When we filed our I-864 we knew that my husband's income wouldn't be sufficient, so we used the value of his property to supplement his income (the land of his house is worth way more than what he makes). We receive the following rejection, even though all of our AOS documents were accepted:
XXX 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. [NOTE THIS IS MY UNDERLINE. THE MESSAGE DID NOT APPEAR THIS WAY IN THE EMAIL.] For more information, please visit https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p. To avoid delays, an additional Affidavit of Support Form I-864 for a joint sponsor may be submitted
So I have a bunch of questions, but they really come down to this:
1. Does the underlined passage mean they are going to consider the value of his assets at the time of the interview when deciding if they will admit my son and me (we are a 3 person household per the AOS forms), or is that an outright rejection of the AOS?
2. I have just found out (and been negotiating like mad afterwards) that my employer is willing to let me keep my job when I move to be with my husband. My income will more than make up for the deficit. I can get a copy of a letter from my employer guaranteeing my job and my income. Because of this, should we just file a revised AOS or a brand new AOS which will include my proof of income, and if so, do we have to pay another fee to process this AOS? I believe that would be better proof that I am not intending to be a burden on the social systems of the country.
3. I will also be selling my house, but because of COVID I can't really afford to get a proper appraisal done for the house at this time. Do they need a formal appraisal or will my tax valuation from my municipality for my property suffice (along with a copy of my mortgage renewal showing how much I still owe)? And if I do need to add this, same question - do we file an amended AOS or do we have to pay to file a brand new AOS?
Note that when I say "AOS", I mean a standard I-864 form, the form we initially used for the process.
Thanks everyone in advance for your help.