Spouse interview March 9th, New Job March 11th, I-864 Question!

[knmuffin 15]

Hi all! 

 

My spouse has a visa interview on March 9th. I start a new job on March 11th. 

 

I originally filed the I-864 in 2020 with my old job info (quit in Nov 2021, unemployed til right now). I know I need to write up a new I-864 now. Can I still sponsor them via the I-864 and my new job, even though it technically starts 2 days after the interview?

 

I have tax transcripts from '18, '19, and '20 and a '21 W2 that all show I make well above the limit, and I have a signed contract for my new job, too. 

 

Will I need a joint sponsor for them or can my new job work? My tentative thought is to send my spouse with a joint sponsor just in case, but want to know how likely they would be to need it. 

[RebeccaG 8]

I will also change my job in 2022. But an immigration advisor told me that the i864 requires income tax returns and w2's  because is based on what you earned, not in what you are going to earn. The amount should be higher that the one in the poverty line

[Boiler 43,793]

It is based on what you are earning so go with a joint sponosr.

[arken 4,197]

Sometimes COs don't ask for new i864 but if they if they do, have a joint sponsor's i864 ready to hand him over. Your future employment is usually not considered and showing it starting two days after the interview might be perceived as if the offer letter was prepared just for the interview.

 

One could be earning $600K in 2021 but if unemployed and don't have enough assets at present, that is of no value for i864.

 

 

Edited March 1, 2022 by arken