Supporting documents for IR1 AOS

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Hi everyone - I want to try to get this right from the first attempt, but I'm not certain about how many supporting documents to submit.

 

I'm the beneficiary, so my wife is completing the I-864 form. She has filed taxes for 2016 ($12k), 2017 ($0) and has a non-filing letter from the IRS for 2018, since income was $0 again. 

 

My father-in-law will be joint sponsor, and has income way above threshold. He files taxes jointly. He is completing an I-864 form and my mother-in-law is completing an I-864A.

 

Questions I have are:

  (1) For my wife, can we just send the letter for 2018 and explain she had no income?

  (2) For my joint sponsor, I have his 3 last tax transcripts, and income has been steady - can I send only last year's? 

  (3) Since joint sponsor files jointly, I have his two W2s and an additional 1099 for 2018. If I submit transcripts for the past 3 years, do I need supporting W2s and 1099s for all three years also? This would be a pain to find.

 (4) For current proof of income, I have his last two or three most recent paystubs - is this enough? Obtaining employment letter can be done, but is more annoying and would take longer.

 

Thanks a lot for the help!