Joint sponsor with 24 tax year- 37.5k help 🙏

[Rony10838 0]

I-864 (Affidavit of Support) I have a question about my joint sponsor.

So my primary sponsor which is my spouse annual income is 31k: we send employment letter and a 6 paystubs. In 2024 - she didn’t work - we send an affidavit with explanations why she didn’t In 23 and 22 she made around 35/36k

she add her brother as a household member to increase her current income (was that a good decision?) His current income 48/50k annually we sent his last 6 paystubs His 23 and 22 - only 14k of total income

Our documents were qualified but we received a note asking for another sponsor.

So by this point I will be grateful if you can look at the whole picture 🙏

My joint sponsor annual income: 47k - we would upload her w2, 6 paystubs, employment letter In 2024 - she made 37.5k In 23 and 22 she made smaller amounts so we would only put her 24 tax - she’s been employed for this company for apox. 1,5 years so the employment letter is going to prove her stable employment.

I know I know! In the best case scenario it would be advisable to put her 3 past tax transcripts but as I previously mentioned ⬆️ she didn’t make enough in 23,22 - Xeniainternational said to not put these years if it was not enough.

My question is if they are going to combatin tax of my joint sponsor with main sponsor + household member in 2024 = 51.75 for all 4 of us which adds up to 51k or perhaps they are going to count it separately just me and the joint sponsor = 37.5k for 2 🙏

I might have an appointment within 4-5 weeks so I appreciate all help and answers 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[Crazy Cat 45,174]

45 minutes ago, Rony10838 said:

she add her brother as a household member to increase her current income (was that a good decision?)

No, imho. If she really needed a joint sponsor, the brother should have completed an I-864 as an independent joint sponsor, not as a household member (since his income is sufficient alone).  An independent joint sponsor (I-864) is better than a household member completing an I-864A, imo.

Edited 20 hours ago by Crazy Cat

[Crazy Cat 45,174]

14 minutes ago, Rony10838 said:

So my primary sponsor which is my spouse annual income is 31k:

Current income is king....not what was reported in past years.  Why get a joint sponsor or household member at all? 

[Rony10838 0]

They sent us a note requiring another joint sponsor. Non of them met 24 threshold in their 24tax I mean - my wife+her brother together as a household members. 

[Crazy Cat 45,174]

13 minutes ago, Rony10838 said:

They sent us a note requiring another joint sponsor.

That is a standard note from NVC when taxes appear low...which is meaningless.  The Consulate Officer is the sole authority for visas.   The last thing you want is to confuse the consulate officer.  That is why a single, well-qualified joint sponsor is better than throwing family members in the mix. To answer your question:

A joint sponsor's income and qualifications must be (and are) considered separately as an independent sponsor.  

Edited 20 hours ago by Crazy Cat

[Rony10838 0]

OK because I read somewhere that joint sponsor is only used to fill out the short fall in a primary sponsor form. I don’t know if it’s true but that’s what I read.

 

so if you look at the numbers, would you tell me if we will be fine and safe with everything adding this joint sponsor?

[Crazy Cat 45,174]

6 hours ago, Rony10838 said:

OK because I read somewhere that joint sponsor is only used to fill out the short fall in a primary sponsor form.

That is inaccurate.  A Joint Sponsor has exactly the same income requirements and obligations a primary sponsor.   Both the primary sponsor and joint sponsor are independently and equally obligated.

6 hours ago, Rony10838 said:

so if you look at the numbers, would you tell me if we will be fine and safe with everything adding this joint sponsor?

Numbers look OK to me....but I am not the consulate officer.

Edited 14 hours ago by Crazy Cat

[Rony10838 0]

Thank you so much! Do you know if one we are approved by NVC we can erase her brother from my spouse i864 by for example bringing her new i864 at the interview? and explaining that we would erase him from her application or should we leave it like that? 
 

do you know if we should get W2 from IRS or the one sent by employer ?

[S2N 421]

4 hours ago, Rony10838 said:

do you know if we should get W2 from IRS or the one sent by employer ?

Transcripts from the IRS are preferred, but if you need to send in W-2s the downloadable W-2 transcripts from the IRS reflect what the employer reported to them so should be fine.