I think we need a lawyer now

[jelicacham46 0]

My husband filed his adjustment of status back in June. I did a change of address at the end of July online. It turn out immigration was mailing request for more evidence to our old mailing address and are old mail address which was a PO BOX that I was still pay for was sending the mail back. We were call the call center all the time. They would only tell us to wait and not give us any more information. We just got our letter requesting more information on the 9th. We called to find out how much time we have to repay they said we must reply by the 27th. They want to see the sponsors assets or have us get another joint sponsor. Which I don’t get because my husband’s sponsor makes enough. If the sponsor didn’t make enough he would have been give a k-1 in the first place right. 

Edited January 13, 2018 by jelicacham46

[payxibka 10,047]

What value do you think an attorney will provide?

 

How far over the line is the Joint Sponsor?

 

Would it not be easier and cheaper to just provide the information they have requested regardless of whether you agree with the request or not?

Edited January 13, 2018 by payxibka

[little immigrant 801]

When I adjusted status they asked for 12 month worth of bank statements and stuff like that. Even though I know I met the financial requirement. Your sponsor needs to provide what USCIS is asking for. No lawyer needed. Good luck.

Edited January 13, 2018 by Andrina

[jelicacham46 0]

The sponsor makes 5000 more than required. What makes this harder is that we have not been able to get a hold of the sponsor since we got the letter. 

Edited January 13, 2018 by jelicacham46

[little immigrant 801]

You have to try.

 

I made more than the proverty guidline showed yet they wanted to see more proof so I sent them everything they asked for. After that they issued the EAD/AP.

[geowrian 22,338]

What exactly is the RFE/RFIE for? If there was some missing piece of documentation supporting that income/asset level, it will include the "does not meet 125%" level wording.

[jelicacham46 0]

14 minutes ago, Andrina said:

You have to try.

 

I made more than the proverty guidline showed yet they wanted to see more proof so I sent them everything they asked for. After that they issued the EAD/AP.

Yeah. I know I would never give up. Its just very stressful and I’m also 34 weeks pregnant right now. A denial from immigration scares me to death. I love my husband so much. 

[little immigrant 801]

55 minutes ago, geowrian said:

What exactly is the RFE/RFIE for? If there was some missing piece of documentation supporting that income/asset level, it will include the "does not meet 125%" level wording.

Yes it's totally confusing haha

 

I hope you get a hold of your sponsor soon so you get this sorted out. They really just want to see more documents.

[jelicacham46 0]

Yeah. Thank you 

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

4 hours ago, geowrian said:

What exactly is the RFE/RFIE for? If there was some missing piece of documentation supporting that income/asset level, it will include the "does not meet 125%" level wording.

OP, read this post carefully.
It is also my question: What supporting documentation did you submit to prove the sponsor's income ?
Is the sponsor self employed ?
 

[jelicacham46 0]

We submit his income taxes for two years because that is all he had and his proof of citizenship. 

Edited January 13, 2018 by jelicacham46

[geowrian 22,338]

6 minutes ago, jelicacham46 said:

We submit his income taxes for two years because that is all he had and his proof of citizenship. 

No paystubs, employment letters, etc.?

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

11 minutes ago, jelicacham46 said:

We submit his income taxes for two years because that is all he had and his proof of citizenship. 

W2 ?
Employer letter ?

6 months pay stubs ?

If self employed then you need more items like bank statements and a business ledger showing projected income 
for example. 

If you did not submit anything else besides the taxes then that is the reason for the RFE which will always include the wording about not enough

 income and assets options. 3 years of taxes need to be entered on the form. It's also best to submit official tax transcripts rather than the 
1040 copies because they include all relevant schedules.
 

[LUAL 43]

8 hours ago, jelicacham46 said:

My husband filed his adjustment of status back in June. I did a change of address at the end of July online. It turn out immigration was mailing request for more evidence to our old mailing address and are old mail address which was a PO BOX that I was still pay for was sending the mail back. We were call the call center all the time. They would only tell us to wait and not give us any more information. We just got our letter requesting more information on the 9th. We called to find out how much time we have to repay they said we must reply by the 27th. They want to see the sponsors assets or have us get another joint sponsor. Which I don’t get because my husband’s sponsor makes enough. If the sponsor didn’t make enough he would have been give a k-1 in the first place right. 

Just to be safe, get a lawyer

[USC4SPOUSE 506]

14 hours ago, jelicacham46 said:

My husband filed his adjustment of status back in June. I did a change of address at the end of July online. It turn out immigration was mailing request for more evidence to our old mailing address and are old mail address which was a PO BOX that I was still pay for was sending the mail back. We were call the call center all the time. They would only tell us to wait and not give us any more information. We just got our letter requesting more information on the 9th. We called to find out how much time we have to repay they said we must reply by the 27th. They want to see the sponsors assets or have us get another joint sponsor. Which I don’t get because my husband’s sponsor makes enough. If the sponsor didn’t make enough he would have been give a k-1 in the first place right. 

They want you to provide documentation that shows the sponsor's wages are greater than 125% poverty guideline. You can do that with an IRS transcript OR with a copy of a federal income tax return + W-2s + all Schedules (if self employed). If the sponsor's wages exceed the requirement by 5,000, that's cutting it very close. I believe they consider adjusted gross income and not gross income; i.e., your income after deductions. 

I would skip on the lawyer. Rather figure out exactly by how much the sponsor is short and try to find a joint sponsor?

 

Best of luck!