March Submission - Help?

[stunna2017]

Hello! My wife and I are in the process of getting our documents together and filling everything out. My wife is a full time masters student, she's never had a job before. I'm just wondering if her lack of income will affect us because I know she still has to complete an affidavit of support form. I do have a friend who earns in excess of 125% of the Federal Poverty Guideline who is acting as a Joint Sponsor for me, but I just want to make sure that my wife's lack of income won't affect this.

[wendarin]

affidavit of support income

Hello! My wife and I are in the process of getting our documents together and filling everything out. My wife is a full time masters student, she's never had a job before. I'm just wondering if her lack of income will affect us because I know she still has to complete an affidavit of support form. I do have a friend who earns in excess of 125% of the Federal Poverty Guideline who is acting as a Joint Sponsor for me, but I just want to make sure that my wife's lack of income won't affect this.

My husband's income were under the poverty line as well. You will need to send W2 for 3years for joint sponsor. And also a letter explaining why your wife did not file any tax returns for 3 years. We also had to write a letter why my husband did not make enough plus why he didn't file tax on 2013. We got RFE last month requiring to send in his and our joint sponsor's income ( paystubs, work letter, how much we predict this year.. ). We already did but i guess it wasn't enough for USCIS..
My husband did 2016 tax return recently so I'm sending that as well as our sponsors 2016 presonal W2 and corporate W2 as well. Sponsor has their own business.

You rather send more than necessary. So you won't get RFE like us.. =/
And we sent it using an attoney too. Sucks.

[stunna2017]

Okay thank you for that. I'll make sure to include a letter stating that she was in school full time so she wasn't able to work. Also, people keep telling me that I shouldn't submit the application immediately after getting married, what do you guys think? We've been married about a week now, how long should be wait before submitting the forms?

[scientist2016]

As long as the marriage is bonafide, it does not matter as to what the duration was between your marriage and GC filing.

[wendarin]

Okay thank you for that. I'll make sure to include a letter stating that she was in school full time so she wasn't able to work. Also, people keep telling me that I shouldn't submit the application immediately after getting married, what do you guys think? We've been married about a week now, how long should be wait before submitting the forms?

We hired our attorney before we got married in the court lol. and we filed it almost right away. Getting result back from medical takes time so start preparing and file !

[stunna2017]

Okay so we're in the process of putting everything together. So let me get this clear, since they have form i-130a now I don't need to submit G-325A with the petition, just with the adjustment of status, correct?

Here's a list of everything, please correct me if there's anything I need to add or subtract (borrowed some of this content from another thread):

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
USCIS
P.O. Box 805887
Chicago, IL
60680-4120

April 20th, 2017

Concurrent Filing of I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative), I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status), I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization)

Petitioner (U.S. Citizen): NAME
Beneficiary (Alien Spouse): NAME

Dear Sir/ Madam:

Please kindly find enclosed concurrent filing of forms: Concurrent Filing of I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative), I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status), I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization)

Contents include:

1. Check in the amount of US$535 for I-130

2. Check in the amount of US$1,225 for I-485 & Biometrics Fee

3. Form G1145 E-Notification of application/petition acceptance

4. I-130 Petition For Alien Relative
• Form I-130a signed by beneficiary
• Copy of US Citizen’s passport
• Copy of marriage certificate
• Copy of beneficiary’s birth certificate
• Passport photo of US Citizen
• Passport photo of beneficiary
• Evidence of Bona fide Marriage
- Copy of joint bank account statement.
- Copy of plane tickets that document relationship (Between 2013 - 2016).
- Selection of pictures that document relationship and marriage.

5. I-485 Application To Register Permanent Residence Or Adjust Status
• Copy of beneficiary's passport biographical page
• Copy of passport's entry stamps
• Copy of passport's visa pages
• Copy of CBP I-94 Retrieval print-out
• Copy of Marriage Certificate
• Copy of Birth Certificate
• G325A signed by US Citizen
• G325A signed by beneficiary
• Two passport-type pictures of beneficiary
• I-693 Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Completed by a Civil Surgeon sealed in an envelope)

6. I-864 Affidavit of Support - Primary Sponsor
• Explanation for Petitioner not being required to file for 2016 tax year
• Statement from Petitioner's school verifying enrollment
• Copy of Petitioner’s passport

7. I-864 Affidavit of Support - Joint Sponsor
• Copy of Joint Sponsor’s IRS tax return transcript for the years 2016, 2015, & 2014
• Copy of Joint Sponsor's earning statements from the period December 2016 – April 2017
• Copy of Joint Sponsor’s Joint passport
• Job letter from Joint Sponsor's employer

8. I-765 Application For Employment Document
• Two (2) Passport-type photos of beneficiary