US Immigration from Philippines

After rejecting my I-864EZ despite meeting the criteria to use it, I submitted the I-864. I also submitted all tax transcripts from 2021, 2020, and 2019 - all form 1040s from 2021, 2020, and 2019, and all W-2s from 2022, 2021, and 2020. I submitted pay statements going back to the end of 2022 (4 months or so worth). I have worked for this company for nearly 6 years and also provided an employer letter stating my salary and position.

The reason I didn't submit anything for 2022 is that I filed an extension with the IRS - I provided a copy of the form 4648 I sent the IRS plus my IRS account transcript showing for 2022 I have an extension until October. Today, I noticed all my documents were accepted including the new I-864 but with the message:

"This case does not meet the minimum income requirement to sponsor the intending immigrants. To avoid delays, an additional Affidavit of Support Form I-864 from a joint sponsor may be submitted. For more information visit https://nvc.state.gov/aos. The consular officer will make a decision regarding this requirement at the time of the interview. For more information, please visit https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p."

I am well above the income requirements. Also, I am DQ at this point.

I am also aware that filing a tax extension is less than optimal when sponsoring an immigrant. However, I also uploaded an explanation for filing the extension. The reason (which is completely true) is that I am awaiting my spouse's CTC of her Philippines passport (she will be mailing it to me this week) so that I can send it off to the IRS with my 2022 1040 and W-7, ITIN application. I need this so I can file the proper status of married filing jointly. Thus, I have extended while waiting for that.

Obviously, by the time the interview rolls around, I will have (hopefully) sent the 1040 and W-7 off to the IRS. Should I simply upload a scan of my 2022 1040 (W-2 already uploaded) and W-7 before sending to IRS? Depending on how fast the IRS works, I may not have the ITIN/1040 completed by the time we reach the interview.

I'm just wondering why an employer letter, plus pay statements, plus the previous 3 transcripts and my 2022 W-2 along with the extension aren't sufficient. I am not even close to the threshold. I don't want to risk a denial at the visa interview, so I'm thinking that my spouse should just bring EVERYTHING related to my taxes for the last 3 years, that I have at that point.

Just wondering if anyone has experience in a similar situation.

Good day VJ!

We filed my K2s FTJ AOS 4 days before the 90 days entry. It's been 9 days we still don't get any text of receipt number, is that normal?

When I filed mine its only 3 days I recieved my receipt #.

Thanks!

Hello,

This is my first post on this forum. Me and my fianc first met on Instagram last year around August. However, we didn t really start talking until January when she saw that I was on vacation in Philippines (her home country). We decided to meet in in February, and basically was love at first sight. I spent a week there and then flew her to Cebu to meet my family and she spent two weeks there until I flew back to the US. We ve been together officially since end of February and we both decided we want to spend the rest of our lives together shortly after. I actually asked her to marry me April 4 over FaceTime but promised her I would do an actual proposal when I see her in person again. We want to go ahead and start the process of a K-1 especially knowing the long timeline of the process but we re worried our short relationship will be a red flag. I was thinking that by the time she gets an interview, the relationship will be well over a year and a half. Do the consulate officers take that into account? Currently, we have a good amount of evidence of a genuine ongoing relationship. (Pictures, gift receipts, iMessage logs, video chat logs, FaceTime screenshots, etc.) but the relationship is short, and I ve only seen her in person once. She has photos with my family as well. I m not sure if any of this matters if the short duration of the relationship will come into question. Any advice on this situation would be appreciated. Thanks!

Just received a notice that all my documents were accepted but not my I-864EZ. Here is the message received:

"[Name does not qualify to use Form I-864EZ. Please visit https://www.uscis.gov/i-864 to complete a Form I-864 to replace this. FINANCIAL SPONSORSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES: Financial sponsors, joint sponsors, and applicants should be aware of responsibilities when signing an I-864 and the consequences for a sponsored immigrant's acceptance of federal means-tested public benefits. For more information visit https://nvc.state.gov/aos."

I just re-read the I-864EZ instructions and I am perplexed. Completely perplexed and do not understand why I cannot use I-864EZ.

I am only filing for one person (my spouse) and am the ONLY SPONSOR. I am above the income requirements BY FAR and they accepted ALL of my tax transcripts and W-2s which CLEARLY SHOW I am above the guidelines.

Has anyone ever ran into this before any have any suggestions?

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