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12 hours ago, Lemonslice said:

Read the instructions again, if you are self-employed you will use your 2019 tax return to show your (current, now 2019) income. If your interview is before February/March 2020, then you will use your latest return (so 2018) to demonstrate how much you make as a self-employed sponsor. 

Thank you but I believe that information is incorrect from what I found on line and in the forums here. Can you show me where you found this to be the answer? The specific question is “ Current annual individual income?”  It’s asking for my income in 2019, which most people can use paystub’s or an employee letter for. Since I’m self-employed I cannot use this option. 

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1 hour ago, Kevindillon said:

Thank you but I believe that information is incorrect from what I found on line and in the forums here. Can you show me where you found this to be the answer? The specific question is “ Current annual individual income?”  It’s asking for my income in 2019, which most people can use paystub’s or an employee letter for. Since I’m self-employed I cannot use this option. 

Page 8 and 16 of the instructions:

 

"If you are currently self-employed, a copy of your Schedule C, D, E, or F from your most recent Federal income tax 
return which establishes your income
from your business."

 

 

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32 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

Page 8 and 16 of the instructions:

 

"If you are currently self-employed, a copy of your Schedule C, D, E, or F from your most recent Federal income tax 
return which establishes your income
from your business."

 

 

 

32 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

Page 8 and 16 of the instructions:

 

"If you are currently self-employed, a copy of your Schedule C, D, E, or F from your most recent Federal income tax 
return which establishes your income
from your business."

 

 

That still does not establish my “current annual individual income” according to all the guidelines I am reading. A person who is not self-employed would simply use paystub’s or W-2s to project what they would make for 2019 and can enter that number and copies of the paystub‘s or such as proof, I cannot do this!

 

There are two different things I must enter and you are talking about the second one. My tax returns from last year would show my total household income not my current annual yearly income,  these are clearly two separate numbers,  again from what I am finding online in instructions to fill out this document

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I'm not sure how else anybody can say it. You've been provided the accurate information of how to report your income on the I-864 as a self-employed individual, and how to evidence that income (tax return copy/transcript). You're saying that's not what you're looking for, but we're telling you that's exactly what is required. I don't know where to go from here.

 

Also, note that a W-2 earner does not "project what they would make for 2019" for an I-864. They would enter their annual income, which would be $paycheck * #paychecks_per_year. That's how much they make annually, regardless if they start a job January 1st or July 1st or Dec. 1st.

 

Good luck and best wishes.

Timelines:

ROC:

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7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

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AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

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5 minutes ago, geowrian said:

I'm not sure how else anybody can say it. You've been provided the accurate information of how to report your income on the I-864 as a self-employed individual, and how to evidence that income (tax return copy/transcript). You're saying that's not what you're looking for, but we're telling you that's exactly what is required. I don't know where to go from here.

 

Also, note that a W-2 earner does not "project what they would make for 2019" for an I-864. They would enter their annual income, which would be $paycheck * #paychecks_per_year. That's how much they make annually, regardless if they start a job January 1st or July 1st or Dec. 1st.

 

Good luck and best wishes.

Please read this,  then you’ll understand my question better 

 

https://cliniclegal.org/resources/five-most-common-mistakes-completing-i-864

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1 minute ago, Kevindillon said:

Please read this,  then you’ll understand my question better 

 

https://cliniclegal.org/resources/five-most-common-mistakes-completing-i-864

I've seen this many times. The advice ITT remains.

Timelines:

ROC:

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7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

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I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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4 minutes ago, geowrian said:

I've seen this many times. The advice ITT remains.

 I came across this the other day plus many people here keep sending me to that link ,  you were stating this website is not correct and to simply go by my tax returns from last year as what this year‘s annual income would be ?

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3 minutes ago, Kevindillon said:

 I came across this the other day plus many people here keep sending me to that link ,  you were stating this website is not correct and to simply go by my tax returns from last year as what this year‘s annual income would be ?

I didn't actually say it was incorrect. However, the link does not explicitly cover your circumstances since you are self-employed.

 

Although I do actually disagree with the "anticipated" language. If I don't work from Jan. 1 to June 30, then get hired July 1st making $100,000/year, my annual income is still $100,000 even though my income for that particular year is only $50,000. Conversely, if I was hired Jan 1st. and fired June 30th, my annual income is $0 despite earning $50,000 within that year.

But this doesn't even apply to your case anyway.

Timelines:

ROC:

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7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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