one month pay sub is enough to sponsor my spouse in the affidavit of support

[aurore83 0]

Hello,

Unfortunately, I do not have any joint sponsors or co-sponsors I could use to help complete the I-864, therefore it is crucial I head back to the US and get a job. The question is, do I need to have a job for a certain amount of weeks and/or provide a work contract? Also will an army enlistment contract be sufficient proof or will I need to work a few months and provide pay stubs (I am considering going to Officer Candidate School)?

 

Basically what would be helpful is knowing how long the normal sponsor must work in the US (with a salary 125% above poverty level) before being deemed fit to “provide” for their beneficiary.

 

[GreatDane 366]

Do you have other assets you can use? Do you have a consistent work history in Germany? And have you filed US taxes, as USCs living abroad are required to do?

Edited October 4, 2018 by GreatDane

[aurore83 0]

I had 3 different job in the past 10 months in Germany, i was making only 1300 euro the first month then i stopped working for a month. i got another job for another 4 months getting 1400 euro and since september i only work a part time job. I have 8000 dollars worth of stocks.  and i payed  my us taxes the last 2 years. it does not sound too good, doesn't it ?

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

you were exempt from well over $100,000 taxes in  the US

for example

The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE, using IRS Form 2555) allows you to exclude a certain amount of your FOREIGN EARNED income from US tax. For tax year 2017 (filing in 2018) the exclusion amount is $102,100

 

and no,  need steady employment making the 125% (it is possible to earn the 125% without a full time job)

and a US residency

and your assests don't meet ther requirements

[pushbrk 12,103]

11 hours ago, aurore83 said:

Hello,

Unfortunately, I do not have any joint sponsors or co-sponsors I could use to help complete the I-864, therefore it is crucial I head back to the US and get a job. The question is, do I need to have a job for a certain amount of weeks and/or provide a work contract? Also will an army enlistment contract be sufficient proof or will I need to work a few months and provide pay stubs (I am considering going to Officer Candidate School)?

 

Basically what would be helpful is knowing how long the normal sponsor must work in the US (with a salary 125% above poverty level) before being deemed fit to “provide” for their beneficiary.

 

One pay stub is enough evidence to support your stated "current income" but whether three zeros in the prior taxable income section combined with only working one month will satisfy the Consular Officer as to the public charge issue, is questionable.  An "enlistment" would go a long way toward convincing them.   You would then provide a "Leave and Earnings Statement" not a "pay stub".

 

If you did not have enough income to be required to file a tax return the last three years, you simply hand write in the available space, "Not required to file.  Income below threshold."