REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RECEIVED

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Hello all,

 

I received an RFE. My husband (the sponsor) and I (applicant) recently moved to the United States. His current annual income is well over the poverty guideline. For the past three years, we lived overseas and he filed his taxes in the country where we used to live so his reported income in the U.S. taxes is very low.

The RFE indicates that he does not meet the 125% of the poverty guidelines, even though he is currently making over $80,000 and we are a family of 4. We will send USCIS copies of our bank statements for the past year showing well over $150,000 in savings. We will also use his father as a joint sponsor so we will have him complete an I-864. His father`s income is sufficient, but I am confused as to how to complete the form as his father files his tax returns jointly with my mother-in-law. Here are my questions:

1. Should I include my Mother-in-law `s income where it asks for income you are using from any other person who was counted in your household size? Again, we do not need to use her income, but I have read here that it is recommended to complete the I-864A for the household member showing the person is aware of the joint sponsor`s commitment.

2. In `my current annual household income`should I indicate the sum of my FIL`s current individual annual income and my MIL`s current income OR, if you think that I do not need to include my MIL`s information (but still complete for her an I-864A), should I then indicate my FIL`s income alone even though his annual household income is different given that my MIL also makes money? What if his current annual household income is different from what was reported in 2016 given that he received a salary increase?

I am so sorry my message is so long. Thank you very much for any guidance you can offer.