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I got an RFE for the I-864. The RFE language is super general and not sure what they are looking for. Our best guess is that they want me to resubmit now that I can also provide Tax Year 2022 taxes. (I originally filed the I-864 in January and didn't have my taxes done for Tax Year 2022.) I am self-employed. All of my prior years' taxes total income were slightly above the necessary thresshold (though Tax Year 2022 is closer to double the minimum required). Since I got this RFE and it is making me a bit nervous, I plan to add my sister who has a total income deep in to the six figures as a joint sponsor--because I have heard that if you are self-employed getting I-864 approved can be quite challenging. Simpler to just add her. I have assets WAY above the amounts necessary to compensate for any doubts about income, and I included prrof those assets in the original I-864 submission. Which of the below options seems most sensible? Given that I'm adding my sister now as a joint sponser in response to this RFE, would you: A) just include my last year taxes and sister's last year's taxes and nothing more? (Both are above the minimum total income threshold, and--in the case of my sister--dramatically so. B) include all three of my last three years taxes and my sister's last year's taxes and nothing more? C) Include just last year's taxes for me and my sister's taxes last year plus include my assets again? D) Include all three years' taxes for me, all three years' taxes for my sister? E) Go whole hog and do all three years' taxes for me, all three years' taxes for her and include copies of my assets. F) Something else. Not sure how much is enough and a little nervous since including my assets in original I-864 submission resulted in a RFE.

Hi there, my wife (USC) and I (Canadian citizen) are currently living in Canada and are finishing up our NVC stage of the application. We were told that it's best if we have a joint sponsor, but I'm thinking that we arguably do not need one. Our background: My wife's current income (at her job in Canada) is roughly $50,500 USD (converted at today's market rate). Our total value of liquidable assets in Canada is equivalent to $69,000 USD. Given that our household size is 2 (should we not use a joint sponsor) and the Federal Poverty Guideline is $22,887 - we are well beyond the FPGx3 number ($68,661 USD). My wife and I are not going to be continuing our current jobs after we arrive in the United States. Therefore, I have 2 questions: 1. Is my wife's current income (at her Canadian job) countable towards our net worth as it relates to our application or not? 2. Do we actually need a joint sponsor, given all of the information above, or can we just apply as a 2 person household and be sure to include evidence for all of our assets currently in Canada (i.e. savings accoutn statements, investment account statements, etc.)? Thank you so much for your help!