Request for missing information on i-864

[G0ds1ay3r 30]

Hello.

My wife (USC) and I sent off the i-864 a couple of weeks ago and sent my DS230 with civil documentation.

Received today an email from the NVC the following:

INSTRUCTIONS FOR: NAME WITH HELD

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______F - FINANCIAL EVIDENCE:______________________________________

A review of the I-864, I-864EZ, I-864W or I-864A (if applicable) Affidavit of Support form and

supporting documents that you submitted has revealed that you have provided incomplete information in

your response or you have not responded to some questions.

Please pay specific attention to the questions marked in the attached I-864/A checklist. You will need to

complete and submit a new form with the changes noted on the attached checklist.

You will need to follow the instructions for the Affidavit of Support (I-864) that are posted on the

Department of State website at the following address:

www.ImmigrantVisas.state.gov. From there, you can fill out a new form online, print the new

completed form and mail it to NVC. If you are the Petitioner, please read all instructions and complete

the correct form to submit to NVC. An Affidavit of Support form is required to be submitted from the

Petitioner on each case regardless of his/her income level.

NVC will hold this case until you send us these needed items. When you return the documents to NVC,

please make sure that the documents submitted are in the correct order and stapled together, as stated in

the I-864 Important Notice instructions.

When responding to the National Visa Center, please include the bar code sheet that came with this

letter. Failure to include the bar code sheet may cause a delay in the processing of your case. The bar

code sheet should be placed on top of all documents being submitted for this case and mailed to the

address provided.

NVC has reviewed the financial evidence submitted. However, additional information is

required to complete the financial evidence review. The checklist below indicates missing or

incomplete documents. In order to make corrections you will need to download a new form at

www.ImmigrantVisas.state.gov. You will need to complete and submit a new form with the

changes noted below. Please provide all requested documents and refer to page two for mailing

instructions.

[x] The (sponsor) has not provided proof of U.S. domicile.

[x] It appears that there is no proof of current employment (a recently dated job letter or pay stub), or

self-employment status (a recently dated letter on business letterhead or a business license).

[x] A written statement/explanation is required if you are/have been unemployed, retired or dependent

as to why tax returns were not filed.

[x] The listed income tax documents/IRS statements for the years marked below are missing/incomplete

(if you have lost any of the requested tax information, contact your local IRS office to obtain a copy)

(Only Federal returns (not state or local) are acceptable unless the sponsor's income was earned in Puerto

Rico.)

• Schedules are missing for the year(s):

[x] 2011 [ ] 2010 [ ] 2009 [ ] 2008.

• W-2 forms are missing/incomplete for the year(s):

[x] 2011 [ ] 2010 [ ] 2009 [ ] 2008.

[ ] DO NOT CHECK THIS LINE

[ ] Information provided for line 25 value: 0

[ ] DO NOT CHECK THIS LINE

[x] You have not enclosed an explanation of why you were not required to file income taxes under

Federal tax laws for any/all of the 3 most recent tax years. (Residence outside of the U.S. or retirement

does not exempt a U.S. Citizen or LPR from filing a Federal tax return. Individuals who were required to

file Federal returns but failed to do so are advised to file late returns.)

Part 6 Sponsor's Income and Employment

[x] NAMEWITHHELD s income indicated on the I-864 Part 25 does not correspond

to that shown on the most recent tax return and W-2(s).

We called them today and they stated that they have 2009, 2010's tax information and that they have 2011's.

When we sent them the tax information for the last 3 years we just sent them the print out with all the schedules that we sent the IRS from turbotax.

All three years have been done in turbo tax but only 2011's was turned down.... was this because the most recent year is the most important?

Besides sending a tax transcript for 2011 what else might be acceptable?

They want a recent paystub from my wife's job here in New Zealand for proof of employment and a written reason of why no w2s were submitted.

My wife has worked in NZ since 1st jan 2009 and so has no w2s for the last 3 years and has been filling out the foreign earned income form for her taxes in turbo tax which does all the correct schedules and fills out the 1040 correctly.

To prove domicile we will be getting an official lease agreement with my wife's mother who we will be living with.

Now the other thing they sent us was an email stating they have not got my ds230 but when I called them they said it was just an automatic email and that my DS230 has not been processed yet; has anybody else had this?

Hopefully somebody can help us; we are so close but yet so far :-(

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

How is your wife sponsoring? Ie is there a co-sponsor, or are you sponsoring on assets?

Her job in NZ doesn't count as it will not continue in the USA.

[G0ds1ay3r 30]

How is your wife sponsoring? Ie is there a co-sponsor, or are you sponsoring on assets?

Her job in NZ doesn't count as it will not continue in the USA.

Sorry yes I should clarify that; we have a joint sponsor (wifes mom)

On a side note anybody reading this and filling out i-864's with a joint sponsor please make sure to have to original i-864 and i-864a filled out not photocopied or scanned.

We printed out the i-864 my wifes mom gave us and it was not accepted even though it was in color; the i-864 needs to original with blue or black ink.

[G0ds1ay3r 30]

From the USCIS' website, it says

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=b70f8875d714d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=7d316c0b4c3bf110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD

All sponsors must submit the following documentation with their I-864:

* Proof of current employment or self employment

* A photocopy or an Internal Revenue Service-issued transcript of a photocopy or an Internal Revenue Service-issued transcript of your complete Federal income tax return for your most recent tax year, or an explanation if it is not submitted. Your W-2s and/or 1099 forms may also be required, see the I-864 instructions for details.

How is a photocopy of my tax return any different than the turbo tax printout (which is what I gave them) I am unsure of what they mean by 'photocopy'

thanks.

[G0ds1ay3r 30]

Anybody please?

Do you think a signed & dated copy of the 1040 for 2011 will suffice with a explanation of why there are no W2s?