lgrandch

Dear All,

I finally got my interview appointment letter, for my adjustment of
status. It's in two weeks from now, my wife is sponsoring me.
I have a few questions:

(i) I need to redo an I-864 affidavit of support since the one I filed is now
20 months old. My wife is not working anymore, however she is on a leave
of absence, with a good paying job waiting for her until 09/2005. I am now
supporting our family, with an income well above the poverty guideline. Our
3 past tax records are also all fine. Is that good enough or do I need to find
a co-sponsor ?

(ii) Do I need to get tax transcripts from the IRS of simply bring a copy
of the tax returns we filed. How to get a tax transcript ?

(iii) The letter I got from BCIS mentions to bring police/court records. What if
I have never been arrested ? The only thing I can see is some parking tickets
and one traffic violation. Do I need to get anything for these and how do I request
such records for events that took place in the US ?

Thanks in advance for your help.

LGD.

Just Jenney

Since your wife is your sponsor and her income has changed since you first filed, then she needs to fill out the new I-864. So, if her current income is zero, that's what she needs to put.

Now, if you have been living in the US together for at least 6 months, then your income can be included in the affidavit. I believe you would fill out form I-864A -- not totally sure about this, but someone else will be able to confirm this.

As to whether you'll need a joint sponsor, I honestly don't know. I personally haven't been in the situation where the foreign spouse was the income-earner for the affidavit. I *think* you'll be ok if your current income is 125%, but again, hopefully someone else will be able to confirm this.

They should accept transcripts. If your wife filed jointly with a former spouse within the last 3 years, she'll also need to get a copy of her W-2s for those years. (Sorry, you don't say how long you've been married.)

To get tax transcripts, you (or your wife) will need to call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040.

If you have never been arrested, then you have no police/court records to obtain. Parking tickets and traffic violations, to my knowledge, are excluded and therefore any record of these is not required, either. It pertains to police/court records related to arrests.

~ Jenney