I am also preparing docs to file 485 and 864. my spouse makes only $10 an hour full time employee. Family size two. Is it enough to sponsor a spouse? 

bityojiban · Aug 6, 2013 2:10 AM

NAMESTHEA SIR, 0n number 14, there should be a date on greencard ((( since when u became a permanent resident)))). Ur greencard category ((should be listed on a greencard)))and which uscis office approved ur application. Bityojiban, for family size of 2 , I beleive the required income is $18,912. If your spouse earned that much money last year and if he is currently employed, you are good to go.

laptop · Aug 6, 2013 6:45 AM

 Namaste Laptop, My spouse started to work only from April 2013 with this employer. He didn't work much last year. I used to make 80 K last two years and jointly filed the tax in March. can i still show our joint tax file? or i must need a co-sponsor because my spouse earnings was below 15,000 in 2012. Thank you for reply.

bityojiban · Aug 8, 2013 8:56 AM

Bityo Jiban, The sponsor's CURRENT INCOME is what matters while filing I-864. Current Annual income of your spouse should be above $ 19,387 for a household size of two (125% poverty guidelines, as per USCIS). See the link for more details. Income of previous years do not supplement to meet poverty guidelines, to my knowledge. http://www.uscis.gov/files/for... If you are still employed, you can add your income to your spouse to meet the poverty guidelines. But, your job should be like a "permanent" one type and this job should continue once your application is received or once your get an EAD card to continue your work. Alternately, You can use your (sponsor's) asset to meet the annual income deficit. If your spouse is sponsoring you: $5 bank balance compensates $1 annual income deficit, if your spouse is a permanent resident OR $3 compensates $1 annual income deficit, if your spouse is a citizen. What I mean is, for example: If your spouse has $15,000 bank deposits as for today,  this balance can be added to her regular annual income from her job, to meet the poverty guidelines. $15,000 bank balance corresponds to $3,000 annual income for a permanent resident OR, $5,000 if the spouse is a citizen. Hope this helps. My advice: Do not try to borrow money from friends/relatives for a short period of time to show the bank balance. I hope you have heard the case of Kansas recently. If you do not have sufficient annual income and/or sufficient bank balance, you better find a sponsor. (IMPORTANT: I am NOT a lawyer, I am a layman like you. These are my personal opinions and should not be used as legal advice) - Jangali Maanab Last edited: 08-Aug-13 12:48 PM

jangali maanab · Aug 8, 2013 12:44 PM

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NAMESTHEA SIR · Aug 8, 2013 6:30 PM