Tricky RFE situation with I-864

[mrseaturtle 0]

I received a letter today saying that they want a 2012 tax return transcript of my wife for initial evidence.

Problem is that my wife has never filed her taxes because her very first job, which started in 2011, was abroad.

(She did not realize she had to file taxes even when working outside the country. By the time she learned that, it was too late)

So, when filing I-864, as a proof of ability of support, we submitted copies of her most recent paystubs since

moving back to the US in summer of 2013, and a letter explaining why there are no record of federal tax return.

We thought those would be sufficient, and honestly, there was nothing more we could have done.

But now, we are lost. We don't know what to do. Any tips?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

She needs to file her 2012 taxes. Tax evasion is a felony.

[aleful 1,905]

hi

she will need a joint sponsor, she should have filed the i864 with a joint sponsor,

paystubs alone does nothing, they are requiring that she filed taxes, so it's assets or joint sponsor

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Having a joint sponsor doesn't absolve her of the federal requirement to file taxes. You can file 2012 taxes now.