Using assets; Affidavit of Support; minimum poverty guidelines

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Hi all.

The good news is my wife just got her "interview" letter.

The bad news is that they said the information I submitted on my Affidavit of Support was insufficient to satisfy the support test (but that I can add another sponsor and have my wife submit it at the interview).

Because I was a Peace Corps volunteer, I wasn't able to use the "income test" but I had enough assets in the bank, so I submitted a bank statement and explained my situation.

But then I received: "According to the current poverty guidelines, it does not appear you or any of your sponsors meet the minimum income requirement to sponsor the intending immigrant(s)."

The NVC provided me with no additional information as to why I failed to satisfy the support test.

I'm pretty sure I did the math correctly vis-a-vis the amount of assets I needed to have (i.e., poverty guideline for family of two approx. $16,000; 125% so approx. $20,000; spouse so 3 times that amount; equals approx $60,000). My bank statement reflected assets significantly in excess of that.

So my question is whether anyone has any thoughts on why I was "rejected"?

I sent just one month's bank statement (and it was a photocopy). It's a joint account with my dad (so he can access my account when I need funds; I live in Morocco).

But the NVC letter didn't say anything about the inadequacy of the documentation. It simply suggests that I don't meet the current poverty guidelines threshold. ...and the language that my wife can obtain an Affidavit from "an additional sponsor" seems to suggest that I can't correct my problem (which seems to imply that its not just a "quality of documentation problem but an "insufficient income" problem).

Any thoughts?

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A joint account means that it's not your money solely to pledge. Also, sending one month's statement does not give the CO any idea of how long you've had this money. They want to see that a person has held the money for a long period of time rather than borrowing a chunk of cash and plopping it into an account. But, given that it's a joint account you'll have to supply a good bit of evidence to convince the CO that it is your's and your's alone.

Casa isn't the easiest embassy to deal with. If Dad is willing to be a joint sponsor get him to complete an I-864 to submit. If he files a joint tax return with mom then she should do and I-864a as well. Be sure to include the needed tax transcript or tax return information along with current income evidence.

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Thanks for the response!

Yep. I think getting good ol' dad to help may be the answer.

Thanks again!