Frustrating frustrating FRUSTRATING!!!

[Iyawo Ijebu 157]

Hi all

Well....... after seing the other day on the USCIS site that our case has been RFE'd, we got the RFE letter today. It turns out that according to them I don't meet the federal povertly line on the I-864. They are asking me to submit more evidence to fullfil the poverty level guideline OR obtain a joint sponsor. First I must explain that I have my owned small business since 2004. With that said, I sent in copies of my tax return for the last three years, which comprised of Forms 1040 AND Schedule C (Profit or Loss from Business). With those forms combined one can easily see that I have exceeded the poverty line requirement with the 1040 forms showing occassional income from W2 work and schedule C forms showing income from my business. I earn much more income with my business compared to the income from W2 work. I had this same problem at the US Embassy in Bogota when my then fiance had her K1 visa interview. She was denied the visa based on my income saying that I did not meet the poverty level requirement. If I had not been there to explain the tax forms to the interviewer my fiance would have been denied if she had went to the interview alone, thus delaying the entire process. Obviously I do meet the requirement since SHE IS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES and we have since been married. The thing that bugs me is that with the I-864 form I not only submitted what they wanted but I also wrote a short letter explaining the the problem we had in Bogota, and that they have to look at ALL the forms I submitted to see my income. But now the process is delayed due to someone who can't read a simple letter explaining the facts.

So my question are:

1. Should I resend everything I sent before and hope for the best?

2. Should I call and try to explain what I wrote (above) and hope that I can correct this over the phone without sending RFE?

3. What else can I do?

Thanks for your help. Hopefully we can clear this up soon.

So this wasn't true then.

[bigdog 376]

Get a sponsor and be done, next year and on show more income/pay more tax to avoid this mess.