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Just now, pushbrk said:

I don't understand your question, because you haven't asked a "question".

how can i add the social security benefit with total income shown on tax form?
i did as you said with the help of a lawyer. he also assured me.
but it didn't work regardless of declaration of nontaxable social security benefit income.
they commented on tax form that only total income counted for affidavit of support.
why is this so? if you can please guide me.
thank you

after the interview i was informed to submit new joint sponsor, because on tax form the total income (taxable) was 23000$ which is less than 125% of poverty for household of 3.
unfortunately it was the only taxable part of the income, 20000$  (taxable from 1099R) and 3000 ( taxable from social security benefits), and did not include the nontaxable 26000$ of social security benefit.
I was given 221g, new joint sponsor required. i consulted a lawyer and he prepared a revised i-864 for me with total income 46000$ and explanation letter defining both taxable and non-taxable income and highlighted to consider social security benefit as well.
after submitting those  document, Embassy responded  on tax form that  "only total income counted towards affidavit of support. joint sponsor required" (they are non counting social security benefit of 26000$)
and for revised i-846 of same joint sponsor with corrected income, embassy commented that " Identical document submitted, please submit new joint sponsor)

can anyone please guide me, what is going on, why are they  not accepting social security benefit income as part of total income regardless of explanation provided. and what can i do for it.
i have read similar cases, who did the same and they accepted that. 
 

On 9/19/2018 at 8:29 AM, pushbrk said:

State your current income correctly, including SS.

 

Past tax return income would be line 22 minus any taxable SS, plus the total SS income for the year.

 

Document SS current income with a declaration page you can download.

hi,
i did the same as you said, my lawyer said the same and prepared the docs for me. including revised i864 with correct income and letter of declaration of income as well as all supporting documents of both income.
but it got rejected, and NVC is saying that, "ONLY total income on tax form 1040 counted towards affidavit of support."
why is this so, regardless of explaining the two incomes (taxable and nontaxable).
additionally, for revised i864, they are saying, identical document, please submit new.
I am so confused.

@7Ken, hi, i am in the same situation as you mentioned 2years back. can you please guide me how to highlight them the social security retirement benefits as income, since they told me at interview that the income ins insufficient by seeing the line 22 on 1040A (for total income ) which is 2500$ below. but annual income including the Social security retirement benefits is above 38000$. what do i do now? please help.