Affidavit of Support CR1

[JB209 60]

Hi everyone,

 

I want to ask for your help and opinnions on this matter. I am gathering the required documents for the Affidavid of Support and I-864 with a joint sponsor.

The catch is my wife (USC) hadn't filed taxes for the last three years she's been abroad, so she went ahead and did that but she had to mail-in her 2013 tax return and we just found out the IRS would take 8 weeks to generate a tax transcript after a mail-in tax filing has been received. We are thinking on sending the affidavit of support package with just her 1040 forms plus the entire documentation for the joint sponsor (1040, W-2, IRS tax transcript, SS Earning Statements).

 

What do you think are our options we will get a check list? Is it better to wait and have the IRS tax transcripts for my wife as well?

 

Appreciate the input

[Ryan H 3,795]

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[misshepburn 52]

19 hours ago, JB209 said:

Hi everyone,

 

I want to ask for your help and opinnions on this matter. I am gathering the required documents for the Affidavid of Support and I-864 with a joint sponsor.

The catch is my wife (USC) hadn't filed taxes for the last three years she's been abroad, so she went ahead and did that but she had to mail-in her 2013 tax return and we just found out the IRS would take 8 weeks to generate a tax transcript after a mail-in tax filing has been received. We are thinking on sending the affidavit of support package with just her 1040 forms plus the entire documentation for the joint sponsor (1040, W-2, IRS tax transcript, SS Earning Statements).

 

What do you think are our options we will get a check list? Is it better to wait and have the IRS tax transcripts for my wife as well?

 

Appreciate the input

I think you would be ok just submitting the entire return plus relevant W2's/1040/etc. It does say on their website that tax transcripts OR returns plus W2 and 1040s are ok. They seem to prefer tax transcripts, which is why VJ suggests you use those, but they also accept the other documents.

 

I have seen a case on here somewhat recently where I believe the spouse was from the Philippines and the consulate was holding up the visa (after the interview) because they were demanding a 2016 tax transcript. I don't know why this was, and I don't recall the person posting a lot of specifics about their case. Generally speaking, I think you are ok sending before you get the tax transcripts.