i864 Questions

[Ozii 0]

Hey guys, i have a few questions in reference to the i864 requirements for the IR1 visa, im the petitioner and im petitioning for my spouse.

 

Questions

1.       If I submit a tax return transcript does a w2 form need to be included or is that only necessary if you submit a complete tax return?

2.       Do I have to submit my last 3 years tax return transcripts or only my most recent? I have been unemployed for over a year and half.

3.       How much does a Co-sponsor have to make in order to sponsor an immigrant?

[Loren Y 2,732]

1. best to include transcripts, as that is what they prefer, and saves you a lot of extra pages

2. I believe the actual requirement is just the current tax transcripts as they want to know current income, I included previous 3 years of transcripts just to give them a better overall picture.

3. You will have to look at the tables on the current I864 form, I think I have a link here...  https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p

 

Note: if you have been unemployed for the past year to year and a half, how are you going to prove current income? That is a definite requirement. In your case I would begin looking for a joint sponsor.

Edited April 6, 2020 by Loren Y

[Ozii 0]

27 minutes ago, Loren Y said:

1. best to include transcripts, as that is what they prefer, and saves you a lot of extra pages

2. I believe the actual requirement is just the current tax transcripts as they want to know current income, I included previous 3 years of transcripts just to give them a better overall picture.

3. You will have to look at the tables on the current I864 form, I think I have a link here...  https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p

 

Note: if you have been unemployed for the past year to year and a half, how are you going to prove current income? That is a definite requirement. In your case I would begin looking for a joint sponsor.

1. Does a w2 have to be included with the transcript or is that not a requirement?

 

Response to Note: I will have a co-sponsor take responsibility, that's OK i believe right? Do i need a co-sponsor or a joint?  

[Loren Y 2,732]

16 minutes ago, Azad Ismail said:

1. Does a w2 have to be included with the transcript or is that not a requirement?

 

Response to Note: I will have a co-sponsor take responsibility, that's OK i believe right? Do i need a co-sponsor or a joint?  

Transcript is a all in one thing. nothing else should need to be included if you send transcripts. That is the benefit of using transcripts, saves the IO from looking thru multible pages of a 1040, a schedule C, W-2's, and who knows what else in the full tax filing. My taxes are about 10 pages after I print them out for my records, where the same transcript is only 2 pages and has all the relevant information.

 

Joint sponsor or co-sponsor is the same thing in this situation, so you should be covered, but with transcripts no w-2 is required.

[Just Paul 4,591]

2 hours ago, Azad Ismail said:

1. Does a w2 have to be included with the transcript or is that not a requirement?

 

Response to Note: I will have a co-sponsor take responsibility, that's OK i believe right? Do i need a co-sponsor or a joint?  

Definitely the transcript is the best way to go. No W2s or 1099s or anything else needed.

 

My 2016 return was almost 200 pages.  The transcript was like 4 pages.

 

If you were not required to file a tax return for a year write a letter explaining that and upload it for that tax year.

 

For a I-130 it is a joint sponsor. If the joint sponsor is married their spouse will need to do an I-864a.

[Ozii 0]

4 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

Definitely the transcript is the best way to go. No W2s or 1099s or anything else needed.

 

My 2016 return was almost 200 pages.  The transcript was like 4 pages.

 

If you were not required to file a tax return for a year write a letter explaining that and upload it for that tax year.

 

For a I-130 it is a joint sponsor. If the joint sponsor is married their spouse will need to do an I-864a.

Thank you so much for the info. I have a question. I am a US citizen living abroad, married in 2017, working on my spouses IR1 visa. I dont have any tax transcripts to be included with my i864, as my wife doesn't have a social security number nor an ITIN number, so i haven't been able to file taxes jointly yet. Would my joint sponsors i864 and his/her tax transcripts alone suffice if it exceeds the minimum requirements?