I-864 + Joint Sponsor Questions

[dopheretta 3]

Hello all, 

In filling out the I-864, I have encountered some questions.

 

For my wife, who is the beneficiary, what does she fill out in part 5. of the form "Persons NOT sponsored in this affidavit"?

Part 5.3. says "If you are currently married, enter '1' for your spouse." But she WILL be sponsoring me, so should she write 0?

 

My wife is a student, however she did have a student job in the US in 2019. Should we write "I am currently employed as a student"?

What to enter in "Unemployed since"? The date she quit her student job or the date she started studying?

 

My wife lives with me in Austria, because she is studying abroad here. 

We have an address here, but she still has her domicile in FL. If we write our current adress in "Part 4. Sponsors Mailing Adress", will this affect her U.S. domicile?

Should we enter her mailing address as her U.S. address and her physical address as our Austrian address?

If we don't enter a US address on "Sponsor's Mailind Address" or "Sponsor's Physical Address", will this be a problem for proof of domicile?

 

On the I-130, we put her current Austrian address as her current mailing address, so I wonder if we write the U.S. adress as the mailing address, will that be a problem?

If we don't write a U.S. mailing or physical adress for her as the pe

My joint sponsor did not file taxes in 2018, the 3rd most recent tax year, as she was still in college. Is this a problem?

- Do I just write $0 in the field?

- Do I need to add an affidavit saying she didn't file taxes, as she was a student?

 

Thank you so much for any help!

 

Edited May 22, 2021 by dopheretta

[Crazy Cat 39,227]

1 hour ago, dopheretta said:

Hello all, 

In filling out the I-864, I have encountered some questions.

 

For my wife, who is the beneficiary, what does she fill out in part 5. of the form "Persons NOT sponsored in this affidavit"?

Part 5.3. says "If you are currently married, enter '1' for your spouse." But she WILL be sponsoring me, so should she write 0?

 

My wife is a student, however she did have a student job in the US in 2019. Should we write "I am currently employed as a student"?

What to enter in "Unemployed since"? The date she quit her student job or the date she started studying?

 

My wife lives with me in Austria, because she is studying abroad here. 

We have an address here, but she still has her domicile in FL. If we write our current adress in "Part 4. Sponsors Mailing Adress", will this affect her U.S. domicile?

Should we enter her mailing address as her U.S. address and her physical address as our Austrian address?

If we don't enter a US address on "Sponsor's Mailind Address" or "Sponsor's Physical Address", will this be a problem for proof of domicile?

 

On the I-130, we put her current Austrian address as her current mailing address, so I wonder if we write the U.S. adress as the mailing address, will that be a problem?

If we don't write a U.S. mailing or physical adress for her as the pe

My joint sponsor did not file taxes in 2018, the 3rd most recent tax year, as she was still in college. Is this a problem?

- Do I just write $0 in the field?

- Do I need to add an affidavit saying she didn't file taxes, as she was a student?

 

Thank you so much for any help!

 

1.  Your wife is the sponsor, not the beneficiary.  You are the beneficiary. 

2.  Your wife should not list you more than once on the I-864.  Yes, she should write "0" for the "if you are currently married....." item.

3.  Your wife is not currently employed as a student. Being a student comes under education, not employment.

4.  The mailing address does not affect domicile.

5.  For the joint sponsor I-864,  you must indicate why the joint sponsor was not required to file taxes in 2018....such as "income was below filing threshold". 

Edited May 22, 2021 by Lucky Cat

[dopheretta 3]

22 hours ago, Lucky Cat said:

1.  Your wife is the sponsor, not the beneficiary.  You are the beneficiary. 

2.  Your wife should not list you more than once on the I-864.  Yes, she should write "0" for the "if you are currently married....." item.

3.  Your wife is not currently employed as a student. Being a student comes under education, not employment.

4.  The mailing address does not affect domicile.

5.  For the joint sponsor I-864,  you must indicate why the joint sponsor was not required to file taxes in 2018....such as "income was below filing threshold". 

Thank you for your help!

 

Should Part 5.8. "Add together Item Numbers 1.-7. and enter the number here" be filled out with "Household Size: 2" for both my joint sponsor and my wife then?

 

Also, how do I indicate that the joint sponsor was not required to file taxes, do I enter this in the form on the fields for the most recent tax year? Or do I attach an affidavit?

[dopheretta 3]

23 hours ago, Lucky Cat said:

What to enter in "Unemployed since"? The date she quit her student job or the date she started studying?

Do you have any idea on this?

[pushbrk 12,110]

7 hours ago, dopheretta said:

Do you have any idea on this?

Sounds like she became unemployed the day she quit her job.

8 hours ago, dopheretta said:

Thank you for your help!

 

Should Part 5.8. "Add together Item Numbers 1.-7. and enter the number here" be filled out with "Household Size: 2" for both my joint sponsor and my wife then?

 

Also, how do I indicate that the joint sponsor was not required to file taxes, do I enter this in the form on the fields for the most recent tax year? Or do I attach an affidavit?

Depends on why?  Why was the joint sponsor not required to file a tax return?  If the affidavit is properly completed, the household size will automatically show the correct number. For a single sponsor, with no children, the household size will be 2.

 

Edited May 23, 2021 by pushbrk