply.