RFE for I-864 (appears generic? no specific requirements listed)

[moneyowo 0]

Hi, I've been using VisaJourney since mid 2023 and never felt the need to make an account until now, due to how detailed and useful the information posted on here has been to us (my wife and me) so far.

We've received an RFE for the I-864 we sent in with the I-485 AOS packet. There are no specifics listed and my wife (who is the petitioner and sponsor) makes more than is required when referring to the I-864p for a 2 person household. I'll include the "What You Need To Do" part of the RFE below.

 

 

Screenshots of the digital version

 

We included 6 months of pay stubs and her (the sponsors) 2023 IRS Tax Return Transcript.

 

A joint sponsor sadly is not an option. 

 

I hope I have provided enough information for anyone looking at this to be able to help figure out what the missing piece of the puzzle is.

 

Does anyone have any advice on what to respond with? 

Edited 2 hours ago by moneyowo
Trying to ensure the post is complete

[OldUser 7,258]

20 minutes ago, moneyowo said:

Hi, I've been using VisaJourney since mid 2023 and never felt the need to make an account until now, due to how detailed and useful the information posted on here has been to us (my wife and me) so far.

We've received an RFE for the I-864 we sent in with the I-485 AOS packet. There are no specifics listed and my wife (who is the petitioner and sponsor) makes more than is required when referring to the I-864p for a 2 person household. I'll include the "What You Need To Do" part of the RFE below.

 

 

Screenshots of the digital version

 

We included 6 months of pay stubs and her (the sponsors) 2023 IRS Tax Return Transcript.

 

A joint sponsor sadly is not an option. 

 

I hope I have provided enough information for anyone looking at this to be able to help figure out what the missing piece of the puzzle is.

 

Does anyone have any advice on what to respond with? 

Was proof of US citizenship provided? 

Were all pages of docs provided?

How much higher the income was compared to required minimum?

 

I'd if she made 50K+ in the last 3 years, it should be approvable.

Edited 2 hours ago by OldUser

[Edward and Jaycel 406]

Did you keep a copy of the I-864 and supporting documents that you filed? (I hope you did) Go over it with a fine-tooth comb and make sure there were no typographical errors, calculation errors (i.e. - Household size) and as @OldUser mentioned above, did you send proof of your wife's citizenship or LPR? 

[moneyowo 0]

32 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Was proof of US citizenship provided? 

Were all pages of docs provided?

How much higher the income was compared to required minimum?

 

I'd if she made 50K+ in the last 3 years, it should be approvable.

 

Proof of US citizenship was provided.

All pages were provided and signed.

Her income for 2024 was 32k+ which compared to the requirement of 25,550 shows it's above and enough or so we thought, since they care about current income the most?

 

 

20 minutes ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

Did you keep a copy of the I-864 and supporting documents that you filed? (I hope you did) Go over it with a fine-tooth comb and make sure there were no typographical errors, calculation errors (i.e. - Household size) and as @OldUser mentioned above, did you send proof of your wife's citizenship or LPR? 

 

There are no typographical or calculation errors from what I can tell. We made sure to check other people's posts at the time to prevent making common mistakes. I really don't know what it could be?

Edited 2 hours ago by moneyowo

[SalishSea 18,073]

Sounds like because her income is so low, they want a joint sponsor.

[OldUser 7,258]

1 hour ago, moneyowo said:

 

Proof of US citizenship was provided.

All pages were provided and signed.

Her income for 2024 was 32k+ which compared to the requirement of 25,550 shows it's above and enough or so we thought, since they care about current income the most?

Income appears to be the issue at first glance. Even though the required minimum is 25550, the more is the better. Depending on location, even $50k may be tough for 1 person to live on. 5 years ago I lived in a very cheap apartment that cost me close to $25K a year. If you live in area like this, there's no way you can sponsor anybody on $32K salary.

 

I would say joint sponsor is what you need.

Edited 36 minutes ago by OldUser

[Lil bear 4,284]

1 hour ago, moneyowo said:

 

Proof of US citizenship was provided.

All pages were provided and signed.

Her income for 2024 was 32k+ which compared to the requirement of 25,550 shows it's above and enough or so we thought, since they care about current income the most?

 

 

 

There are no typographical or calculation errors from what I can tell. We made sure to check other people's posts at the time to prevent making common mistakes. I really don't know what it could be?

Did you send the 1040 tax return or the IRS official tax return transcript?  Is the sponsor self employed or partially using 1099 income as well as employee income ? 
What is the sponsors household size ? 

Edited 36 minutes ago by Lil bear

[OldUser 7,258]

2 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

 
What is the sponsors household size ? 

2 according to OP.