Form I-184

[Alex Sanchez 0]

Hello, 

 

My total income for the last 3 years were

2015-$20,831

2016-$34,625

2017-$22,844 ($10,192 FROM Unemployment)

 

Thus is just barely pass the poverty threshold in 2 of the 3 years. Still, in 2017 I returned to school to finish my bachelors degree in Finance. I only worked about 4 months of of the year to focus on school. I graduate this May. Currently I am making around $1,000 per week while attending school. Once I graduate I will work for JP Morgan and have a more stable job and overall job security. 

 

Should, I get a joint sponsor just in case?

[truelove29 218]

If it were me, I would get a joint sponsor just in case. They really focus on the most recent year it seems, and you're over, but not by much.

[j&ana 363]

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you should make a timeline so a person will know what type of visa you are doing

you could get a joint sponsor

or maybe delay till  June and have  some paystubs with your  job at JP Morgan that you could send in

that what I did  when I was doing my wife visa I had just change jobs and waited about a month so I could send some proof of my current income in

but without knowing what visa you are doing I do not know if that will be something that might work for you  

[j&ana 363]

1 hour ago, Dee elle said:

i am a bit confused as you talk about studying in France.

the op actually wrote

 

1 hour ago, Adrian Sanchez said:

Still, in 2017 I returned to school to finish my bachelors degree in Finance.

 

[Alex Sanchez 0]

On 3/29/2018 at 11:28 PM, Dee elle said:

It would be helpful if you give a bit more i formation about what visa, if you are the USC, LPR, petitioner, beneficiary etc... i am a bit confused as you talk about studying in France.

The petitioner must meet the income requirements for the year in which you are submitting the I864  income must be from a consistent secure employment or self employment. It is not essential to have met the requirements in previous years, evidence of having filed tax returns is necessary. Only income in US is counted, unless overseas earned income source will continue when you are in the US. If your current income is stable, secure ongoing and meets the requirements you should not need a joint sponsor.

That being said, lining up a joint sponsor, just in case, will not be wasted and can save you time if you get an RFE for this reason.

Thank you very much for the information. I am the petitioner apply for my wife in Mexico. I did a i-130 form. One question. So the next step, NOA2 I believe says they will mail the forms to my wife in Mexico, does that mean i should mail my i-184 and joint sponsors to here now or do i mail them separately. I want to save as much time as possible.

[Ryan H 3,812]

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There is no such form as an I-184, the form you are most likely thinking of is I-864.

[pushbrk 12,975]

On 3/29/2018 at 10:28 PM, Dee elle said:

 

The petitioner must meet the income requirements for the year in which you are submitting the I864

This is not correct.  One qualifies based on "current income" which only comes from a tax return if the sponsor is self employed.  Information from tax returns is about the past.

 

If this petitioner takes a job with JP Morgan Chase (paying say $50,000) BEFORE filing the I-864, then the current income would be $50,000 regardless of any past tax return information.  On the other hand, if the I-864 is filed while the sponsor is unemployed with no income, they DO NOT QUALIFY, even if they earned $50,000 already this year and $100,000 last year.

 

All that said, the public charge decision is a judgment call.  NOT qualifying assures failure but simply meeting the minimum requirement guarantees nothing.

Edited April 4, 2018 by pushbrk

[Alex Sanchez 0]

On 4/3/2018 at 8:18 PM, pushbrk said:

This is not correct.  One qualifies based on "current income" which only comes from a tax return if the sponsor is self employed.  Information from tax returns is about the past.

 

If this petitioner takes a job with JP Morgan Chase (paying say $50,000) BEFORE filing the I-864, then the current income would be $50,000 regardless of any past tax return information.  On the other hand, if the I-864 is filed while the sponsor is unemployed with no income, they DO NOT QUALIFY, even if they earned $50,000 already this year and $100,000 last year.

 

All that said, the public charge decision is a judgment call.  NOT qualifying assures failure but simply meeting the minimum requirement guarantees nothing.

So if my current income is not salaried but hourly will it count. Say I make $1000 per week but it is hourly, and only have a few weeks at the job?