Request for Further Documents: No W2 and 1099

[Poppy Malise 5]

Hi everyone,

 

I have been interviewed by US embassy, the interview went well and they hold my passport, however US embassy is asking for further documents to proof my fiance financial situation.

 

He's self-employed and his client is outside the US, making slightly above the minimum but we also have a joint sponsor (his parents).

 

Since there's no employment, we do not have W2, which means we also don't have 1099.

 

We have provided tax transcript of him and his parents, but apparently it wasn't enough.

 

Is there anything we can do to provide extra information to the US embassy? Bank statement, support letter from the client, etc?

 

Please advise, thank you.

 

 

[givionte 138]

What documents did they request?  Was there a specific list of items given?

 

Two problems I see.  First, why did your fiance not file taxes for his foreign income?  Even if he doesn't owe anything due to foreign exclusion, he still needs to file unless his income doesn't reach the minimum required.  I'm not clear if he filed or not.

 

What is the joint sponsors income?  If it's also just  a bit above the poverty guideline that would be a cause for concern, and they would need to see things like recent bank statements, paystubs for the last 6 months, and the joint sponsor may need to provide proof of any assets owned that may be enough for your joint sponsor to be approved.

 

If you don't think your joint sponsor has enough, you may need to find a new joint sponsor who can more easily satisfy the need for financial support.

Edited July 29, 2019 by givionte

[Poppy Malise 5]

3 minutes ago, givionte said:

What documents did they request?  Was there a specific list of items given?

 

Two problems I see.  First, why did your fiance not file taxes for his foreign income?  Even if he doesn't owe anything due to foreign exclusion, he still needs to file unless his income doesn't reach the minimum required.  I'm not clear if he filed or not.

 

What is the joint sponsors income?  If it's also just  a bit above the poverty guideline that would be a cause for concern, and they would need to see things like recent bank statements, paystubs for the last 6 months, and the joint sponsor may need to provide proof of any assets owned that may be enough for your joint sponsor to be approved.

 

If you don't think your joint sponsor has enough, you may need to find a new joint sponsor who can more easily satisfy the need for financial support.

Hi, thanks for answering.

 

My fiance filed his foreign income as well, but US embassy still requesting for more documents. Since he doesn't have w-2, they are requesting 1099 form, which is also not applicable to us since his clients are outside the US.

 

His joint sponsor (his parents) are retired but has some investment and bank statement way above the requirement.

 

Currently we're gathering:

- notarized affidavit from every client

- support letter

- bank statement

- proof of assets (from joint sponsor)

 

Is that sufficient?

 

 

[usmsbow 795]

3 hours ago, Poppy Malise said:

Hi, thanks for answering.

 

My fiance filed his foreign income as well, but US embassy still requesting for more documents. Since he doesn't have w-2, they are requesting 1099 form, which is also not applicable to us since his clients are outside the US.

 

His joint sponsor (his parents) are retired but has some investment and bank statement way above the requirement.

 

Currently we're gathering:

- notarized affidavit from every client

- support letter

- bank statement

- proof of assets (from joint sponsor)

 

Is that sufficient?

 

 

 

 

Bank statements should be useful, and the affidavits certainly should be. The embassy didn't specify what you needed to provide as documentation (besides asking for the 1099)? 

 

I'm guessing the tax transcripts weren't sufficient because they need evidence of current income, not past income. 

 

Does your fiance provide invoices to his customers? Perhaps include those and highlight the related bank deposits. In other words, make it clear what his current income is. 

[Ryan H 3,790]

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