Alenushka_21

oh,my goodness, i'm so sory if it's been discussed over and over, but i tried to look around and couldn't find anything of relevance, so here it goes:

my situation is as follows -

i am the beneficiary,my husband is a petitioner

i work, he doesn't (he is working on an awesome project, and my full-time job allows for his dedicating to the project 200%)

since 2009 we filed our taxes "married filig jointly"

we are intending on using "the intending immigrant's income" clause (it is just enough for the 125% of the household of 2 )

now we are filling out RFE for i-485, sponsor form (i-864).

question is, in that form everywhere i see "copy of petitioner sponsor's INDIVIDUAL tax return" , what should we do if we've been filing jointly for last 2 years?? i'm so confused, because i don't want to falsely represent anything, but i just want to make sure what i can and cannot do.

another question, just in case==> if i have my husband as sponsor, and his friend as a co-sponsor, so does this friend fills out his i-864 (since we don't live together) stating that he is my ONLY joint sponsor or my hubby and him are the two joint sponsorss????

THANK YOU MUCH IN ADVANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello, guys, question again:

When i go fir the interview and have to show identification, does my id have to be valid or it's ok if it is expired?

I am really worried since my passport is expired and my id also, and when i tried just now to receive an id at dmv office they require a valid passport, just my birth certificate, ssn, i-757s and address showing bills not enough(((((((

Will be thankful for any info, thank u much in advance!!!

thank you so much!!

actually i'm sorry i didn't clarify at the beginning - all this thread started because of form i-485 to adjus status; i-864 has to be filed concurrently, but if you qualify, you can file form i-864w instead, which is a waiver of affidavit of support based on earning enough qualifying credits with Social Security Administration

ok, guys, what i have found:

"For years before 1978, an individual generally was credited with a quarter of coverage for each quarter in which wages of $50 or more were paid, or an individual was credited with 4 quarters of coverage for every taxable year in which $400 or more of self-employment income was earned. Beginning in 1978, employers generally report wages on an annual, instead of quarterly, basis. With this change to annual reporting, the law provided that a quarter of coverage be credited for each $250 of an individual's total wages and self-employment income for calendar year 1978 (up to a maximum of 4 quarters of coverage for the year). After 1978, the amount of earnings needed for a quarter of coverage increases automatically each year with increases in the national average wage index." (ssa website) for year 2010 amount for quarter of coverage is $1120, so for 4 credits it will be $4480.

what i can conclude, since by law they take in concideration total wages, in my situation where me and my husband got married in the middle of the year, total wages since the date of marrige till the end of the year would qualify for 4 credits. then again, looks like i might need to call some customer service or a hotline to confirm that...

well, i tried my best to get to the bottom of this)))

still, any help or advice or such experience from somebody else would be greatly appreciated))))

Thanks in advance!

i know, it's been really buffling me, i've been surfing the web all day trying to find out about this...lots of people have never heard about this, and some actually used those credits, but situations i've read were more straightforward than mine...also came to find out that when filing joint tax returns credits somehow double, but haven't checked for confirmation of that on SSA wwebsite yet...which won't help me anyway since we've started filing joint returns in 2009((((

p.s. sorry, somehow two paragraphs switched places((

p.s. sorry, somehow two paragraphs switched places((

well, i just wanted to make sure then, what is

quote:

"You have earned (or can be credited with) 40 quarters

of coverage under the Social Security Act (SSA). If you

have 40 quarters or SSA coverage, you are exempt from

the requirement to file Form I-864. You can acquire 40

qualifying quarters in the following ways:

By being credited under section 213(a)(3)(B) of the

Immigration and Nationality Act with quarters worked

by your spouse during the marriage or a parent during

the time you were under 18 years of age; or

Working in the United States for 40 quarters in which

you received the minimum income established by the

Social Security Administration; or

A combination of the above." ?

Hi there again, guys, looks like i need help again...

my situation is as follows:

-i am an intended immigrant;

-my current social security statement shows that i have 32 working credits;

-my husband (citizen) has 8 credits since we've been married;

-his income in the year 2006 is $17000 which earns him 4 credits for that year

=year 2007 his income is $5000 which earns him 4credits again

=years 2008, 2009 and 2010 his income is $0

-we were married in the middle of the year 2006 (july 3)

question is, how exactly the credits during married life are counted- because i see two possibilities and not sure which one is correct:

possibility 1) where credits are divided to take in concideration the middle of the year, that is for year 2006 in married life i can get only 2 of his working credits;

possibility 2)where you count, that since the date of marriage he made at most half of that $17000, which is $8500, or even if it is $5000, it also could be 4 credits ($1120*4=$4480, which is 4credits)

please, any insights??

thank you in advance)))))))))))))

well, i really appreciate your time, guys))

i will look for that sponsor and mail out everything together, and help me God)))

Good luck, everybody, and thanks again!

awwww, that's sooo bad....

do you think if i try to mail out first everything i have, and then in couple days mail out I-864, it might work out? have you heard about instances like that? i even started thinking about sending the whole package by regular mail-not overnight- and express deliver I-864 instead?

p.s. thank you so much for any help))

guys, i have a question - is it possible to file affidavit of support (form i-864) separately from the rest of the i-130 and i-485 package?

i have everything ready except for sponsor, because my husband-citizen lost his job and i REALLY can't afford to wait because of the filing fee increase-since now i am the only one working...