about "sponsering" spouse financially

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mrunner92366

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I can't remember exactly which form that this was involved in, it was something like sponsering the immigrant financially (in this case, my spouse will sponser me).
I can eventually figure out which form but that's not exactly my question.
I just wanted to know... what if the sponser have not filed tax bc she has barely started working recently? therefore, she would have no tax return papers to submit?
 
If somebody else's income will be used for the income requirement (either a joint sponsor or the immigrant's own income), she doesn't need to submit her tax returns (but the other person(s) using their income for the I-864 or I-864A will have to submit theirs).
 
Jackolantern said:
If somebody else's income will be used for the income requirement (either a joint sponsor or the immigrant's own income), she doesn't need to submit her tax returns (but the other person(s) using their income for the I-864 or I-864A will have to submit theirs).
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do you know if the person of "joint-sponsor" need to reside with the married couple since the way they calculate it is by the # of people in household? also, does the joint-sponsor need to be related in any way?
 
The joint sponsor doesn't need to be related or live with the couple, but the living arrangement and relation to the sponsor affects with how/what is filed and how the income is treated.

Describe your situation -- do you have legally authorized employment in the US, what is the relationship and living arrangement with the potential joint sponsor -- and we can explain what you need to do.
 
Jackolantern said:
The joint sponsor doesn't need to be related or live with the couple, but the living arrangement and relation to the sponsor affects with how/what is filed and how the income is treated.

Describe your situation -- do you have legally authorized employment in the US, what is the relationship and living arrangement with the potential joint sponsor -- and we can explain what you need to do.
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the situation is... entered US legally with i think some kind of visiting or traveling visa (i can find out exactly if it is important) about 8yrs ago, then overstayed.
And no, do not have authorized employed in US right now
My fiance and i are currently looking to move in, get married soon after, and to go from there with all the immigration paperworks.
She has a job line up to start soon but has not worked before and do not as of right now so she has no tax return papers or anything to submit for sponsorship.
so now, we are trying to see if one of her relative (US citizen of course) could possibly sponsor me. I just cannot wait for so long, until she starts working, get tax return things in the future, THEN submit immigration form, only because i cannot sit around for months or possibly longer until i get the employment authorization.
 
Jackolantern said:
If somebody else's income will be used for the income requirement (either a joint sponsor or the immigrant's own income), she doesn't need to submit her tax returns (but the other person(s) using their income for the I-864 or I-864A will have to submit theirs).
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Even if the petitioner does not meet the income requirement, and there is a joint sponsor who does, the petitioner must submit either the most recent tax return OR an explanation showing he/she wasn't required to file a return if a return wasn't filed. I know this from experience (a forum member I was helping had this issue).
 
VisaNutz said:
Even if the petitioner does not meet the income requirement, and there is a joint sponsor who does, the petitioner must submit either the most recent tax return OR an explanation showing he/she wasn't required to file a return if a return wasn't filed. I know this from experience (a forum member I was helping had this issue).
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i don't understand what you mean here..
 
mrunner92366 said:
can the income come from the spouse partially and from relative for the rest?
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Yes, that's the idea behind joint sponsorship. However, your wife will still need to have a tax return for zero income or have a legal explanation which she hasn't paid her taxes. The exception is if she just got out of school, never held any kind of employment.
 
mrunner92366 said:
can the income come from the spouse partially and from relative for the rest?
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It depends. If the relative qualifies as a "household member" according to the I-864A instructions, the incomes can be combined. Otherwise, the relative's income alone needs to be enough to satisfy the requirement, and the relative would file another I-864 instead of I-864A.
 
ok thanks for all the responses.
i know this question has been answered on this thread already but i just need to be very sure because it is very important to me. so can someone confirm it for me?
so... the joint-sponsor does not have to live in the same household as the married couple, correct?
 
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