Request for evidence confusion

[vamos 0]

My wife and I used both our incomes on the I-864. We just got an RFE asking for both our supporting tax documents (plus proof that I was authorized to work which I find incredulous since they were the ones who issued the authorization but that's easy to prove). I've realized that we should have included my wife's 1099 for a small amount of money earned in December 2007. However, they've also asked for my supporting tax documentation but due to the fact that I only worked in Scotland during 2007 there is none. Are they only asking for my information because we filed jointly?

[pushbrk 12,881]

My wife and I used both our incomes on the I-864. We just got an RFE asking for both our supporting tax documents (plus proof that I was authorized to work which I find incredulous since they were the ones who issued the authorization but that's easy to prove). I've realized that we should have included my wife's 1099 for a small amount of money earned in December 2007. However, they've also asked for my supporting tax documentation but due to the fact that I only worked in Scotland during 2007 there is none. Are they only asking for my information because we filed jointly?

Unless the income earned in Scotland continued in the US from the same source, they won't count it. Unless you can show evidence of current qualifying income, you'll need a joint sponsor.

[vamos 0]

My wife and I used both our incomes on the I-864. We just got an RFE asking for both our supporting tax documents (plus proof that I was authorized to work which I find incredulous since they were the ones who issued the authorization but that's easy to prove). I've realized that we should have included my wife's 1099 for a small amount of money earned in December 2007. However, they've also asked for my supporting tax documentation but due to the fact that I only worked in Scotland during 2007 there is none. Are they only asking for my information because we filed jointly?

Unless the income earned in Scotland continued in the US from the same source, they won't count it. Unless you can show evidence of current qualifying income, you'll need a joint sponsor.

We aren't using the tax returns to show sufficient income; we used letters from our employers and pay stubs. We both now work and live in the U.S.A. I just called USCIS and they said that I would have to write a letter explaining that I didn't work in the U.S for that tax year and that is why there's no supporting tax documentation. The agent said it couldn't hurt to also include copies of my bank statements from that time which would show that my income was from a foreign source.