RFE on JOINT SPONSOR'S CITIZENHSHIP

[Koition 1]

Hi! I am admitted to the US on a K-1 Visa. My fiancé and I got married and we filed for adjustment of status. We received the receipt notice and just recently we got RFE notification. It was stated on the notice that we must submit evidence of the joint sponsor’s status. We did not include my joint sponsor's birth certificate in the packet that we mailed to USCIS. My question is, do we need to submit a freshly prepared I-864 form along with his birth certificate?

By the way they also included on the next bullet a generic message (as shown below) which made it confusing

 

 

 

[OldUser 8,571]

No need to redo I-864, but make sure to address all outlined and potential issues of RFE and include the RFE letter in response.

[Edward and Jaycel 1,111]

To me this RFE is stating that you need evidence of the Joint Sponsor's status, and the part about the petitioning sponsor says that they couldn't determine that they meet the 125% of the poverty level, which is why you got a joint sponsor I'm assuming. 

 

I believe that once you send in the evidence of the Joint Sponsor's Status, it will make the point about the Petitioning Sponsor moot since the Joint Sponsor will then be fully qualified. (Assuming that their income is sufficiently above the 125% of Poverty Guidelines for the properly assessed household size).

Edited February 24 by Edward and Jaycel

[Koition 1]

Thank you so much for all your responses. Yes, I think they are asking for our joint sponsor's birth certificate or passport because we only submitted his driver's license when we sent the package. Do we need to provide a cover letter when we mail them the requested document?

[MalloryCat 486]

it is recommended to include a cover letter

including the applicants name as well as the case number

makes it easier for them to attach it to your case file.

[Edward and Jaycel 1,111]

Yes this 👆👆 But make sure you put the cover letter UNDER the RFE letter. That should always be on top of your package and like @MalloryCat said, put the applicant's name, the case receipt number and also the applicant's A-Number (if you know it) and the RFE reference number on the cover letter.