Updating Evidence after I-485 filed and update/resubmit I-864

[Aquabac 25]

Regarding updating evidence for I-864 and I-485

 

My wife filed her I-485 in the beginning of March 2026 and we filed the I-864 using the last 3 years of tax transcripts  available (2024,23,22) before I filed my 2025  return.

 

Taxes and whether to file updated I-864:

 

We were married in 2025 so we are filing  our 2025 return  Married Filing Jointly for the first time.

Once  my accountant completes our returns and files we want to upload the return.

I’m thinking of waiting until the transcripts are available which supposedly takes 2-3 weeks after filing 

 

Should I just upload the tax return/transcript  or should I update form I-864 and upload that?

in the drop-down menu of USCIS for uploading evidence, there are several categories to choose for the uploads:

 

* I-864

* Income Tax Return

* I-864 Supporting Documents 

* Bona Fides of Relationship

 

If I redo an updated 864 I would guess I should use the category “I-864”

but if I just upload 2025 tax transcript , should it be “Income Tax Return category”  or “I-864 supporting documents”  category?

 

Also since this is the first time we can file a Joint Tax Return (which is a document that proves Bonafide Marriage)

Should we upload the Joint tax return  twice?

Once  for the I-864 and also use under category Bona Fides of Relationship?

 

General question regarding uploading evidence; 

 

How much other evidence and how often do you suggest uploading?

Bank statements, credit card statements, photos of relationship, utility bills etc