I-134 using retired co-sponsor

[tab0712 141]

My father is filling out his co-sponsor form, and I have questions...

• is "future father-in-law" an OK answer for Part 2, Question 7 "Relationship to Sponsor"?
• How should he fill out Part 3 as a Retiree? Questions 1 only has Employed as....    or Self employed as....  
  • Where where would he write he is retired? 
  • And from what I was last told, he would put is Social Security amount he is given for 2017 in "My annual income is" space. Is that correct?

 

This is seriously the last detail that we need, and our packet and trip are booked for the Medical and interview. 

 

[TheSkywalkers 143]

8 hours ago, tab0712 said:

is "future father-in-law" an OK answer for Part 2, Question 7 "Relationship to Sponsor"?

The sponsor is you. So this question asks about the relationship of the co-sponsor to you, since you are the sponsor: Father is the answer.

8 hours ago, tab0712 said:

How should he fill out Part 3 as a Retiree? Questions 1 only has Employed as....    or Self employed as....  

• Where where would he write he is retired? 

 

I think there is a field called "Other" right down below all these bulleted options: You can write Retired in that field.

8 hours ago, tab0712 said:

And from what I was last told, he would put is Social Security amount he is given for 2017 in "My annual income is" space. Is that correct?

It is not the Social Security Amount he has to put there but the GROSS ANNUAL INCOME which appears in his ITR. And it should be for the year 2016 as the tax for this year will only be filed by 2018.

 

Hope this helps! Good luck!

[tab0712 141]

22 minutes ago, missushabes said:

The sponsor is you. So this question asks about the relationship of the co-sponsor to you, since you are the sponsor: Father is the answer.

I think there is a field called "Other" right down below all these bulleted options: You can write Retired in that field.

It is not the Social Security Amount he has to put there but the GROSS ANNUAL INCOME which appears in his ITR. And it should be for the year 2016 as the tax for this year will only be filed by 2018.

 

Hope this helps! Good luck!

 

I am the sponsor and I filled out my I134 already and I put fiance on that line. So my dad, who is the co sponsor also fills out that line in regards to the beneficiary, not me, as it's the beneficiarys details above it. OR is it me? That just wouldn't make any sense. So, I am thinking that the "Relationship to Sponsor" question is in regards to Tony, and his relationship to the co sponsor is future son in-law.  RIGHT???

 

There is no "other" option. It is only what I wrote. Maybe an earlier version had it, but not the one dated 11/30/2016

 

He has all his transcripts for the last 3 years. We'll look for that amount. 

Thanks!!!

 

 

[tab0712 141]

4 hours ago, missushabes said:

It is not the Social Security Amount he has to put there but the GROSS ANNUAL INCOME which appears in his ITR. And it should be for the year 2016 as the tax for this year will only be filed by 2018.

 

Hope this helps! Good luck!

One last thing. There is no GROSS ANNUAL INCOME on his transcript. There is...Total Social Security Benefits.... Total Income... And Adjusted Gross Income (which is the same amount to as the Total Income)

Which would I use? 

[TheSkywalkers 143]

11 minutes ago, tab0712 said:

One last thing. There is no GROSS ANNUAL INCOME on his transcript. There is...Total Social Security Benefits.... Total Income... And Adjusted Gross Income (which is the same amount to as the Total Income)

Which would I use? 

Which one is in Line 22? That's the one you need to use.

[TheSkywalkers 143]

4 hours ago, tab0712 said:

I am the sponsor and I filled out my I134 already and I put fiance on that line. So my dad, who is the co sponsor also fills out that line in regards to the beneficiary, not me, as it's the beneficiarys details above it.

Yep, my bad, sorry. Yes (future) Father in Law.

 

4 hours ago, tab0712 said:

There is no "other" option. It is only what I wrote. Maybe an earlier version had it, but not the one dated 11/30/2016

I checked the new form and indeed there is no option for "Other".  My best guess would be to check on Item 1.b. and put "retired" in the box below.

 

4 hours ago, tab0712 said:

He has all his transcripts for the last 3 years. We'll look for that amount. 

2016 should be fine. 

[tab0712 141]

7 hours ago, missushabes said:

Which one is in Line 22? That's the one you need to use.

I'm sending you a pm hopefully with a photo. On the transcripts there are no line numbers 

[pfcnr 25]

On 7/21/2017 at 6:48 PM, tab0712 said:

• How should he fill out Part 3 as a Retiree? Questions 1 only has Employed as....    or Self employed as....  
  • Where where would he write he is retired? 

 

I am in the same situation... How did you fill i-134 for your retired dad? Where did you state in the form that he is retired and did it work? thanks

[tab0712 141]

1 hour ago, pfcnr said:

I am in the same situation... How did you fill i-134 for your retired dad? Where did you state in the form that he is retired and did it work? thanks

My fiance's interview is next week, so fingers crossed. But we checked off "Employed as a/an" and put "Retired". We put his current 2017 SS benefit amount in the "My annual Income" space. I included proof of current statement from SS, one from 2016 and three years of tax transcripts. Even though the SS meets/exceeds the 125%, we also included his current statements for his IRA, and put that value in "market value of stocks and bonds" as 1/5 of that value way exceeds the 125%. This way there is no denying there won't be $$ available if needed.