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Request of Initial Evidence after I-485 was submitted. Please Help
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This is my first post in this site, and I would appreciate your opinions and help since my wife and I have gone through all this process without the help of any attorney or other people, this is the first time we somehow find something to worry about; we got a pink letter one week after the biometrics appointment which says as it follows:
Request for Initial Evidence (1-485) i his office is unable to complete the processing of your Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, (Form 1-485) without initial information. Submit ALL of the information requested below at one time. Failure to do so will result in a denial. You must submit the information within 87 days to: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, PO Box 648004, Lee's Summit, MO 64002. For Express Mail or Courier deliveries, send to USCIS, Attention: Adjustment of Status, 850 NW Chipman Rd., Lee's Summit, MO 64063. Include this letter with your response.
All copies must be clear and legible. If you submit a document in any language other than English, it must be submitted with a full English translation. The translator must certify that the translation is complete and accurate, and that he or she is competent to translate.
If you need additional information, please visit the USCIS website at http://www.uscis.gov or call our National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 (1-800-767-1833 for the hearing impaired). This toll-free call center can connect you to live assistance, in English and Spanish during office hours.
1. Form 1-864, Affidavit of Support, was submitted; however, it was not from the petitioner/sponsor.
Submit a completed and signed Form 1-864, (revision date of 07/02/2015), for the petitioner/sponsor listed on Form 1-130 or Form I-129F. Even if a joint sponsor will be used, the petitioner/sponsor must submit Form 1-864. (The Form I-134 is no longer acceptable to use for Adjustment of Status.) Also, provide copies of the petitioner/sponsor's most recent Federal income tax returns and all supporting tax documents (W-2s, 1099s, Form 2555, and tax schedules).
2. Based on the documents submitted with Form 1-864, Affidavit of Support, for the joint sponsor, the income did not meet 125% of the poverty guideline for the joint sponsor's household size.
Submit evidence of assets that meet the standards listed below or obtain a different joint sponsor.
Assets must equal the stated difference between the joint sponsor's household income and 125% of the poverty
guideline.
Assets must equal the difference for applicants filing as orphans.
Assets must equal three times the difference for a spouse or child of a United States citizen.
Assets must equal five times the difference for all others.
Evidence of assets includes:
Bank statements covering the last 12 months (statements will be averaged over a 12 month period) or a statement from an officer of the bank or other financial institution in which the sponsor has deposits, the account balance averaged over a 12 month period, and current balance;
Evidence of ownership and value of stocks, bonds, and certificates of deposit;
Evidence of ownership and value/equity of other personal property and dates acquired;
Evidence of ownership, a recent licensed appraisal or county tax assessment, and any mortgage/lien or lien release of any real estate.
If you decide to obtain a joint sponsor they will need to:
File Form 1-864, Affidavit of Support (revision date 07/02/2015)
Provide copies of their most recent Federal income tax returns
Provide copies of all supporting tax documents (W-2s, 1099s, Form 2555, and tax schedules)
Provide evidence of their status as a United States citizen, United States National, or Lawful Permanent Resident
Note: The total income (line 22) on IRS Form 1040 is used to determine qualifying income for a sponsor, not the "Gross Receipts" (line 1) from IRS Schedule C or C-EZ.
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My wife's annual income wasn't enough to meet the USCIS poverty guidelines that's why we decided to ask my in-laws. They are both LPR. Their total annual income for the last three years is around $32-33 000 for every each one year, separately is approximately $19 000 for her mother and $15 000 for her father.
On 1st point on that letter I understand that we have to fill up I-865 form for my wife, because we didn't do it the first time and put check mark in 1.a on PART 1 of that for says: "I am the petitioner. I filed or I am filing for the immigration of my relative" ?
On 2nd point: Do we have to fill up another one I-864 form for my father-in-law , because my in-laws together are making around $32-33 000 annual income and probably that's why they are telling us in that letter the income doesn't meet the poverty guidelines?
Thank you so much.
This is my first post in this site, and I would appreciate your opinions and help since my wife and I have gone through all this process without the help of any attorney or other people, this is the first time we somehow find something to worry about; we got a pink letter one week after the biometrics appointment which says as it follows:
Request for Initial Evidence (1-485) i his office is unable to complete the processing of your Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, (Form 1-485) without initial information. Submit ALL of the information requested below at one time. Failure to do so will result in a denial. You must submit the information within 87 days to: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, PO Box 648004, Lee's Summit, MO 64002. For Express Mail or Courier deliveries, send to USCIS, Attention: Adjustment of Status, 850 NW Chipman Rd., Lee's Summit, MO 64063. Include this letter with your response.
All copies must be clear and legible. If you submit a document in any language other than English, it must be submitted with a full English translation. The translator must certify that the translation is complete and accurate, and that he or she is competent to translate.
If you need additional information, please visit the USCIS website at http://www.uscis.gov or call our National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 (1-800-767-1833 for the hearing impaired). This toll-free call center can connect you to live assistance, in English and Spanish during office hours.
1. Form 1-864, Affidavit of Support, was submitted; however, it was not from the petitioner/sponsor.
Submit a completed and signed Form 1-864, (revision date of 07/02/2015), for the petitioner/sponsor listed on Form 1-130 or Form I-129F. Even if a joint sponsor will be used, the petitioner/sponsor must submit Form 1-864. (The Form I-134 is no longer acceptable to use for Adjustment of Status.) Also, provide copies of the petitioner/sponsor's most recent Federal income tax returns and all supporting tax documents (W-2s, 1099s, Form 2555, and tax schedules).
2. Based on the documents submitted with Form 1-864, Affidavit of Support, for the joint sponsor, the income did not meet 125% of the poverty guideline for the joint sponsor's household size.
Submit evidence of assets that meet the standards listed below or obtain a different joint sponsor.
Assets must equal the stated difference between the joint sponsor's household income and 125% of the poverty
guideline.
Assets must equal the difference for applicants filing as orphans.
Assets must equal three times the difference for a spouse or child of a United States citizen.
Assets must equal five times the difference for all others.
Evidence of assets includes:
Bank statements covering the last 12 months (statements will be averaged over a 12 month period) or a statement from an officer of the bank or other financial institution in which the sponsor has deposits, the account balance averaged over a 12 month period, and current balance;
Evidence of ownership and value of stocks, bonds, and certificates of deposit;
Evidence of ownership and value/equity of other personal property and dates acquired;
Evidence of ownership, a recent licensed appraisal or county tax assessment, and any mortgage/lien or lien release of any real estate.
If you decide to obtain a joint sponsor they will need to:
File Form 1-864, Affidavit of Support (revision date 07/02/2015)
Provide copies of their most recent Federal income tax returns
Provide copies of all supporting tax documents (W-2s, 1099s, Form 2555, and tax schedules)
Provide evidence of their status as a United States citizen, United States National, or Lawful Permanent Resident
Note: The total income (line 22) on IRS Form 1040 is used to determine qualifying income for a sponsor, not the "Gross Receipts" (line 1) from IRS Schedule C or C-EZ.
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My wife's annual income wasn't enough to meet the USCIS poverty guidelines that's why we decided to ask my in-laws. They are both LPR. Their total annual income for the last three years is around $32-33 000 for every each one year, separately is approximately $19 000 for her mother and $15 000 for her father.
On 1st point on that letter I understand that we have to fill up I-865 form for my wife, because we didn't do it the first time and put check mark in 1.a on PART 1 of that for says: "I am the petitioner. I filed or I am filing for the immigration of my relative" ?
On 2nd point: Do we have to fill up another one I-864 form for my father-in-law , because my in-laws together are making around $32-33 000 annual income and probably that's why they are telling us in that letter the income doesn't meet the poverty guidelines?
Thank you so much.
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