I-864 Affidavit of Support checklist help

[Abbynluv 6]

Hello,

My case is at NVC and I called yesterday and was told I'd be getting a checklist for incomplete info. I received the checklist via email today and it says I have to provide the following:

[x] I-864, Affidavit of Support Checklist

[x] You must submit the following financial evidence:
[x] Proof of current employment (examples: a recently dated job letter, pay stub, or a copy of your business license)

Let me now tell you a little background. The last time I worked full time and filed a tax return was 2011. I did not work/file in 2012 or 2013. In 2014 tax year I filed self employment but only made about $8,500 for the year. The reason I have not worked/filed so much is because I have been living in Nigeria most of the year each year with my husband. I do some accounting work on the side when I did go home for some months in 2014 which is why I filed self employment in 2014. I don't have a 1099 or anything though because the work is from numerous different clients and I collected cash from all of them for jobs I did. NOW, knowing I don't have much of an income (which if course will change once I'm back in the States for good) I have a joint sponsor. (Or is it called co-sponsor?) That person makes above the eligibility for income. I have submitted his tax transcripts from the last 3 or 4 years. And my husband was going to bring all his current paystubs to the interview if they are needed to show current and ongoing income. When I received the checklist, there was nothing needed for the joint sponsor, they are only asking for those things above of my own. But I don't know what else I'm supposed to send or give. For the 2014 return, I sent the actually copy of the return. The transcript was not yet available at the time I sent it. But they are not even asking for that. They want job letter, pay stub or business license, which clearly I don't have and they should already know that since I filed self employment with only $8500 in income. Any ideas what I should do? Have I hit a serious roadblock?

[dwheels76 5,468]

Hello,

My case is at NVC and I called yesterday and was told I'd be getting a checklist for incomplete info. I received the checklist via email today and it says I have to provide the following:

[x] I-864, Affidavit of Support Checklist

[x] You must submit the following financial evidence:

[x] Proof of current employment (examples: a recently dated job letter, pay stub, or a copy of your business license)

Let me now tell you a little background. The last time I worked full time and filed a tax return was 2011. I did not work/file in 2012 or 2013. In 2014 tax year I filed self employment but only made about $8,500 for the year. The reason I have not worked/filed so much is because I have been living in Nigeria most of the year each year with my husband. I do some accounting work on the side when I did go home for some months in 2014 which is why I filed self employment in 2014. I don't have a 1099 or anything though because the work is from numerous different clients and I collected cash from all of them for jobs I did. NOW, knowing I don't have much of an income (which if course will change once I'm back in the States for good) I have a joint sponsor. (Or is it called co-sponsor?) That person makes above the eligibility for income. I have submitted his tax transcripts from the last 3 or 4 years. And my husband was going to bring all his current paystubs to the interview if they are needed to show current and ongoing income. When I received the checklist, there was nothing needed for the joint sponsor, they are only asking for those things above of my own. But I don't know what else I'm supposed to send or give. For the 2014 return, I sent the actually copy of the return. The transcript was not yet available at the time I sent it. But they are not even asking for that. They want job letter, pay stub or business license, which clearly I don't have and they should already know that since I filed self employment with only $8500 in income. Any ideas what I should do? Have I hit a serious roadblock?

Because you put down an amount of money they want to know the source so you need to write an explanation. How were you able to file a return with a 1099 or W2 is one thing that might be an issue also.

You are going to have to show proof of where this $8500 came from so hopefully your tax transcript will be available soon. or as I said you can write a letter.

Honestly making $8500 you I don;t think even qualified to even file a tax return so you shouldn't have you might have hosed yourself up and delayed things.

For tax years 2013, 2012 you did put 0 correct and a explanation why you weren't required to file taxes those years?

[Abbynluv 6]

Because you put down an amount of money they want to know the source so you need to write an explanation. How were you able to file a return with a 1099 or W2 is one thing that might be an issue also.

You are going to have to show proof of where this $8500 came from so hopefully your tax transcript will be available soon. or as I said you can write a letter.

Honestly making $8500 you I don;t think even qualified to even file a tax return so you shouldn't have you might have hosed yourself up and delayed things.

For tax years 2013, 2012 you did put 0 correct and a explanation why you weren't required to file taxes those years?

Thank you so much for responding. I'm sure I put zero's for those prior years. I don't think I put any explanation as to why though. I submitted all my pages of my passport so they can see that I was abroad most of the year. I guess I shouldn't have assumed they'd have known why I hadn't filed those years. Also, because I knew that I was not qualifying for sponsor alone, I was more focused on having all the docs or the joint sponsor. Which I guess they had all they needed because they didn't ask for anything of his. I think with the $8500 I did have to file unfortunately, in fact Im sure I did because I ended up owing them. So you think just a letter of explanation on what I do is sufficient enough? Its just a cash business. As for not including the explanation on the I 874, I could do the explanation in the letter, or at this point, I'm sure I could just fill out a whole new one and submit it since they are waiting for my documents anyways.