Proof / Documentary Evidence for I-864W (Affidavit of Support - Waiver)

[Rajblr2016]

Greetings!

My wife and self are beneficiaries to pending I-130 petitions.

I had accumulated more than 40 qualifying credits, while my wife was always a homemaker right through our previous stay in the US. Left in 2005. No benefits claimed during that period, or after.

Unable to obtain online access for self generating statements. The turn around time for a form based statement request (SSA-7004) is very high.

I was wondering whether the Social Security statement dated as old as 2004 (that has a record of all yearly earnings and contributions since 1992 and up to 2004) be sufficient to show as proof or documentary evidence. Both for myself, and my wife (who I understand may be eligible to 'claim' based on my contribution). Also have a screen print of SSA's mainframe application screen of my SSN for 2016, if that might help - Not a proper statement, though.

Appreciate your thoughts/advise on this.

Thanks.

[BGforgreencard]

Hello,

The exempt states you need a proof of 40 quarters and doesn't state if they need to be most recent years or limits when you earned the quarters.

I submitted I 864w based on 40 Qualifying quarters.
I requested a copupy of my earnings up to date from SSA.
It's a one sheet print out that shows years worked and all the qualifying quarters per year.
I asked them to sign, date and stam the print out showing the address, phone number and name of officer who issued it.
Along with the document I attached recent tax returns and pay stubs.

I hope this helps

Greetings!

My wife and self are beneficiaries to pending I-130 petitions.

I had accumulated more than 40 qualifying credits, while my wife was always a homemaker right through our previous stay in the US. Left in 2005. No benefits claimed during that period, or after.

Unable to obtain online access for self generating statements. The turn around time for a form based statement request (SSA-7004) is very high.

I was wondering whether the Social Security statement dated as old as 2004 (that has a record of all yearly earnings and contributions since 1992 and up to 2004) be sufficient to show as proof or documentary evidence. Both for myself, and my wife (who I understand may be eligible to 'claim' based on my contribution). Also have a screen print of SSA's mainframe application screen of my SSN for 2016, if that might help - Not a proper statement, though.

Appreciate your thoughts/advise on this.

Thanks.

[Rajblr2016]

Thank you!, for your response.

I am currently in India and all the consular offices here do not have access to social security system. I had spoken to SSN customer service (US) a couple of times to get the statement. They suggested that I either take help from Manila, Philippines office (which I am told is my local office for this purpose) or send in a completed SSA-7004.

Have already wasted about 2 months writing regularly to Manila office with no luck. (Who finally told me to send out a request through form 7004 to US address only).

I believe Wilkes Barre, PA processing center requires 4-6 weeks time to process the request. On top of it, based on my current experience, it takes about 7-8 weeks for snail mails to get delivered to my home address (although I live in a silicon city!) if sent using standard postage. Worse, it sometimes gets lost in transit too (as we find out from time to time, when snail mails from our daughters colleges in Boston or Dallas never gets delivered to us). No paid option exists to upgrade mail delivery preferences - from the SSN office side, although I could send out the from from here by International Fedex.

Did n't want to risk assuming whether a decade old statement would suffice or not - for this purpose.

Would be a bit too much for me to fly in personally just to visit an SSN office to get hold of a statement. (Going with consular processing once petition is approved).

It would be really assuring to hear from someone that has submitted old statements as proof - or know so.

Thanks again.