Why is NVC asking me to get a cosponsor?

[El_killer47 22]

Is it only because I am self employed? My income is sufficient but I didn't file tax return in 2012 due to no work and no filing requirement. I went ahead and sent my 4 bank's statements for the past 6 months with the i-864 showing a total of around $50k in assets just in case to cover any problem they may have with the fact that I didn't have a tax return in 2012. Now they sent me a checklist but it's confusing as I'm being asked to bring a new sponsor (additional) to the interview.. their AoS (i-864).

WHY? what is their logic here? Isn't my income of above the min requirement for the past 2 years (not 3) PLUS 50,000 in liquid cash in bank not enough? Who am I supposed to ask to sponsor my wife. It's embarrassing!

Anyways, what else can I do at this point but to comply with what they want, even though they are wrong so what exactly would I need from a sponsor? I need some help approaching someone to do me a favor and be our cosponsor. When I ask a friend, what should I tell them? I mean what is required from a cosponsor?

[El_killer47 22]

I'm guessing 3 years tax returns and all 3 years must have enough income to support their family according to USCIS guidelines, plus just my wife or our entire household.. ie. me and her.

So for example, if I ask a friend who's married with no children so their HH size is 2 so should he have enough income per guidelines for HH size of 3 or 4?

[arken 4,197]

What did you put on current annual income section and what proofs did you include to support your current income for this year for self employment? Sometimes if they don't see that proof, they ignore your current income and ask you to look for a joint sponsor. Could that be in your case? If they ignored your current income for that reason, then assets requirement would be way over 50K for the household size of 2. Did they provide any reason for why you did not meet the requirement?

Anyway, if you are getting your friend you mentioned to be your joint sponsor, household size for your friend will be 3 (Your friend, his/her spouse and your wife).

[El_killer47 22]

Thanks for that info. No they didnt provide any info why it isn't sufficient. There is a letter F on the checklist on top, someone said that code F means optional/ suggested but not required. Do you know anything about that?

[dwheels76 5,468]

Thanks for that info. No they didnt provide any info why it isn't sufficient. There is a letter F on the checklist on top, someone said that code F means optional/ suggested but not required. Do you know anything about that?

Well self employed is iffy for NVC or embassy to figure out at times and accept. Forget 2012 but was your 2014 above guidines. Most embassies want to see current and previous above guidelines.

As far as the F code are you talking about the P4 checklist? if so that means "F - The NVC did not request this form or document'

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

When you say your income for the last 2 years was sufficient, do you mean line 22 of your self-employed tax return?

If your income was plenty, but you had a lot of write-offs, they may consider it not enough.

[El_killer47 22]

When you say your income for the last 2 years was sufficient, do you mean line 22 of your self-employed tax return?

If your income was plenty, but you had a lot of write-offs, they may consider it not enough.

Lol. No, I mean adjusted gross income. Line 22.