RFE for I-864

[Dimmiq 0]

I have filed a I-130 and and an I-864 for my spouse and shortly received a Request for Additional Evidence. In the RFE it says:

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Based on the documents submitted, we could not determine that the petitioning sponsor on Form I-864,
Affidavit of Support, is qualified. In order to be a qualified sponsor, the petitioning sponsor's Form I-864 must
be properly completed and signed, and the supporting documents must establish that the petitioning sponsor's
income meets 125 percent of the federal poverty guideline for the sponsor’s household size. See Form I-864P
for information on the Federal Poverty Guidelines.

 

You have submitted Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, from the petitioning sponsor. We are unable to process
the I-864 because it has one or more deficiencies. In order for us to process your application further, you must:
Submit a completed and signed Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, from the petitioning sponsor. All
pages must be present and of the latest edition date.
Provide the petitioning sponsor's Social Security Number on Form I-864.
Provide a complete and correctly calculated household size for the petitioning sponsor on Form I-864.
Submit a complete copy of the petitioning sponsor’s Federal income tax return, including all supporting
tax documents (W-2s, 1099s, Form 2555, and tax schedules) filed with the return, for the most recent tax
year.
Note: Applicants using a family member's visa petition to adjust status must be listed as a family member on the
principal immigrant's Form I-864.

 

 

 

I-864 was signed, there was an SSN on it and the current income exceeds the requirement. I filed with 2021 as the last tax year since we have an extension for 2022. There were 1040-ies for 2021, 2020 and 2019, and current pay stabs in the filing.

I cannot understand why there is an RFE and what we need to send in differently. Can you please share your experience on that? Thanks!

[Jac16 6]

2 hours ago, Dimmiq said:

I have filed a I-130 and and an I-864 for my spouse and shortly received a Request for Additional Evidence. In the RFE it says:

 

 

I-864 was signed, there was an SSN on it and the current income exceeds the requirement. I filed with 2021 as the last tax year since we have an extension for 2022. There were 1040-ies for 2021, 2020 and 2019, and current pay stabs in the filing.

I cannot understand why there is an RFE and what we need to send in differently. Can you please share your experience on that? Thanks!

I just get the same rfe too.. don’t know what to do. Do you use turbo tax 1040 and w2? 

[OldUser 6,635]

@Dimmiq did you check form edition, is it the latest? Did all the pages print properly with page footers? Tax return transcripts from IRS website are to be submitted instead of TurboTax returns. Only a thought, but it's possible USCIS didn't like tax extension too. Did you include copy of extension with submission?

Edited April 25, 2023 by OldUser

[Dimmiq 0]

1 hour ago, Jac16 said:

I just get the same rfe too.. don’t know what to do. Do you use turbo tax 1040 and w2? 

I sent them 1040-ies. My problem is that the RFE doesn't say what they need.

[Dimmiq 0]

59 minutes ago, OldUser said:

@Dimmiq did you check form edition, is it the latest? Did all the pages print properly with page footers? Tax return transcripts from IRS website are to be submitted instead of TurboTax returns. Only a thought, but it's possible USCIS didn't like tax extension too. Did you include copy of extension with submission?

Good point, I did check and it's the latest edition. The footers are in place. I sent them 1040-ies and it does say in the instructions they accept them. I actually submitted before April 15.

[OldUser 6,635]

1 hour ago, Dimmiq said:

I sent them 1040-ies. My problem is that the RFE doesn't say what they need.

Yes, I-864 RFEs are known to be vague and unhelpful.

[OldUser 6,635]

1 hour ago, Dimmiq said:

I sent them 1040-ies and it does say in the instructions they accept them. I actually submitted before April 15.

I'd still submit tax return transcripts from IRS website. Forum posts suggest they are preferred by USCIS over anything else. If you sent exactly what you sent already, there's high chance they won't take it into account.

 

Double check whether all the info on the forms is correct, including but not limited to household size. That one is easy to miscalculate.

Edited April 25, 2023 by OldUser

[Jac16 6]

6 hours ago, OldUser said:

Yes, I-864 RFEs are known to be vague and unhelpful.

They do ask for w2 (that I send but print out by turbo tax) and irs (turbo tax) and point out my mistake in filling out the form.. but they said my husband need to sign it(that he do) and rfe for my medical check up too

[Dimmiq 0]

8 hours ago, OldUser said:

I'd still submit tax return transcripts from IRS website. Forum posts suggest they are preferred by USCIS over anything else. If you sent exactly what you sent already, there's high chance they won't take it into account.

 

Double check whether all the info on the forms is correct, including but not limited to household size. That one is easy to miscalculate.

I sent them just the first pages of my 1040s. Can that be the problem?

 

For household size it's whatever is on my 1040 plus the spouse, correct?

[OldUser 6,635]

8 minutes ago, Dimmiq said:

I sent them just the first pages of my 1040s. Can that be the problem?

Yes, this can be a problem. Send all pages of all documents that you use as evidence. This also includes bank statements etc.

Tax return transcripts are short, consider sending those.

[JeanneAdil 6,492]

You have submitted Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, from the petitioning sponsor. We are unable to process
the I-864 because it has one or more deficiencies. In order for us to process your application further, you must:
Submit a completed and signed Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, from the petitioning sponsor. All
pages must be present and of the latest edition date.    the deficiecieny would be not the lastest  I 864 form and  income for 2022 and proof of tax return
Provide the petitioning sponsor's Social Security Number on Form I-864.
Provide a complete and correctly calculated household size for the petitioning sponsor on Form I-864.
Submit a complete copy of the petitioning sponsor’s Federal income tax return, including all supporting
tax documents (W-2s, 1099s, Form 2555, and tax schedules) filed with the return, for the most recent tax
year.     This is what they need /an extension only delays the NVC process while they wait for u to send in 2022

Note: Applicants using a family member's visa petition to adjust status must be listed as a family member on the
principal immigrant's Form I-864.

[mytruelove18 608]

20 hours ago, Dimmiq said:

I have filed a I-130 and and an I-864 for my spouse and shortly received a Request for Additional Evidence. In the RFE it says:

 

 

I-864 was signed, there was an SSN on it and the current income exceeds the requirement. I filed with 2021 as the last tax year since we have an extension for 2022. There were 1040-ies for 2021, 2020 and 2019, and current pay stabs in the filing.

I cannot understand why there is an RFE and what we need to send in differently. Can you please share your experience on that? Thanks!

Check the bar code at the botton of the page. I helped a friend that was the problem.

[OldUser 6,635]

25 minutes ago, mytruelove18 said:

Check the bar code at the botton of the page. I helped a friend that was the problem.

Agreed, already suggested:

17 hours ago, OldUser said:

@Dimmiq did you check form edition, is it the latest? Did all the pages print properly with page footers?

 

Clearly there's at least a problem with not submitting all pages of support documents.

[Dimmiq 0]

2 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

You have submitted Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, from the petitioning sponsor. We are unable to process
the I-864 because it has one or more deficiencies. In order for us to process your application further, you must:
Submit a completed and signed Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, from the petitioning sponsor. All
pages must be present and of the latest edition date.    the deficiecieny would be not the lastest  I 864 form and  income for 2022 and proof of tax return
Provide the petitioning sponsor's Social Security Number on Form I-864.
Provide a complete and correctly calculated household size for the petitioning sponsor on Form I-864.
Submit a complete copy of the petitioning sponsor’s Federal income tax return, including all supporting
tax documents (W-2s, 1099s, Form 2555, and tax schedules) filed with the return, for the most recent tax
year.     This is what they need /an extension only delays the NVC process while they wait for u to send in 2022

Note: Applicants using a family member's visa petition to adjust status must be listed as a family member on the
principal immigrant's Form I-864.

I haven't filed for 2022. What do you think will happen if I submit the extension?

34 minutes ago, mytruelove18 said:

Check the bar code at the botton of the page. I helped a friend that was the problem.

I've looked. It's there. Thanks for pointing out though.

[Dimmiq 0]

8 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Agreed, already suggested:

 

Clearly there's at least a problem with not submitting all pages of support documents.

For tax transcripts there is an online service. Would they accept a printout of that?