AOS November 2016 Filers

[Cryssiekins 976]

Just now, valefercrs said:

Hi guys! Today i received the EAD/AP combo card! ?

Congrats!!  That's awesome :-)

 

[LionessDeon 2,060]

So then that explains the RFIE.  A bit strange that it took them this long to send it though, I think.  Oh well.  I would still get the 2015 tax transcript to send in with the pay stubs and employment letter.  

Possibly consider waiting to send in the RFIE response until 2016 taxes are filed?  Maybe that would help. Or using assets to make up the difference.  Maybe that is what they were implying with the asset evidence remark.  I was given 87 days to response to my RFIE.  That would give you just enough time.

If his 2015 tax income did not meet the poverty guideline then sending in only 6 months of 2016 paystubs is not sufficient to prove 2016 income met the guideline.  The really only way to do that is with the 2016 tax return.  I would be weary of a denial without showing proper 2016 income.

Edited February 21, 2017 by LionessDeon

[samkam 3]

Hi guys, just wondering if this has happened to anyone else. This past Thursday I received an approval letter in the mail for I-131 (AP) and the notice date says 02/13/2017 and that my card will be mailed out to me in another letter. I didn't receive a letter for the I-765 (EAD). My status has not changed on the USCIS and they still just say case received. Checked the mail today and have not received the card... I feel like I wanna be checking the mailbox 5 times a day! Haha. 

[Mthldou 45]

Anyone from November with an rfie got their EAD? 

[Chardon Ne' 71]

1 hour ago, samack said:

I'd have to double check, but I'm pretty sure that his 2015 tax return showed him just slightly under the amount they were looking for, which might be what's causing their confusion. The pay stubs we sent as evidence show that he's making well above what they need, so I'm hoping sending it all again will be enough. The 2016 tax return definitely would but, like I said in my first post, he doesn't submit his returns until almost at the deadline because he always ends up having to pay in around $3000. We won't have that to submit for another month or so, so I'm hoping the extra pay stubs from November until now plus bank statements will do it.

2016 returns would not help in this case as you applied in 2016 and the current tax year is 2015.  That is not the way to show proof of current income. I am surprised that the contract did not work but if it was too thick they may not want to go through it and read it. A letter would be better for this purpose. Stating when he started working and how much he will be paid annually. I was slightly under myself I mean literally dollars and that is what I sent and I did not get an RFIE  yet and I filed in September. As for time, the faster they receive it the better. An RFIE means you did not meet the minimum requirements for the initial evidence, slows down everything where an RFE only slows down AOS. Let me go back and find you the link for proving income.

 

Here it is

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

 

 

Edited February 21, 2017 by Chardon Ne'

[Chardon Ne' 71]

42 minutes ago, samkam said:

Hi guys, just wondering if this has happened to anyone else. This past Thursday I received an approval letter in the mail for I-131 (AP) and the notice date says 02/13/2017 and that my card will be mailed out to me in another letter. I didn't receive a letter for the I-765 (EAD). My status has not changed on the USCIS and they still just say case received. Checked the mail today and have not received the card... I feel like I wanna be checking the mailbox 5 times a day! Haha. 

Yes happens to almost everyone. lol. You will probably get a combo card but only one or the other will update online at first or ever. When they mail it they will send you a tracking number and you will still get an Notice of approval at some point. 

Edited February 21, 2017 by Chardon Ne'

[rsilva 18]

This was mentioned in an earlier post, but its pretty cool and wanted to share it.  If you go to www.usps.com you can sign up for MY USPS.  You can enroll in the package dashboard and in the Informed Mail dashboard.  It sends you a message anytime someone sends you a priority mail package or certain types of letters.  They have an app for your phone, too.  

 

I see that our EAD card was shipped today and there is another letter from USCIS waiting in my mailbox (probably a response saying to my service request).  Pretty cool service!    

[rsilva 18]

1 hour ago, valefercrs said:

Hi guys! Today i received the EAD/AP combo card! ?

Congratulations!  Mine was mailed from Corbin, KY today and hope to have it tomorrow or Thursday!  

[samack 79]

2 hours ago, Chardon Ne' said:

2016 returns would not help in this case as you applied in 2016 and the current tax year is 2015.  That is not the way to show proof of current income. I am surprised that the contract did not work but if it was too thick they may not want to go through it and read it. A letter would be better for this purpose. Stating when he started working and how much he will be paid annually. I was slightly under myself I mean literally dollars and that is what I sent and I did not get an RFIE  yet and I filed in September. As for time, the faster they receive it the better. An RFIE means you did not meet the minimum requirements for the initial evidence, slows down everything where an RFE only slows down AOS. Let me go back and find you the link for proving income.

 

Here it is

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

 

 

Thank you! I'll look at the link after I finish making dinner. 

 

The contract act was only a couple of pages long, so I'd hope they looked at it. I guess ours is a bit of a unique situation because he had already been working at the same job for a couple of years when we filed, but the amount he makes fluctuates from year to year  because he works for one of the national sports leagues  and the standard work year (I guess that's how you'd describe it) is dependent on how long the team's season goes. It went very long last year, which accounts for the big difference in his income between 2015 and 2016. He's currently still making around the same that he made in 2016 (so way more than enough) and was only a couple of thousand under the limit on his 2015 return. 

 

I guess this this is a stupid question and that it'll probably be answered when I look at the link you sent, but would assets include current bank balances or do only savings count? If it was balances, a combination of his personal account, business account, and what I have left it mine would more than make up the difference.

[claudiag 12]

Hi! Just wanted to let you know that, although my status was not updated online, I received the Advance Parole approval letter in the mail today and it is dated the same day the EAD was approved

[smallgirlbigworld 46]

Hello everybody... I'm a december filer but was wondering if anybody could answer a quick question for me.

I have already started applying for jobs even if I don't have my EAD yet and most of the online applications ask:

Are you legally allowed to work in the US? Did you guys answer yes or no before you received your EAD? Or did this happen to anybody?

[Wes&Charlotte 4]

3 hours ago, Chardon Ne' said:

2016 returns would not help in this case as you applied in 2016 and the current tax year is 2015.  That is not the way to show proof of current income. I am surprised that the contract did not work but if it was too thick they may not want to go through it and read it. A letter would be better for this purpose. Stating when he started working and how much he will be paid annually. I was slightly under myself I mean literally dollars and that is what I sent and I did not get an RFIE  yet and I filed in September. As for time, the faster they receive it the better. An RFIE means you did not meet the minimum requirements for the initial evidence, slows down everything where an RFE only slows down AOS. Let me go back and find you the link for proving income.

 

Here it is

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

 

 

I'm in the same situation.  Got and RFIE on AOS for income....does this explain why I still haven't got EAD/AP yet? and how much does it slow it down?

 

[samack 79]

So I've been wracking my brain all evening trying to figure out what else to send in response to that RFIE. I took pictures of the I-864 we sent and was able to see that we put my husband's current income down as a little over $30,000, which is actually a low estimate but far more than what they're looking for. I know the onus is on us to prove it, so I'm going to resend the pay stubs and include the most current ones as well as some we left out because they're much smaller and from secondary employers, send bank statements, resend his work contract and highlight the financial aspects, copies of the invoices he's submitted every month, and maybe even a copy of the schedule for the team he covers to show how often he works. I'll also write a letter and summarize everything, even though I included one with the original application. We're sitting here tonight pretty mystified by the whole thing because every pay stub we sent to them was for between $2000 and $6000. Maybe someone actually did misplace something.

 

Something that confuses me, though: on the RFIE itself, they highlighted a line that says that they look at line 22 of the tax return, not the gross income (despite asking for the gross income amount on the I-864). I checked my husband's tax return for 2015 and line 22 is around $7000 less than what he actually made. That's the difference between being just shy of the $20,025 and very, very far from it. Does anyone know why they look at that particular number instead of the gross income?

 

I'm planning to call tomorrow to see if I can get any kind of guidance from them because there's absolutely no way we're under.

[Mthldou 45]

1 hour ago, Wes&Charlotte said:

I'm in the same situation.  Got and RFIE on AOS for income....does this explain why I still haven't got EAD/AP yet? and how much does it slow it down?

 

I also got an RFE last month for Wrong household size Which automatically caused them to say income wasn't enough. 

So... 2015 return was not enough income, however my husbands new job is way more than enough income now

 

so I re sent pay stubs, income explanation, W2s for 2016, letter from the employer. 

 

And the correct household size and since he got a raise between the pd and RFE I did page 5 again I believe with the updated income info. 

 

Called today about the EAD and they say the timeline restarts again after they receive your response to the RFE. 

[Mthldou 45]

39 minutes ago, samack said:

So I've been wracking my brain all evening trying to figure out what else to send in response to that RFIE. I took pictures of the I-864 we sent and was able to see that we put my husband's current income down as a little over $30,000, which is actually a low estimate but far more than what they're looking for. I know the onus is on us to prove it, so I'm going to resend the pay stubs and include the most current ones as well as some we left out because they're much smaller and from secondary employers, send bank statements, resend his work contract and highlight the financial aspects, copies of the invoices he's submitted every month, and maybe even a copy of the schedule for the team he covers to show how often he works. I'll also write a letter and summarize everything, even though I included one with the original application. We're sitting here tonight pretty mystified by the whole thing because every pay stub we sent to them was for between $2000 and $6000. Maybe someone actually did misplace something.

 

Something that confuses me, though: on the RFIE itself, they highlighted a line that says that they look at line 22 of the tax return, not the gross income (despite asking for the gross income amount on the I-864). I checked my husband's tax return for 2015 and line 22 is around $7000 less than what he actually made. That's the difference between being just shy of the $20,025 and very, very far from it. Does anyone know why they look at that particular number instead of the gross income?

 

I'm planning to call tomorrow to see if I can get any kind of guidance from them because there's absolutely no way we're under.

What did your RFE letter exactly say?