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RFE I-864 - what to submit if self-employed to prove income

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Hi, my husband, the sponsor on affidavit of support, is self-employed and owns his business with a business partner.

We got an RFE for:

- petitioning sponsor's tax documentation (I didn't include his 2018 last time, my mistake)

- to obtain a joint sponsor, as he didn't meet 125% of federal poverty guideline. This part is not true, but I guess we didn't provide sufficient evidence of his income. 

- my tax documentation (which I don't have for most recent year, and I wrote the explanation why - I was not living in the US but waiting for fiancee visa in my home country)

 

So in reply, my husband is sending:

  • written explanation why he doesn't have pay stubs ("Because I own an LLC (Limited Liability Corporation), my company annually files an S-Corp tax return, and I file a personal tax return. As the owner of an LLC, I do not receive pay stubs from my company, but rather I am paid by checks from which I am required to do my own withholdings. My monthly income is company's monthly profit, split in half with my business partner.")
  • Proof of income with check images to show payments from company to him (his salary) for the past 7 months - all of 2019 to date,
  • Employment verification letter from the company (his business partner wrote it, it's also saying that the business is doing well and growing),
  • State issued contractor’s license and business registration that shows he owns and operates his business,
  • Form I-864 with updated information,
  • Proof of citizenship,
  • Federal income tax returns for years 2018, 2017 and 2016.

 

Since he doesn't have pay stubs, will they accept screenshots of check images from his bank statements? Worried about this one.
Or is it actually better to include assets, or to obtain a joint sponsor? 

Also, should he show his company's income in addition to his personal income? 

Thank you for your help!

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24 minutes ago, justslow said:

Hi, my husband, the sponsor on affidavit of support, is self-employed and owns his business with a business partner.

We got an RFE for:

- petitioning sponsor's tax documentation (I didn't include his 2018 last time, my mistake)

- to obtain a joint sponsor, as he didn't meet 125% of federal poverty guideline. This part is not true, but I guess we didn't provide sufficient evidence of his income. 

- my tax documentation (which I don't have for most recent year, and I wrote the explanation why - I was not living in the US but waiting for fiancee visa in my home country)

 

So in reply, my husband is sending:

  • written explanation why he doesn't have pay stubs ("Because I own an LLC (Limited Liability Corporation), my company annually files an S-Corp tax return, and I file a personal tax return. As the owner of an LLC, I do not receive pay stubs from my company, but rather I am paid by checks from which I am required to do my own withholdings. My monthly income is company's monthly profit, split in half with my business partner.")
  • Proof of income with check images to show payments from company to him (his salary) for the past 7 months - all of 2019 to date,
  • Employment verification letter from the company (his business partner wrote it, it's also saying that the business is doing well and growing),
  • State issued contractor’s license and business registration that shows he owns and operates his business,
  • Form I-864 with updated information,
  • Proof of citizenship,
  • Federal income tax returns for years 2018, 2017 and 2016.

 

Since he doesn't have pay stubs, will they accept screenshots of check images from his bank statements? Worried about this one.
Or is it actually better to include assets, or to obtain a joint sponsor? 

Also, should he show his company's income in addition to his personal income? 

Thank you for your help!

The letter you received is a generic RFE for the I864. For self employed , the most recent tax transcript is the evidence required. Send that 

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Slovenia
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16 minutes ago, Villanelle said:

Does his 2018 schedule C show an amount higher then the poverty guidelines for your household?

He has Schedule 1, 4, 5, E and SE. In those, I haven't found any line where the income is under 50k.

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2 minutes ago, justslow said:

He has Schedule 1, 4, 5, E and SE. In those, I haven't found any line where the income is under 50k.

Schedule E (not C) is where his income from the LLC is reported 

YMMV

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