Submit NVC Documents Without Joint Sponsor?

[Kani2015 85]

Ok so I need help deciding what to do. This is our situation. I, the sponsor, am currently making about $80,000 annually. I have been working since November 2018 but have not yet filed my taxes for 2019. I was a student before I became a full time RN, and therefore, all of my tax transcripts show less than $10,000. After all of my research, and questioning my visa agency and an immigration attorney, I pretty much know that I need a joint sponsor, despite making well over the poverty limit, due to low previous tax transcripts. However, I'm having a bit of a difficult time finding a joint sponsor and I am just waiting for my second fee to show "paid" and then I am ready to submit all of my paper work (minus the joint sponsor.) So I have a few questions...

 

1. If I submit all the required NVC documents (including employment letter and 6 months of pay stubs) without a joint sponsor, does the NVC have the power to hold our case until we submit proper income evidence? Or will they just tell me that I don't qualify and I need a joint sponsor, but our case will still move to the embassy for an interview and I will just have to provide the documentation there? I was told by RapidVisa that they will not move my case along to the Embassy without me showing that I can properly sponsor my husband, however everything I have come across here on VJ tells me that in fact it will be transferred to the embassy for interview and you will just need to provide more documents there. 

2. If I do submit my documents to CEAC without a joint sponsor and they say I don't qualify but they schedule my husband's interview, will submitting the additional evidence (my tax transcripts from 2019 that I will have filed by then) at this time, delay our case? In other words, if I submit my tax transcripts for 2019 at the interview, do I have to then submit them online too? And would that cause our case to go into AP and cause a delay?

3. If I can't find a joint sponsor soon, is it better just to wait until mid February until I can submit my tax transcript from 2019?

 

Any help would be so greatly appreciated. I really don't want to wait almost 2 more months just so I can submit the tax transcripts. But then again, when my husband gets to his interview (God willing) I really don't want to have to deal with the stress of waiting a lot longer for the visa to be granted. 

 

 

[geowrian 22,337]

17 minutes ago, Kani2015 said:

1. If I submit all the required NVC documents (including employment letter and 6 months of pay stubs) without a joint sponsor, does the NVC have the power to hold our case until we submit proper income evidence? Or will they just tell me that I don't qualify and I need a joint sponsor, but our case will still move to the embassy for an interview and I will just have to provide the documentation there? I was told by RapidVisa that they will not move my case along to the Embassy without me showing that I can properly sponsor my husband, however everything I have come across here on VJ tells me that in fact it will be transferred to the embassy for interview and you will just need to provide more documents there. 

They usually hold until you submit suitable documentation. That's the point of the AOS review at NVC.

In some cases - mainly those using assets IIRC - they may let it proceed.

The CO makes the final decision either way.

 

17 minutes ago, Kani2015 said:

2. If I do submit my documents to CEAC without a joint sponsor and they say I don't qualify but they schedule my husband's interview, will submitting the additional evidence (my tax transcripts from 2019 that I will have filed by then) at this time, delay our case? In other words, if I submit my tax transcripts for 2019 at the interview, do I have to then submit them online too? And would that cause our case to go into AP and cause a delay?

You would have the beneficiary bring them to the interview.

 

17 minutes ago, Kani2015 said:

3. If I can't find a joint sponsor soon, is it better just to wait until mid February until I can submit my tax transcript from 2019?

 

Any help would be so greatly appreciated. I really don't want to wait almost 2 more months just so I can submit the tax transcripts. But then again, when my husband gets to his interview (God willing) I really don't want to have to deal with the stress of waiting a lot longer for the visa to be granted.

Given your circumstances, they may not want to see one. It's not unusual for recent students.

[Kani2015 85]

5 minutes ago, geowrian said:

They usually hold until you submit suitable documentation. That's the point of the AOS review at NVC.

In some cases - mainly those using assets IIRC - they may let it proceed.

The CO makes the final decision either way.

 

You would have the beneficiary bring them to the interview.

 

Given your circumstances, they may not want to see one. It's not unusual for recent students.

Thank you so much for your response! Hmm yeah I'm just not sure what to do. I'm just afraid that even if they do let my husband take the new documents to the interview, it will cause a delay at the embassy phase if they have to process the documents. Or if you give them the extra documents needed, they can give you approval right there on the spot without having to go on CEAC and resubmit things? Hopefully my husband and I find a joint sponsor and we don't even have to worry about this! 

[geowrian 22,337]

17 minutes ago, Kani2015 said:

Thank you so much for your response! Hmm yeah I'm just not sure what to do. I'm just afraid that even if they do let my husband take the new documents to the interview, it will cause a delay at the embassy phase if they have to process the documents. Or if you give them the extra documents needed, they can give you approval right there on the spot without having to go on CEAC and resubmit things? Hopefully my husband and I find a joint sponsor and we don't even have to worry about this! 

The CO can make a decision on the spot. They are the ones to actually make the decision...NVC just does a basic review of documents in preparation for the CO at the consulate to review them.

I certainly can't guarantee they won't take time to review them afterwards (in Administrative Processing), but  generally they can look at it on the spot and make a decision.

[Kani2015 85]

2 minutes ago, geowrian said:

The CO can make a decision on the spot. They are the ones to actually make the decision...NVC just does a basic review of documents in preparation for the CO at the consulate to review them.

I certainly can't guarantee they won't take time to review them afterwards (in Administrative Processing), but  generally they can look at it on the spot and make a decision.

Ok, good to know! Thank you again!

[dwheels76 5,468]

Your current earnings is great. On the I864 you would put $0 for 2018, 2017, 2016 because you weren't qualified to file because you were a student.Now you submit your  W2. No need to wait to file 2019 taxes.

 

Many students in here same position. Final decision is the CO's but you should be just fine.

[Kani2015 85]

5 hours ago, dwheels76 said:

Your current earnings is great. On the I864 you would put $0 for 2018, 2017, 2016 because you weren't qualified to file because you were a student.Now you submit your  W2. No need to wait to file 2019 taxes.

 

Many students in here same position. Final decision is the CO's but you should be just fine.

Thank you for responding! The only thing is, I was required to file because I made some money working simple jobs at  my school per diem, but it was barely anything. So I have my tax transcripts, they just show very little. How will they know the reason my income was so low was because I was a student? Should I include a letter in the documents that I submit to CEAC explaining why my previous income was so low? Thanks for the help!

[dwheels76 5,468]

5 hours ago, Kani2015 said:

Thank you for responding! The only thing is, I was required to file because I made some money working simple jobs at  my school per diem, but it was barely anything. So I have my tax transcripts, they just show very little. How will they know the reason my income was so low was because I was a student? Should I include a letter in the documents that I submit to CEAC explaining why my previous income was so low? Thanks for the help!

I sure would explain write that letter make it plain.

[Ryan H 3,812]

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