NVC confusion

[kak 0]

Has anyone else felt that when you call the NVC and ask them questions, their answers contradict what you've read?? At this point I don't know who to trust, what they tell me on the phone or what I have read.

Right now we are working on our Affidavit of Support. The other night I spent 4 hours reading through the instructions, filling out a 1st draft, reading the instructions again, and reading both:

http://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/affidavit-support

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process

So I have all my questions written down and I make a phone call to the NVC.

1) Tax transcripts

2)I-864 notarization

3) Using our income in Spain.

4) Bank statement requirements.

Here's an example of my confusion-

1) In the AOS instructions it states: If you were required to file a Federal income tax return during any of the previous three tax years but did not do so, you must file any and all late returns with IRS and attach an IRS-generated tax return transcript documenting your late filing before submitting the I-864 Affidavit of Support. If you were not required to file a Federal income tax return under U.S. tax law because your income was too low, attach a written explanation. If you were not required to file a Federal income tax return under U.S. tax law for any other reason, attach a written explanation including evidence of the exemption and how you are subject to it. Residence outside of the United States does not exempt U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents from filing a U.S. Federal income tax return. See "Filing Requirements" in the IRS Form 1040 Filing Instructions to determine whether you were required to file.

I told them on the phone that I filed last year, but the previous two years I did not file (at least not correctly), and I really have no excuse. I just didn't do it. So on the phone I am expecting them to verify this information and tell me yes, you need to go back and file all your late returns with the IRS. But they told me that that was completely unnecessary and to just send last year's US tax transcript, and not to worry about the rest!!!!!!!

2) ​The same happened with my next question I read that the I-864 needs to be notarised and they said NO, it does not.

3) And the next, I read that our foreign earned salaries (we work in the private sector) cannot be used (Saylin's wiki). But they said, yes they count!!!!

4) I read that we need 12 months of bank statement activity. They said NO just the most recent bank statement activity is fine.

ok, so ​Who should I believe? what they tell me on the phone? or what I read?

I am very clear on the phone. Ask straight forward simple questions. I feel like they don't really know their stuff.

Has anyone else had a similar experience?

[Sarah411 0]

We were given wrong information by the NVC agents before, it delayed our case an extra 3 months because we acted on and believe what they had told us.

I would recommend verifying everything one agent tells you with a different agent, and keeping up with the names of the agents that gave you that information.

On our case we have a joint sponsor doing all the financial sponsoring, who already filed an AOS. I called the NVC asking them if the Petitioner needed to file an AOS too, even tho she isn't qualified to financially sponsor me? the agent said no. I asked again to verify she heard me right and everything two more times... both answers were no. so in about 2 months we got a checklist asking for the Petitioner's AOS too.

[kak 0]

Thanks for sharing your experience Sarah. This is very good to know. I am sorry that your case was delayed. I will now double check with different agents and not trust everything i am told by them on the phone : (