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3 years taxes to sponsor?
« on: February 05, 2008, 12:15:15 PM »
We are in the process of looking to move to the US. I am really unhappy here, and my husband isn't exactly thrilled with life here either, and has wanted to live in the US since he was 11. It's still in the early planning stages as we think it will still take about 3-5 years *sob* to move back ( :\\\'( ). But I'd like to know why we need the last three years of tax returns? I haven't filed for US taxes since moving here (will be 2 years in march). I was unable to earn until july/august, and have only been working since December...wasn't really aware I'd need 3 years of tax returns to get my husbands visa....it seems like a huge hassle to have to file US taxes from the UK, especially when I didn't earn anything...so as far as I am aware because I wasn't earning I wasn't required to file...obviously if I have to do so in order for my husband to get a visa, I will, but wouldn't even know how to go about it.

Can anyone help? ignorance it turns out, is not bliss.

And if we were to go to the US sooner, then what? There's an employer thinking of hiring him in the next year or so...I'd have tax returns for up until I left but not after.



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Re: 3 years taxes to sponsor?
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2008, 04:05:49 PM »
We have found diveintoamerica site it is really good.

If you earn under a certain amount you only have to file a tax code that tells them this but dive into america they have loads of info its a bit confusing when you first get into it, but there are explanations about how and what to file and you can do this at the american embassy in London if I have read it right.

Good luck.

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Re: 3 years taxes to sponsor?
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2008, 04:41:17 PM »
thanks Indy, I will take a peek over there, we're moving over the weekend so won't worry too much about it right now but will definitely bookmark that site and see exactly what we need to do.

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Re: 3 years taxes to sponsor?
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2008, 09:19:09 PM »
No problem good luck with the move hope weather is good for you all whilst you are doing the move.

We have sort of looked into things incase we decide in the near future to relocate, but my wife is pulling her hair out at how much more you have to do to move back. The boys especially the oldest is just at a critical point in school with all his exams coming up in the next 2 years also.

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Re: 3 years taxes to sponsor?
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2008, 10:26:18 PM »
I didnt earn enough to file last year (tax yr 2006), but I did anyway and got money back!!! That was awesome :) I also had to file b/c I knew hubby and I would be moving back here. You can get the transcripts from the last 3 yrs for free from the IRS if you have filed and don't have the paperwork. Otherwise, I would suggest filing for the years you haven't anyway now, there won't be a penalty if you don't owe the gov't and it's not as hard as you think when you have lived abroad if you haven't earned anything while abroad. You just have to send it to a certain address for Americans living abroad (I think mine was to Austin, TX). If you have questions, there is a phone number you can call that routes you to a call center in Phila (careful, they're not the nicest folks when I spoke to them) that deals specifically with our situation.

As for the reason - they want to see how much money you make. A sponsor has to have a load of money in the bank or a history of earning a good income in order to sponsor a foreigner into the US. I had to use my dad as a co-sponsor b/c I was starting my business and had no money. Even though DH and I had shared savings accounts of almost £30,000, it wasn't enough for the US immigration people, they wanted to see regular income rather than savings. We have gone through this process quite recently and used visajourney.com to help us. DH did a LOT of the research on there and found it was very helpful.
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Re: 3 years taxes to sponsor?
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2008, 03:25:11 PM »
ittpanther, what if we dont have a lot of savings, but dh has a good job lined up? We'd not go unless there was a very firm offer of employment for my husband there. I don't know that my parents would co-sponsor him, if we needed a co-sponsor I'm going to assume it would have to be someone from the US, can an employer help to do that?

I didn't have a good steady income when I lived in the US...but there's a lot of history behind that, I'm guessing though they dont much care about the circumstances of your past...just how much you earned :/

I have a job now, it's not brilliant, but dh has always been the main wage earner and always will be. When we move to the states that won't change, his job will earn him significantly more than mine. I will have an interior design degree when we return, and I am hoping to find a job in that field before we leave, so I would have the potential, will that count?

I can see their pov, but I hope they can see mine, I dont want to be stuck in the UK :/

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Re: 3 years taxes to sponsor?
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2008, 09:08:28 PM »
ittpanther, what if we dont have a lot of savings, but dh has a good job lined up? We'd not go unless there was a very firm offer of employment for my husband there. I don't know that my parents would co-sponsor him, if we needed a co-sponsor I'm going to assume it would have to be someone from the US, can an employer help to do that?

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe its the sponsor's income, not the applicant's income they look at. 

In any case, I would be careful about selecting a co-sponsor.  I believe that sponsors (don't know if its the same for co-sponsors) can withdraw their sponsorship at anytime, so if something went wrong in your husband's job it could potentially affect his status.

Hopefully others with more experience can chim in.  Good luck.

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Re: 3 years taxes to sponsor?
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2008, 02:51:34 PM »
my DH had a great job lined up - secure and earning over $100k a year. That did NOT matter. They don't care. They cared whether or not I had a job or regular income, since I didn't have that b/c I was following DH to his job in the US, my dad had to co-sponsor and that was okay with them. Again, we had around £30,000 in savings, ready to be used but that still wasn't good enough. They want to see regular income from someone that is American and is related to or committed to helping you out if you fall on hard times in the US. Very similar to the UK and how they don't want foreigners on the dole (although that statement could spark a whole other debate).
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Re: 3 years taxes to sponsor?
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2008, 01:17:46 PM »
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe its the sponsor's income, not the applicant's income they look at. 

In any case, I would be careful about selecting a co-sponsor.  I believe that sponsors (don't know if its the same for co-sponsors) can withdraw their sponsorship at anytime, so if something went wrong in your husband's job it could potentially affect his status.

Hopefully others with more experience can chim in.  Good luck.



The petitioner (the USC spouse) is always the primary sponsor.  Even if they have no income, they still must fill out the forms and they will always be the sponsor.

A co-sponsor CANNOT withdraw the I-864 once it is signed and submitted.  It is a binding contract for 10 years or 40 quarters of work, no exceptions (except death).  So make sure it's someone who will stand by you if you do fall on hard times, because there aren't any exceptions to this!

And no, future employment doesn't count - only your (and your co-sponsor's) history.




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