NVC CEAC Sent me a message re: income and divorce decree

[Redro 4,611]

8 hours ago, Hello-Everyone said:

Unfortunately this isn’t my first time going through immigration procedures. Never have I seen anyone denied a visa making over the poverty guidelines with a W2 job. Where exactly are these denied petitioners? How is this a humble suggestion, what facts are they based on?

Like I said, I was looking for validation, but quite honestly, horrible advice for anyone. 

Traditionally, income after USC moves back to US is sufficient for DCF. Poster in above thread qualified for DCF, started new job in US but CO still requests joint sponsor because previous taxes were insufficient.

From personal experience, I’ve seen COs become more stringent with the rules. 
If you have not received DQ letter I would find a joint sponsor or delay process until you have 1 good year on taxes. If you have received DQ, maybe have JS on standby OR new I864 with 4-5X required level in savings/liquid assets. 

Edited August 23, 2023 by Redro

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

21 hours ago, Hello-Everyone said:

I'd like to see where someone makes 4x the poverty level with a W2 job and was denied. I appreciate the input. Maybe I was just looking for validation since I have read plenty of times that my wife will be okay during the interview.

Ok   i made  several times the poverty lever and was denied 1st CR1

there are too many  factors that determine whether u are approved the visa or not

CO can go by the time u have been at this new job, stability of  the company (employer ) itself and your total earnings history/that is why some CO's ask for 3 years of tax returns

 

U can avoid the income level by getting a joint sponsor /then that is not an issue

 

And i know the list says lower 48 states but in truth its very expensive to live say in NYC or Miami unlike where i live 

 

If u choose formal advice , a good immigration lawyer can look at your total case and advise

 

 

Edited August 23, 2023 by JeanneAdil

[jan22 3,053]

21 hours ago, Hello-Everyone said:

I'd like to see where someone makes 4x the poverty level with a W2 job and was denied. I appreciate the input. Maybe I was just looking for validation since I have read plenty of times that my wife will be okay during the interview.

The following are general comments -- not enough information to know their applicability to your indivdual case, but I'm posting them here to perhaps give you another perpective.

 

The consular officer doesn't just look at salary.  They try to look at the totality of the individual's situation.  While current income is very (the most?) important and usually rules, if you're in a new job with a much higher salary that does not at least somewhat follow the pattern of your employment history or for which there is a clear reason why it doesn't (e.g., it's in the same field where you have a progression of increasingly more responsible positions; you've recently finished school and this is your first position in the profession for which you've studied; you've recently returned to the US after living overseas for several years; etc) the officer might question the legitimacy of the job/pay stubs, or question how long you might keep this job, or think about the coincidence of getting such a higher-paying position just a few weeks or so before you filed the I-864, etc., and want to see more.  Remember -- many (most, in some countries) consular officers have seen a wide variety of bogus claims and documents in visa cases and need to be sure everything is carefully reviewed.

 

You have "read plenty of times" that it will be "okay" during the interview and clearly have already accepted that is the only correct answer to your inquiry here.  That is quite possible -- it all might be fine.  Unfortunately, there is no way anyone here or on any other public fora can say that for sure, as none know the full scope of your situation.  I would urge you to give some thought to what people are saying here about a possible negative outcome and consider if there is anything you can provide to your wife in addition to additional pay stubs (for example, evidence of a new savings account that you've been able to open and put money into given the big boost in earnings; a probationary period performance evaluation indicating successful completion for continued employment; documentation of any assets you night have, etc) or anything to explain to her that she can then share with the officer about the timing or situation with the new job that helps show it is your new norm and not just a one-time earnings fluke.  She's, I'm sure, already going to be nervous during the interview, so anything you can do to help prepare her for a possibly difficult question would be helpful.

 

Hope all goes well for you/her.