Pheebs1201

No I didn't send a fee. Thank you for the advice, I really appreciate it! I will try that.

AP is free when filing with AOS. Always a good idea to have it just in case of unexpected emergencies. You don't need AP once you have your two year green card.

I'm sorry to hear this. You could try and send them an updated I-765 and a letter explaining the mistake. Maybe it would catch up with your original papers and your EAD wouldn't get denied, It's worth a try.

That's a good suggestion I think I may send it with my RFE response.

Just realised I made a mistake on my EAD form... I wrote option A6 not C9.... man I feel so stupid. Breezed through the K1 and now I keep messing up my AOS!

So I just realised that we made the mistake of selecting option A6 for my EAD not C9.

We have already received an RFE for something else- when I send the RFE response back should I include a new EAD form which is filled out correctly? Or should I just wait and resubmit when it is denied? Can't believe I was so stupid.

Thanks!

No point applying for EAD without doing AOS at the same time due to the time scales. Sorry about that! Hope you guys are able to do AOS soon

Simon has his visa as of this morning!!! He is booked to fly out of London tomorrow and land in San Francisco at 2pm!!! He is a little anxious about POE since SF has been a pain in the past, but we are hoping for everything to be smooth!

Ahh!!!!!

Not sure if this is correct but I recall reading somewhere that San Fran has a "new immigrants" line and is pretty organised for K1s... hoping I am right on this one! So pleased for you!

Oh darn, I thought it didn't effect it

To confirm- an AOS related RFE does NOT delay the EAD/AP- correct?

Yay Allison and Shana! Exciting times for everyone!

Ok, so Josh already has a SSN. He worked two summers on J-1 visas. And has a SSN through that. Is that sufficient or will he need a new one?

I'm currently insured under my family, as my mom worked for the state and is covered for life now. So until 26 or so I'm covered under her. But I do work full-time, so I can get insurance through my employer.

I will go to my bank though and go over the mortgages and getting approved etc, and see if it is something I can swing on my own.

I appreciate all your responses, thank you.

Current SSN is sufficient, just went through this myself

Congrats! Wished I could be joining all of you guys that are booking flights!

Still in TSC backlog, my company is laying people off and I'm now in a consultation period for redundancy, no idea if I have a job in 30 days or not. Just hope my noa2 comes soon (probably June), the amount of uncertainty is the worse out of all this.

Sorry to hear this, hope things go okay on the job front and you hear back from TSC soon.

A little update from me.... I put a deposit on a wedding dress today for our "real" big day next year very excited

I personally left a three hour layover and only needed about an hour of it however the airport (Vegas) wasn't very busy and better to be safe than sorry! I'd shoot for three hours.

Nothing to report on my end- still dealing with our RFE but haven't had a chance to submit it back to them yet. No news or updates since fingerprints a week ago.

We had misfortune that my husband was laid off from his work 2 weeks after I came. His taxes for last three years show that he made well above poverty guidelines, but we had to tell them that he is not employed at the moment. He is doing freelancing, but there is no way we can prove how much he earns, so we tried to use assets. Hope we will not get RFE. Can you try the same thing?

I'm sorry to hear this. Unfortunately, as we both just graduated, we don't have anything in the way of assets but he IS earning well over the poverty line now which is so frustrating. We will be using his mom as a co-sponsor (we are very fortunate that she is willing to do this).

I understand your frustration. I wish you guys the best of luck!

Thank you, and thanks again for the advice. Hopefully we will get it sorted soon!

The way US Consulates and USCIS work will always remain a mystery...

However, people in both cases you mentioned (1. didn't earn enough before but currently has a job with sufficient income AND 2. did earn enough before but currently doesn't have a job/doesn't earn enough) will likely get RFEs. USCIS wants to see continous and sufficent income. Since your husband didn't meet the 125% of the poverty guidelines to sponsor you not just in 2014 but in 2013 as well, they might not be convinced enough. Good luck!

But they can also see that he was a full time college student during that time- not just some waster sitting around with a **** low paying job. This has been his first opportunity to get a proper job and therefore meet the requirements. I find them so frustrating and illogical.

ok u had to meet the poverty guideline for the tax year 2014 , what he his making now doesn't matter

Whoever was on the phone was wrong. The 125% of the poverty guideline 2015 is $19,912 for 2 people in the household. http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864p.pdf

Your husband didn't meet the 125% of the poverty guideline in the most recent year (2014) so that is why you got the RFE. Current income matters, yes, but since he has his new job only since January 2015, USCIS wants to see a co-sponsor.

Thank you both, I just don't understand why his income was approved during the interview stage if it's going to be an issue now. I was always told that current income is key. Surely this means someone who is now unemployed but earned enough in 2014 would be approved without issue? To me, this doesn't make sense.

well just call them

The above poster did call them and were told for two people it was $25,000 which makes no sense.

You mentioned that you sent the 2013 tax papers as the most recent. Did your husband meet the 125% of the poverty guideline in tax year 2013? How about tax year 2014?

If he is above the 125% of the guideline in tax year 2014 AND currently, then there is no need for a co-sponsor, you only need to send them the copy of the 2014 tax papers (or IRS Tax Return Transcript 2014).

He didn't meet it in 2013 or 14 but he does now, since starting a new job in January.

just sounds strange trust me have a look at poverty guideline

But we definitely said our household size was 2 people so I don't understand why they'd think it was 3?

You're on!

How's your RFE going? Solve the problem yet?

Not yet... job for the weekend

Approved! I am so beyond excited!!!

IM SO PLEASED FOR YOU GUYS! I knew you'd be fine Drinkies in Portland soon...

it all goes back to your household size that was placed on your i864 u counted someone twice thus getting a larger household size so need for greater income

Nope ours was correct, it was 2.

Have you tried calling them? I may call them tomorrow, not that i think it will make any difference xD Besides that, we're talking with someone who can be a joint sponsor, i hope she agrees...

Nope, just checked it, it's 2 people

Yeah I might try that although it sounds like they aren't very helpful! I think his mom will joint sponsor me.

Pheebs, i just looked at your thread and it looks like your RFE is almost exactly like ours. The first box say to submit the complete tax return for the last tax year, and the second that he doesn't meet the poverty guideline blah blah and to either show assets that make up for the difference (they don't mention how much is this "difference") or get a joint sponsor. I thought they need the complete return for 2014, cuz we send the one for 2013, but i was still confused how come he doesn't meet the 125% since he works 2 jobs. And we sent all supporting documents too.

Gosh, what a pain! Not sure where to go from here