joint sponsor

[irfan Ullah 0]

Hey hope u all r doing good.embassy called us and asked for joint sponsor new tax return etc. we sent them everything like a month ago. then embassy emailed us that our joint sponsor income is not enough. our joint sponsor is Retired Human Resources. his income is around 28000 $ which is more than enough for family of two people (me and joint sponsor) i emailed the embassy but they said same thing again not telling us the reason that how and why income is not enough? im so worried and stressed.is it because he is retired ? but his income is high we sent tax return , social security award letter.if anyone had this issue before please share with us . any idea why they think he is not qualified ?

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Is he single? No other dependents? Did you provide the 1099 for his SS income along with the letter? Sometimes it helps to show bank statements to prove the amount he gets direct deposited each month. If there is other retirement income, did you send proof of it too?

Edited March 6, 2014 by Jay-Kay

[Ryan E 10]

It might be useful for you to think about it as two separate but related issues.

1. How much income is required. The 2014 table is here: http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864p.pdf . They might be using the 2013 which is going to be a little less. It is important to calculate the correct household size. This can be be complicated in some situations, but has been discussed here a number of times.

2. Proving the income. The tax return is the basis, but if they have doubts that the income is currently being received then the additional evidence is required.

You need to establish if the problem is 1 or 2 in order to proceed.

[Grace & Irfan 6]

It might be useful for you to think about it as two separate but related issues.

1. How much income is required. The 2014 table is here: http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864p.pdf . They might be using the 2013 which is going to be a little less. It is important to calculate the correct household size. This can be be complicated in some situations, but has been discussed here a number of times.

2. Proving the income. The tax return is the basis, but if they have doubts that the income is currently being received then the additional evidence is required.

You need to establish if the problem is 1 or 2 in order to proceed.

The joint sponsor is a single male .

We provided his tax return ,3 months of bank statements and social security award letter . They replied that his income is not high enough which is clearly not true . We wrote and asked them to take a second look and referenced 19,662$ which is 125% level for a family of 2 for 2014 . His income is just over 28,000 $ They replied that he is not qualified and to find another joint sponsor

[Ryan E 10]

The joint sponsor is a single male .

We provided his tax return ,3 months of bank statements and social security award letter . They replied that his income is not high enough which is clearly not true . We wrote and asked them to take a second look and referenced 19,662$ which is 125% level for a family of 2 for 2014 . His income is just over 28,000 $ They replied that he is not qualified and to find another joint sponsor

OK, This isn't an area I've dealt with personally so maybe someone else can jump in. I'm just trying to fish for possibilities as there is something which they are seeing but we are not.

Is the $28,000 all social security income and is that what was reported on the most recent tax return? When did he retire? Was there any employment income reported on the most recent tax return? Was there anyone else listed on that tax return who isn't included in the household now?