New Job while waiting for I-130 Approval

[Ladybug13 0]

Hi everyone,

 

I (petitioner) filed for my husband's CR-1 this past April so we are still waiting for I-130 to get approved. I started a job in April but the pay hasn't been very good and I am looking to switch jobs to one with better pay (way above the FPL).  Will this affect our application when we get to the NVC stage?  Or depending on the length of time between me starting a new higher paying job and the date we submit documents to NVC it will be alright?

 

Basically, how many paystubs are needed from a current job at the NVC stage after your I-130 is approved?  I have my tax returns for the past three years, but I made foreign income because I was living abroad.  However, it was still technically above the FPL.  Do you think I will probably need to get a joint sponsor in this case due to having foreign income from 2019-2021 and switching jobs in 2022 in the U.S.?

 

My lawyer made it sound like getting a joint sponsor is a lot of work paperwork wise, but I do have someone I can ask to be a joint sponsor if necessary. 

 

Thank you for any help or suggestions!

[Lil bear 4,252]

29 minutes ago, beenika said:

Hi everyone,

 

I (petitioner) filed for my husband's CR-1 this past April so we are still waiting for I-130 to get approved. I started a job in April but the pay hasn't been very good and I am looking to switch jobs to one with better pay (way above the FPL).  Will this affect our application when we get to the NVC stage?  Or depending on the length of time between me starting a new higher paying job and the date we submit documents to NVC it will be alright?

 

Basically, how many paystubs are needed from a current job at the NVC stage after your I-130 is approved?  I have my tax returns for the past three years, but I made foreign income because I was living abroad.  However, it was still technically above the FPL.  Do you think I will probably need to get a joint sponsor in this case due to having foreign income from 2019-2021 and switching jobs in 2022 in the U.S.?

 

My lawyer made it sound like getting a joint sponsor is a lot of work paperwork wise, but I do have someone I can ask to be a joint sponsor if necessary. 

 

Thank you for any help or suggestions!

If you have  3-6 months of payslips at the higher income at the time of submitting the I864, you should be fine. Joint sponsor documents are not any more difficult than your primary documents. Having a joint sponsor lined up and documents in hand is a great “insurance policy” and will sure save time if you do get an RFE for the AOS 

 

Most of us get through the process without a lawyer .. we did and we had the back up joint sponsor documents in hand as I suggested. 

Edited September 25, 2022 by Lil bear