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Request for Initial Evidence of i-485,
I'm an US Citizen and was married to my husband, a F1 visa student on March 2016. We filed i-485 and i-130 for a marriage green card on April 20, 2016.
On Jun 1st, we received a yellow notice requesting for initial evidence (i-485):
"1)...Submit all supporting tax documentation (W-2s, 1099s, Form 2555, and all supporting tax schedules) submitted to the Internal Revenue Service for the most recent tax year.
The petitioner/sponsor must submit all supporting tax documents for the most recent tax year.
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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Our tax documents included his W-2s, pay stubs, 1040A, and my 1099 misc.
We had submitted all of these tax return documents with our application on April, so getting this letter just make us curious about what we did wrong.
My husband printed his tax return from Turbo tax, could this be the problem?
On Jun 1st, we received a yellow notice requesting for initial evidence (i-485):
"1)...Submit all supporting tax documentation (W-2s, 1099s, Form 2555, and all supporting tax schedules) submitted to the Internal Revenue Service for the most recent tax year.
The petitioner/sponsor must submit all supporting tax documents for the most recent tax year.
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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Our tax documents included his W-2s, pay stubs, 1040A, and my 1099 misc.
We had submitted all of these tax return documents with our application on April, so getting this letter just make us curious about what we did wrong.
My husband printed his tax return from Turbo tax, could this be the problem?
