RFE for I-864

[freetv 7]

I got an rfe for not having tax records (I have been a student for two years and living overseas...) and for not proving my co sponsor is an american. Why in the heck should I include my mom's birth cert. when they have her ss number and everything else you can think of? Mailing them her birth cert. is not a problem but my tax records are. What should I do?

[Otto 83]

• For the tax records - the instructions are "If you did not file taxes - you should include a statement indicating why you did not file taxes." (I presume you did not do this.)
• SS # doesn't prove citizenship - a copy of the biographical portion of her passport would do (the first 2 pages that have the photo and data on them).

[freetv 7]

• For the tax records - the instructions are "If you did not file taxes - you should include a statement indicating why you did not file taxes." (I presume you did not do this.)
• SS # doesn't prove citizenship - a copy of the biographical portion of her passport would do (the first 2 pages that have the photo and data on them).

Oh alright, I didn't give them a statement about the taxes. She doesn't have a passport but her birth cert. is fine. But if they were to look up her ss number they would see that she is a citizen, right? Because you have to prove citizenship to the ss office and other agences go to their records to see what your current status is. Anyway we have to play by their rules. Thanks

[thepizzadude 26]

• For the tax records - the instructions are "If you did not file taxes - you should include a statement indicating why you did not file taxes." (I presume you did not do this.)
• SS # doesn't prove citizenship - a copy of the biographical portion of her passport would do (the first 2 pages that have the photo and data on them).

Oh alright, I didn't give them a statement about the taxes. She doesn't have a passport but her birth cert. is fine. But if they were to look up her ss number they would see that she is a citizen, right? Because you have to prove citizenship to the ss office and other agences go to their records to see what your current status is. Anyway we have to play by their rules. Thanks

Not true, my wife had a ss# and card 30 days after entering country on a K1 visa. She was unmarried and was a citizen of the Philippines with intent to adjust her status after marriage.

[freetv 7]

• For the tax records - the instructions are "If you did not file taxes - you should include a statement indicating why you did not file taxes." (I presume you did not do this.)
• SS # doesn't prove citizenship - a copy of the biographical portion of her passport would do (the first 2 pages that have the photo and data on them).

Oh alright, I didn't give them a statement about the taxes. She doesn't have a passport but her birth cert. is fine. But if they were to look up her ss number they would see that she is a citizen, right? Because you have to prove citizenship to the ss office and other agences go to their records to see what your current status is. Anyway we have to play by their rules. Thanks

Not true, my wife had a ss# and card 30 days after entering country on a K1 visa. She was unmarried and was a citizen of the Philippines with intent to adjust her status after marriage.

Yes an ss# is just that... an ss# but when anyone looks up that number it will state your current status (my wife also has an ss number but of course it isn't the same as mine). Thats why after you get your citizenship you should go back to the ss office to get a normal "card". So in the case of my mom homeland sec should be able to look it up and it say: citizenship or perm res or tem res. Lol.... the fact that the government still can't get it together is both sad and funny.

Edited August 16, 2009 by freetv

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Lol.... the fact that the government still can't get it together is both sad and funny.

You are asking the US goverment to extend a privilege to your wife. I think it's you that should get it together and send what is stated in the instructions. It's not their job to do the research on something you were to provide. It's your responsibility to send them a stack of documents so they can flip through them and go check, check, check and move on to the thousands of others waiting for approval.

[freetv 7]

Lol.... the fact that the government still can't get it together is both sad and funny.

You are asking the US goverment to extend a privilege to your wife. I think it's you that should get it together and send what is stated in the instructions. It's not their job to do the research on something you were to provide. It's your responsibility to send them a stack of documents so they can flip through them and go check, check, check and move on to the thousands of others waiting for approval.

Of course it is my job to make sure everything is perfect, but I still believe it is insane to ask someone to prove that their parents are americans when they already have the orginal support form and the ablity to check someone's status. I could be wrong but where does it say that I have to send a passport scan or birth cert for a co sponsor? There is no reason to get personal... I am simply speaking on relative terms about their ablities.

[Otto 83]

I could be wrong but where does it say that I have to send a passport scan or birth cert for a co sponsor?

In the instructions, page 6 Section 19.

[Anh map 2,098]

Lol.... the fact that the government still can't get it together is both sad and funny.

You are asking the US goverment to extend a privilege to your wife. I think it's you that should get it together and send what is stated in the instructions. It's not their job to do the research on something you were to provide. It's your responsibility to send them a stack of documents so they can flip through them and go check, check, check and move on to the thousands of others waiting for approval.

Of course it is my job to make sure everything is perfect, but I still believe it is insane to ask someone to prove that their parents are americans when they already have the orginal support form and the ablity to check someone's status. I could be wrong but where does it say that I have to send a passport scan or birth cert for a co sponsor? There is no reason to get personal... I am simply speaking on relative terms about their ablities.

It is not the adjudicator's responsibility to search for the sponsor's status. It is their job to verify the information presented. The instructions are quite clear.