Joint sponsor - own business + tax questions

[CS & CK 1]

Hi all,

 

My case is currently at the NVC, trying to get DQ'd. We have filed an I-864 without a co-sponsor, but since doing so my wife's had been made redundant. We are looking at submitting a new I-864 with a co-sponsor, her sister.

 

We have my wife's sisters latest tax transcript, and she files jointly with her husband. I have a few questions which I haven't been able to find the answer to elsewhere in this forum.

- The joint sponsor's income is from her own business. Is there any additional documentation that would need to be supplied with the I-864?

- The joint sponsor files her taxes jointly with her husband. Does he need to fill in a I-864A, even though she earns enough alone?

 

My wife's original I-864 has been approved in CEAC already, we're just trying to get my police certificate approved to be DQ'd. If we submit a new I-864 after being DQ'd do we go to the back of the queue? What happens if the case has already been passed on to the consulate? I've seen elsewhere in this forum people recommending taking multiple I-864's to the interview in case the first scenario is denied. Do I just take along a different form that submitted? That sounds sketchy.

 

Apologies for all the questions. I've really tried to find the answers myself, but this is an overwhelming process.

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21 hours ago, CS & CK said:

Hi all,

 

My case is currently at the NVC, trying to get DQ'd. We have filed an I-864 without a co-sponsor, but since doing so my wife's had been made redundant. We are looking at submitting a new I-864 with a co-sponsor, her sister.

 

We have my wife's sisters latest tax transcript, and she files jointly with her husband. I have a few questions which I haven't been able to find the answer to elsewhere in this forum.

- The joint sponsor's income is from her own business. Is there any additional documentation that would need to be supplied with the I-864?

- The joint sponsor files her taxes jointly with her husband. Does he need to fill in a I-864A, even though she earns enough alone?

 

My wife's original I-864 has been approved in CEAC already, we're just trying to get my police certificate approved to be DQ'd. If we submit a new I-864 after being DQ'd do we go to the back of the queue? What happens if the case has already been passed on to the consulate? I've seen elsewhere in this forum people recommending taking multiple I-864's to the interview in case the first scenario is denied. Do I just take along a different form that submitted? That sounds sketchy.

 

Apologies for all the questions. I've really tried to find the answers myself, but this is an overwhelming process.

You will find those answers in the "instructions", but....You should know that the sister's current income will come from her most recent tax return.  Essentially, her income is the total income minus her husband's gross income.  Yes, it is best practice for the joint filing spouse to provide an I-864a whether they have income or not and whether it is needed or not.  His current income will come from his pay stub, but hers from the tax return.  Your petitioner should submit an updated/corrected affidavit as well.