I-864 Question: Using Only Primary Job Income When IRS Tax Transcript Shows Both Jobs. Will this cause an RFE?

[Joyanta 0]

Hi everyone,
 

I'm putting together my I-864 for my wife's spousal AOS and could really use some advice so I don't mess anything up.

Quick background: I have two W-2 jobs from 2025.

• Job 1 (my main full-time engineering job) pays about $119k now. I have an employment verification letter with the exact salary, and it says the income is likely to continue, plus 6 months of pay stubs.
• Job 2 (part-time job) I have the 2025 W-2 and 6 months of pay stubs, but no verification letter from that employer.
   

My 2025 IRS transcript shows the combined total from both jobs (~$137k). I'm planning to include the 2025, 2024, and 2023 transcripts too.

I plan to rely only on Job 1 for the I-864 since it's already above the poverty line.

Questions:

1. In Part 6, should I just list Job 1 as my employer and put $119k as my current annual income, or do I have to include both jobs and the higher combined number?
2. Do I need to submit both W-2s (even though I'm only using Job 1 for qualification)?
3. Is it okay to attach pay stubs and the employment verification letter only for Job 1, and skip anything extra for Job 2?
4. Will USCIS freak out that the tax transcript shows ~$137k, but I'm only claiming $119k as current income?

Anyone who's been in a similar spot with multiple jobs (one solid with a letter, one without) — I'd really appreciate your input!

1 Additional question: Should I put 'not applicable' or (N/A) in all the blank spaces where I don't need to provide any information (see attached)? 

[Crazy Cat 46,360]

Current annual income is defined as what you expect to earn over the next 12 months from the date of submitting the I-864.  That would include all sources of expected income.  Current annual income is not derived from tax returns (unless you are self-employed). It is derived from what your income will be for the next year after the new immigrant arrives.

 

Rationale:  You will be supporting the new immigrant with income over the next year...not what was earned last year. 

 

W2s are supporting documents for past tax returns...not for future income. 

 

Current annual income- Continuing Pay statements, pay stubs, and employment letters are documentation for current and expected income.

-Example: Current annual income = gross pay from most recent pay stub multiplied times the number of pay periods per a 12 month period. 

 

Edited 35 minutes ago by Crazy Cat