What if the applicant is the one with the income, not the sponsor?

[Graham McCulloch 3]

My wife (American, the sponsor) is a stay-at-home mom these days, while I (British, the applicant) have a well-paid job with a US company. 

 

On the DS-260 application they added a case note that says:

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<Sponsor> does not meet the minimum income requirement to sponsor the intending immigrants for this case

Can I, as the applicant, fill out Form I-864 and act as the financial guarantor of my own sponsor?

[pushbrk 13,084]

1 hour ago, Graham McCulloch said:

My wife (American, the sponsor) is a stay-at-home mom these days, while I (British, the applicant) have a well-paid job with a US company. 

 

On the DS-260 application they added a case note that says:

Can I, as the applicant, fill out Form I-864 and act as the financial guarantor of my own sponsor?

Not exactly.  If your income will continue from the same source once you immigrate to the USA, then you include your income on your wife's I-864.  The instructions tell you how to do this.  If your income will not continue, it is irrelevant.

[SalishSea 18,113]

1 hour ago, Graham McCulloch said:

My wife (American, the sponsor) is a stay-at-home mom these days, while I (British, the applicant) have a well-paid job with a US company. 

 

On the DS-260 application they added a case note that says:

Can I, as the applicant, fill out Form I-864 and act as the financial guarantor of my own sponsor?

Your timeline says Thailand, not the UK.

 

London does allow for self-sponsorship.   

[pushbrk 13,084]

1 hour ago, Jorgedig said:

Your timeline says Thailand, not the UK.

 

London does allow for self-sponsorship.   

Whether that is true or not, EVERY Consular IV Unit will allow use of the intending immigrant spouse's continuing income.

[Graham McCulloch 3]

1 hour ago, pushbrk said:

Not exactly.  If your income will continue from the same source once you immigrate to the USA, then you include your income on your wife's I-864.  The instructions tell you how to do this.  If your income will not continue, it is irrelevant.

Thanks. So I did add my income in my wife's I-864 form, under the section:

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Income you are using from any other person who was counted in your household size, including, in certain conditions, the intending immigrant.

That's why I thought we would be fine regarding the financial income. 

From the I-864 instructions:

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If you included the income of the intending immigrant who is your spouse (he or she would be counted in Part 5., Item Number 1.), you must provide evidence that his/her income will continue from the current source after obtaining lawful permanent resident status. He or she does not need to complete Form I-864A unless he or she has accompanying children.

 

My income will indeed continue when we move to the US. So do I just need to provide some employment letter/contract from my current employer showing that my income will continue whilst in the US? (Conveniently my job offer letter explicitly talks about my salary once I move to the US!)

[pushbrk 13,084]

7 minutes ago, Graham McCulloch said:

Thanks. So I did add my income in my wife's I-864 form, under the section:

That's why I thought we would be fine regarding the financial income. 

From the I-864 instructions:

 

My income will indeed continue when we move to the US. So do I just need to provide some employment letter/contract from my current employer showing that my income will continue whilst in the US? (Conveniently my job offer letter explicitly talks about my salary once I move to the US!)

OK.  Did you upload that job offer letter with the affidavit of support?  If you did, all should be well.  If you didn't, do it now.

Edited November 24, 2021 by pushbrk

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2 minutes ago, Graham McCulloch said:

Thanks. So I did add my income in my wife's I-864 form, under the section:

That's why I thought we would be fine regarding the financial income. 

From the I-864 instructions:

 

My income will indeed continue when we move to the US. So do I just need to provide some employment letter/contract from my current employer showing that my income will continue whilst in the US? (Conveniently my job offer letter explicitly talks about my salary once I move to the US!)

Correct, if you read the instructions it states:

. If you included the income of the intending immigrant who is your spouse (he or she would be counted in Part 5., Item Number 1.), you must provide evidence that his/her income will continue from the current source after obtaining lawful permanent resident status. He or she does not need to complete Form I-864A unless he or she has accompanying children. (p. 8 of 17) 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-864instr.pdf

[Graham McCulloch 3]

1 hour ago, Jorgedig said:

Your timeline says Thailand, not the UK.

 

London does allow for self-sponsorship.   

Yep, I am British but we live in Thailand and I have my interview with the US Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. Sorry for the confusion!

[Graham McCulloch 3]

20 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

OK.  Did you upload that job offer letter with the affidavit of support?  If you did, all should be well.  If you didn't, do it now.

Ok - just added that offer letter to the supporting documents and re-submitted. (I already had my previous employment details uploaded. But this brings my employment status up-to-date).

Edited November 24, 2021 by Graham McCulloch

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19 hours ago, Graham McCulloch said:

My wife (American, the sponsor) is a stay-at-home mom these days, while I (British, the applicant) have a well-paid job with a US company. 

 

On the DS-260 application they added a case note that says:

Can I, as the applicant, fill out Form I-864 and act as the financial guarantor of my own sponsor?

Yes you can, attach documents to prove it