CR1 spouse interview salary question ? (Multiple merged threads regarding other interview questions)

[Jayjohnson45 0]

Sometimes at an interview they ask the beneficiary if they know how much their spouse make per year .

 

so if the last three years the salary was different due to overtime and bonus and the current annual salary of 2022 was like $55,813.00 do the beneficiary needs to say exactly what’s on the affidavit of support? It might sound to rehearse.

 

year one $45,00

year two $42,000

year three $55,000

 

how would you word a salary question to match  the affidavit of support but not sound like you memorize stuff?

 

 

[Rocio0010 5,565]

You're overthinking it.

You can perfectly say "about 42k"

[Jayjohnson45 0]

7 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

You're overthinking it.

You can perfectly say "about 42k"

True 

[JeanneAdil 6,203]

spouse will have the I 184 and tax papers so the bene can look at it or show CO

[pushbrk 12,115]

There is a current income number stated on the affidavit of support.  Your answer should be that number or close too it.  You don't need to know the exact number.

[Jayjohnson45 0]

1 minute ago, pushbrk said:

There is a current income number stated on the affidavit of support.  Your answer should be that number or close too it.  You don't need to know the exact number.

Where on the affidavit ? Like most recent 2022

[pushbrk 12,115]

10 minutes ago, Jayjohnson45 said:

Where on the affidavit ? Like most recent 2022

Not the tax section.  There is a separate place, easy to find that states "current income".  2022 is not current.  It's the past.

[Jayjohnson45 0]

3 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Not the tax section.  There is a separate place, easy to find that states "current income".  2022 is not current.  It's the past.

There’s a section that says current annual household income that says the same amount listed in my 2022  total income 

[pushbrk 12,115]

10 minutes ago, Jayjohnson45 said:

There’s a section that says current annual household income that says the same amount listed in my 2022  total income 

It can be the same number sometimes, but yes, that's the one.  The earner knows the answer.  Why not just ask them?

 

Edited November 17, 2023 by pushbrk

[Jayjohnson45 0]

Just now, pushbrk said:

It can be the same number sometimes, but yes, that's the one.

 

So can he say he exact amount  

like if it’s 55,557

say 

or about $42,000 to 55,000

depending on bonus and overtime 

[pushbrk 12,115]

4 minutes ago, Jayjohnson45 said:

So can he say he exact amount  

like if it’s 55,557

say 

or about $42,000 to 55,000

depending on bonus and overtime 

He should say for every question.....his understanding of the truth.

[Lil bear 3,831]

4 minutes ago, Jayjohnson45 said:

So can he say he exact amount  

like if it’s 55,557

say 

or about $42,000 to 55,000

depending on bonus and overtime 

Use base pay only as bonus and overtime are variable. So hourly rate x base hours each week x 52

[Jayjohnson45 0]

Just now, pushbrk said:

He should say for every question.....his understanding of the truth.

Don’t following you sorry what you mean 

[pushbrk 12,115]

5 minutes ago, Jayjohnson45 said:

Don’t following you sorry what you mean 

Make sure the beneficiary knows the truth and tells the truth.  It really is that simple.  No need to manufacture answers, when you are focused on the truth.

[TexasRafael 102]

My spouse went to the K1 interview and the CR1 interview and I told him on both times if that subject came up to say he was not sure, in any case the question never came up in either interview.