Thanks

So theres a question on the I864 that asks my wifes(USC address). She's going to be in the UK until February 1st. She then flies over to start her new job in the US.

Seeing as we'll be (hopefully) having the interview by the time she goes over shall we put our UK address?

The domicile question will be answered by her new job(employment letter etc).

Am we on the right path?

Put whatever is true on the date the I-864 is signed.

On the I864 when it asks to you to state gross income for the last three years. Is that adjusted or total income? The adjusted just looks too low to mention.

Thanks

Total - that's what "gross" means, as opposed to "net" which is your income after taxes etc have been deducted.

But on the i864 it asks for 'adjusted' gross income which is totally different from total income.

Hmm, well we put my wife's full UK income, converted to dollars on the I-864, the same values that were on the 1040s she'd filed with the IRS and it was accepted.

It's only "adjusted gross" if you filed form 1040EZ.

Ian

Ah i see.

Ive got some other queries i hope you can help me.

For my wifes 2007 tax return her income was barely 17k for the year, will there be a problem about this. Not sure why I think this but its been buggin me.


My interview is booked 1 week before my wife flies to the US so her country of domicile will still be the UK at the time of the interview but she flies 4 weeks before I do. Will this count for intent to domicile or does it have to be before my interview?

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As long as her 2008 and 2009 incomes were looking OK, AND her CURRENT income (2010) is above the poverty guideline, you should be fine. But it seems you're doing a DCF case, right? Is your wife's income going to continue from the same source once inside the USA? Or are you using a joint sponsor? You know that if she's using UK current income, it won't count on the I-864 unless it continues from the same source in the USA.

If she is still in the UK at the time of your interview (at the time you submit the I-864), you will hopefully be providing proof of her intent to domicile in the USA.

Rene

Yes, she is getting a company transfer which is well above the poverty line.

OK, great. Sorry, I didn't read back through your earlier posts in this thread.

Rene

We had my wifes 2009 tax return done by her company. They gave us so many pages back and I'm not sure what most of them are. The important bit is the 1040ez and w2 right? Or shall I give them everything that was given to me? Thanks

If you can get the tax transcripts, then that's all you need. If you're going to submit the 1040EZ and W2s, then you also need everything else that was submitted with the return.

Ian

Everything being? Wage slips etc?

It's really impossible for us to say, without knowing exactly what you're looking at. You don't need wage slips, the W-2 covers that. I am not familiar with the 1040EZ so I don't know what other documents are required with that.

If you really want to use photocopies of your tax return, I'd contact the company who did them, and ask for a photocopy of exactly what they submitted to IRS. (I'm sure what they handed you back includes more than what they actually submitted to IRS).

It's just easier to call IRS and get a tax transcript. They are free, they get to you quickly, and it's the official IRS report of your tax return.

Rene