Received my first checklist today! Help PLEASE?

[MyOne'nOnly 0]

Hi everyone. I received the following email from NVC today:

I-864, Affidavit of Support Checklist

[x] The Affidavit of Support is an important legal contract between you and the U.S. government. During our review,

we identified one or more sections that were either incomplete or contained incorrect information. Please review the

additional instructions below then complete and submit a new Affidavit of Support. You can download the I-864

form and instructions at http://www.uscis.gov/i-864.

[x]

In Part 1. Basis for Filing Affidavit of Support, please correct the following...

[x] Item 1. You must enter your full name in the box.

[x]

In Part 2. Information on the Principal Immigrant, please correct the following...

[x]

In Part 3, Information on the Immigrant(s) You are sponsoring, please correct the following...

[x]

In Part 4. Information on the Sponsor, please correct the following...

[x]

In Part 5. Sponsor's Household Size, please correct the following...

[x]

In Part 6. Sponsor's Income and Employment, please correct the following...

[x] Item 10. The current annual household income must equal the sum of items 5, 6.c., 7.c., 8.c., and 9.c.

[x] Item 13.a. You must include your 2013 tax and income information.

[x] Items 13.a.1. The income you enter must match the total (gross) income reported on your most recent Federal

income tax return. If you filed Form 1040EZ, use the adjusted gross income instead.

[x]

In Part 8, Sponsor's Contract, please correct the following...

[x]

The Form I-864 we received was missing the following page(s). Please ensure you include all nine pages when you

resubmit the form.

[x] Page 9 of 9.

[x]

You must submit the following financial evidence:

[x] A written statement indicating why you did not file 2013 Federal income tax returns.

[x] 2013 Federal income tax returns, IRS printout, or Letter 1722 issued by the IRS.

[x]

NVC Special Instructions

[x]

I had sent them the entire package 52 days ago, so it took them close to 60 days to review my case. Here are my questions:

***At the time, I had filed an extension with the IRS for 2013 tax year and I had included that extension in the NVC package! I had sent them my most recent Federal tax return which was for 2012. Now, they're asking for the 2013 Federal tax return which will be available in 3 days due to the extension coming to an end. Why asking for the 2013 tax return, and at the same time, ask for a reason for not filing for the very same year?

***My case number was NOT originally eligible for e-processing, yet the instructions on the checklist I have received today indicate both addresses for e-mailing as well as postal mailing of the new I-864 to the NVC. Do you think I would be safe if I just e-mailed the new AOS instead? Which way would it be processed faster?

***Am I correct to assume that the [x]s without an explanation should be disregarded altogether?

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and respond to my call for advice.

[Lakehouse 293]

Hi everyone. I received the following email from NVC today:

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I had sent them the entire package 52 days ago, so it took them close to 60 days to review my case. Here are my questions:

***At the time, I had filed an extension with the IRS for 2013 tax year and I had included that extension in the NVC package! I had sent them my most recent Federal tax return which was for 2012. Now, they're asking for the 2013 Federal tax return which will be available in 3 days due to the extension coming to an end. Why asking for the 2013 tax return, and at the same time, ask for a reason for not filing for the very same year?

***My case number was NOT originally eligible for e-processing, yet the instructions on the checklist I have received today indicate both addresses for e-mailing as well as postal mailing of the new I-864 to the NVC. Do you think I would be safe if I just e-mailed the new AOS instead? Which way would it be processed faster?

***Am I correct to assume that the [x]s without an explanation should be disregarded altogether?

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and respond to my call for advice.

Others can help with the first question, but I'll just query whether you made it as clear as possible that the extension information was present, and that you didn't by accident include/write 2013 in the slot?

secondly, I wouldn't use email to send the new AOS if you're not eligible for EP.

Finally, all [x]s without explanation are indeed irrelevant. Be sure to include all 9 pages and good luck!

Will you wait until you have the new 2013 taxes completed?

[MyOne'nOnly 0]

Hi Lakehouse! Thanks for your thoughtful reply.

I had stapled the Extension Form to the last page of the AOS Form along with Form 1040 and applicable Schedules. If they have seen the "page 9 of 9" missing, I'm pretty sure they've also seen the Extension Form I had filed with the IRS. Btw, page 9 was asking if someone had helped me fill out the AOS Form and the answer was "NO" which is probably why I didn't include it in the first place and yes; I definitely should have!

My 2013 Fed tax return is almost done and ready to hit the road. This time, I will redo the entire AOS based on my newest Return excluding the 2012 Return altogether. I will also MAIL the new AOS, as opposed to e-mailing it, since the Checklist instructions could be general and not "specific to my case". Do you think I should wait for the 2013 Federal tax return to be posted to my account by the IRS first, before I sent the NVC a copy of it along with Form I-864?

I wish they had asked for the new AOS to be taken to the interview session instead, that would have saved us a bunch of time too!

Again, thanks!