NVC feedback to AOS docs - What to do?

[Angell Beal 4]

Hi friends,

 

My spouse and I submitted our NVC related documents and they were accepted but we also received the following feedback for my AOS financial sponsorship docs such as the I864:

 

"ANGELL does not meet the minimum income requirement to sponsor the intending immigrants for this case. The consular officer will make a decision regarding this requirement at the time of the interview."

 

I have a few thoughts that come to mind on what to do in the meantime and wanted your thoughts on the topic.

 

Background info:

-I am a USC and my spouse is Colombian. 

-We had to submit the I864

-I submitted my tax returns for 2018 and 2019 but they each were below the threshold for two household members of $21,550 because I was a Peace Corps volunteer.

-However, this year up to today and the estimated earnings will be around $24,000 (I am graduate student and work three mini jobs).

-I have scholarships that will be granted next year and I have a federal government job lined up after graduate school, a security clearance, and medical clearance. I will graduate in 2022, I received my medical clearance, and I am waiting for my security clearance.

 

Right now, would it be a good idea to add in the "additional documents" section information about the future stipends I will receive next year and the future federal government job that will be paying me on a FS scale? As well as comment that the 2019 and 2018 amounts were low due to being paid in the local currency as a Peace Corps Volunteer?

 

Has anyone received a notification like this?

 

What should my spouse do or prepare for when we can get an interview regarding my financial earnings? Could he just prove with evidence of my future job?

 

Lastly, it says that "After your documentation has been accepted by NVC, your interview will be scheduled at the local U.S. Embassy or Consulate."  So do we wait for further information from them? The US Embassy in Bogota, Colombia is not open yet. 

 

 

Thank you for any information you may have on this. 

 

[Liam2021 583]

15 minutes ago, Angell Beal said:

Hi friends,

 

My spouse and I submitted our NVC related documents and they were accepted but we also received the following feedback for my AOS financial sponsorship docs such as the I864:

 

"ANGELL does not meet the minimum income requirement to sponsor the intending immigrants for this case. The consular officer will make a decision regarding this requirement at the time of the interview."

 

I have a few thoughts that come to mind on what to do in the meantime and wanted your thoughts on the topic.

 

Background info:

-I am a USC and my spouse is Colombian. 

-We had to submit the I864

-I submitted my tax returns for 2018 and 2019 but they each were below the threshold for two household members of $21,550 because I was a Peace Corps volunteer.

-However, this year up to today and the estimated earnings will be around $24,000 (I am graduate student and work three mini jobs).

-I have scholarships that will be granted next year and I have a federal government job lined up after graduate school, a security clearance, and medical clearance. I will graduate in 2022, I received my medical clearance, and I am waiting for my security clearance.

 

Right now, would it be a good idea to add in the "additional documents" section information about the future stipends I will receive next year and the future federal government job that will be paying me on a FS scale? As well as comment that the 2019 and 2018 amounts were low due to being paid in the local currency as a Peace Corps Volunteer?

 

Has anyone received a notification like this?

 

What should my spouse do or prepare for when we can get an interview regarding my financial earnings? Could he just prove with evidence of my future job?

 

Lastly, it says that "After your documentation has been accepted by NVC, your interview will be scheduled at the local U.S. Embassy or Consulate."  So do we wait for further information from them? The US Embassy in Bogota, Colombia is not open yet. 

 

 

Thank you for any information you may have on this. 

 

NVC feedback based on your 2019 income tax, so that seems normal. Since you will not have a full-time job until graduate in 2022, a join sponsor is needed in this situation.

[Angell Beal 4]

2 minutes ago, Liam2021 said:

NVC feedback based on your 2019 income tax, so that seems normal. Since you will not have a full-time job until graduate in 2022, a join sponsor is needed in this situation.

Thank you so much.

 

What if my three mini jobs during graduate school hits the threshold of the poverty line for the next year? 

Edited October 5, 2020 by Angell Beal

[Liam2021 583]

2 minutes ago, Angell Beal said:

Thank you so much.

 

What if my three mini jobs during graduate school hits the threshold of the poverty line for the next year? 

It will up to the CO at time of the interview. However, get the co sponsor documents ready is a good ideal with your situation.

[SteveInBostonI130 3,452]

1 hour ago, Angell Beal said:

Thank you so much.

 

What if my three mini jobs during graduate school hits the threshold of the poverty line for the next year? 

Hello,

 

The poverty line guideline is the bare minimum for consideration - it is not a threshold for approval.  It is up to the judgement of the CO at the embassy.  Because of your status as a student for the next couple of years, and your previous history of low earnings, a joint sponsor will more than likely be needed.

Edited October 5, 2020 by SteveInBostonI130
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[Angell Beal 4]

1 minute ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

Hello,

 

The poverty line guideline is the bare minimum for consideration - it is not a threshold for approval.  It is up to the judgement of the CO at the embassy.  Because of your status as a student for the next couple of years, and your previous history of low earnings, a joint sponsor will more than likely be needed.

Thank you. Is there a way that my spouse can provide this income, assets, and savings to complement mine?

[SteveInBostonI130 3,452]

5 minutes ago, Angell Beal said:

Thank you. Is there a way that my spouse can provide this income, assets, and savings to complement mine?

Yes.  I-864  Part 6 has a section for household income, where you include your spouse as the intending immigrant.  Assets can be added in Part 7.

[Angell Beal 4]

1 minute ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

Yes.  I-864  Part 6 has a section for household income, where you include your spouse as the intending immigrant.  Assets can be added in Part 7.

Dang..we were thinking of putting that down but the wording of household income and intending immigrant didn't seem to be the same thing. If we have already submitted and gotten the i864 approved should we just wait for the interview to provide supplemental docs?

 

 

Should my spouse prepare a i864A form? Thank you

[SteveInBostonI130 3,452]

5 minutes ago, Angell Beal said:

Dang..we were thinking of putting that down but the wording of household income and intending immigrant didn't seem to be the same thing. If we have already submitted and gotten the i864 approved should we just wait for the interview to provide supplemental docs?

 

 

Should my spouse prepare a i864A form? Thank you

I-864a is not needed if the spouse is the intending immigrant, unless he has children, iirc.

 

Yes, you can make a new I-864 and bring it to the interview.

[Hilde 381]

I got the same msg. I called NVC twice and both officers told me the same: it will be up to the Officer, we recommend a joint sponsor...

If this is something you can do, I would begin gathering the information now, rather than later...

If you cannot get a joint sponsor, you can try - but know that it will be up to the discretion of the CO.

[Angell Beal 4]

11 minutes ago, Hilde said:

I got the same msg. I called NVC twice and both officers told me the same: it will be up to the Officer, we recommend a joint sponsor...

If this is something you can do, I would begin gathering the information now, rather than later...

If you cannot get a joint sponsor, you can try - but know that it will be up to the discretion of the CO.

Thank you. Very concerning since now I make this threshold of the income...we will provide my husband's financials at the interview and hopefully my 2020 returns...how are you and did y'all get an interview date?

[carmel34 3,631]

3 hours ago, Angell Beal said:

we will provide my husband's financials at the interview

As others have suggested, do a new I-864 to include the beneficiary's assets, and take it to the visa interview when scheduled.  Document the assets very thoroughly as indicated in the I-864 instructions.  They prefer liquid assets like cash in the bank, investments that can be sold quickly, so include bank statements, investment portfolio statements, etc.  A co-sponsor's I-864 with supporting financial documents would be a very good idea to take to the interview as a backup, to avoid delays if they ask for one at the interview.  Good luck!

[Hilde 381]

19 hours ago, Hilde said:

I got the same msg. I called NVC twice and both officers told me the same: it will be up to the Officer, we recommend a joint sponsor...

If this is something you can do, I would begin gathering the information now, rather than later...

If you cannot get a joint sponsor, you can try - but know that it will be up to the discretion of the CO.

waiting for interview letter since May

[Ryan H 3,812]

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