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It's not your "US income" that matters. It's your worldwide income that matters. If your worldwide income is above a certain level (about $20k for Married Filing Jointly), you are required to file US tax returns.

Okay, thanks. I think we were under that for the 2015 return, but I'll take a look at the one we did up here.

Yes, if you made under the threshold to file, then you don't need to file.

No that's not enough. Read the Canada forum about domicile.

If you don't have a joint sponsor that qualifies then they will issue a 221g until you either have enough income, assets, or a joint sponsor who qualifies.

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. If I have to enter the U.S. for a while I can, that is not a problem. Just trying to save as much money as possible by still working up here, but I can work down there too if need be (obviously don't want to be apart from spouse but you gotta do what you gotta do right)

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I have not been filing US tax returns because up here HR Block said I didn't need to since my US income was less than $10,000. Will that be a problem?

I still have a bank account and a valid Pennsylvania drivers license. I wonder if that's enough to prove we're going to move there? Any advice on what else to do to prove that we will move?

I haven't worked in the US since 2014 and even then I barely made any money. Are they going to deny us because I have no income?

I am trying to move back into the U.S. and bring my husband who is a Canadian citizen with me. I have lived in Canada since November 2014. He has lived in Canada his entire life. I am a U.S. citizen.

Since I am in Canada I do not have any U.S. income. My legal address in the states (for years before I moved) is at my grandparent's house where I used to live. They have agreed to help me meet the income requirement to sponsor him.

My questions about the sponsorship are:

1. Are my grandparents are able to help me meet the income requirement because they are in my household?

2. Do I need to be present in the U.S. to sponsor him with the help of my grandparents?

3. Am I able to live with him and work in Canada while this is processing?

4. What info do I need to provide for income from me and my grandparents?

5. Anything special I need to do about the affidavit?

I took a look at I-130, I-485, and I-864 but they are very confusing to me.

Questions about the forms:

1. Do I fill out all three?

2. Are there any other forms that I am missing?

3. What documents does he provide other than Canadian birth certificate, passport, 2 identical photos?

4. Where does he go for a medical exam? Do we do this before or after we submit things?

5. Total cost of filing? And we send the check in with the forms individually, correct?

General questions:

1. How long does consular filing take?

2. Is this a hard process?

3. Can this all be done from Canada?

I saw that it said he will have to go somewhere the USCIS says and get fingerprinted. Will this be in Canada?

I also read he will have an interview in Montreal. Do I go?

Do we need to prove our relationship again like we did when I moved up here? We don't take many pictures but I do have some pics of me and my parents with him. My parents can also right letters and I can get friends to do that as well that's not an issue. But we really don't have many pictures.

I have done a ton of research but I am still very lost, nervous, and confused. This is a lot tougher than dealing with the CIC's forms when I immigrated to Canada.