request for intial evidence(I-485)

[lanaandkarim 0]

hi everybody,

i applied for my aos in august and they sent me a mail but didn't recieve it and was returned then had to call them and fix it and now that i recieved it , it's only bad news and me was excited i thought it was the appointement for the finger print and biographic. anyway the letter i recieved titled request for initial evidence (I-485). and says the office is unable to complete the processing of your application to register permanent residence or adjust status without additional information. please submet the information requested below. ..... .

F. (26) The sponsor or joint sponsor indicate on form I864 affidavit of support that qualifying household member's income will be used for the sponsor's income to meet the 125% of the poverty line. if the attending immigrant is the only person included on the affidavit of support and is contributing his or her income, no I864a, contract between sponsor and household is required ..........

well, my wife doesn't meet the the 125% of poverty line so we put my income in there too but this is my first year in the state i filed for the work permit when i got here and just filed for the aos, so i worked here for a while and thought my income with hers is more than 125% but i never filed taxes all prove i can give right now is my paycheck stubs which i don't have all of them !!!

did anyone have the same problem and can anybody give me a piece of advice or what to do including that they gave me 87 days to return the letter they sent me with the evidence they need.

thanx everybody in advance and good luck to all of you.

I can't wait till this nightmare finish lol

[shoe 0]

I think you should find a sponsor who did file taxes and makes above the 125% that they need. Try her relatives/riends or something.You dont want to present your info and then have to explain why you did not file taxes!!!!! You will be digging a deep hole. Unless you have a valid reason which they probably will not take coz they need the sponsor to be a US citizen which u r not.

[kim&james 0]

I agree with shoe, in that it looks like you might need a co-sponser. They are obviously not taking into account your earning capacity, now or in the future but the fact that you could be supported here in the States financially right now.

Best of luck

[pj1959us 0]

The way I am interpreting it is that you don't require an I-864A...did you send an I-864 and I-864A?

[lanaandkarim 0]

thanx guys. no i didn't send the I864 a and that what they asking for i guess but am i allowed to be a joint sponsor as i am one of my wife's household. both of us will make more that the poverty guideline. but i have been here in the state only one year and haven't filed any taxes yet. and for the co sponsor we couldn't find any. her parents asked a lawyer and he scared them saying that if anything happens to me they will be responsible and if they don't pay they will take their house and properties !!!!!!

thanx guys and good luck to everybody

[meauxna 15]

well, my wife doesn't meet the the 125% of poverty line so we put my income in there too but this is my first year in the state i filed for the work permit when i got here and just filed for the aos, so i worked here for a while and thought my income with hers is more than 125% but i never filed taxes all prove i can give right now is my paycheck stubs which i don't have all of them !!!

It sounds as if they need more documentation of your income and a reminder that you are the sponsored immigrant (which is why there is no I-864A). Because you don't have a tax return yet, you need as much proof of the legal nature of your employment (a copy of your EAD?), a letter from your employer, copies of paystubs over a period of time, things like that.

Don't rush, read over all the instructions again and remember, it may be that there is nothing wrong with the I-864 you already sent in! RFEs like yours seem to be common lately, where the receiving staff can't figure out anything other than a simple, sponsor-employment-only situation.