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  1. A "joint sponsor" is a completely separate household from the primary sponsor, and different sponsors cannot combine incomes, so 3 and 4 are impossible. Each sponsor may only count the incomes of people in his own household (including the intending immigrant). So you need either A+B to be sufficient, or B+C to be sufficient. You said A is sufficient; that should be good enough. If you are not sure, then A+B should be enough, and you don't need a joint sponsor.

    What matters is the current income, not the "total income" from past years. The fact it's 0 shouldn't, in principle, matter.

    Many thanks for this input, newacct. I take your point that Paths 3 and 4 are impossible. I suppose what I intended (which I did not make clear in my post), was that I could provide each of A, B, C (without summing incomes from A and C, but rather as two, individual I-864s), and if one didn't pass inspection, the others could make up for that.

    I'm glad you think the "total income" from past years does not matter in principle. I like to think this too. But then I think - if it doesn't matter, why are they asking?

  2. Good afternoon good people of VJ,

    I'd be very appreciative to have you thoughts on the appropriate level of evidence to include with a I-864. As evidence that my husband (the Petitioner) can support me (the Visa Applicant) with income sufficiently exceeding the Federal Poverty Guidelines, we are deciding which of the following paths to take.
    PATH 1: A) The Petitioner's income (only)
    PATH 2: A) The Petitioner's income + B) the Visa Applicant's assets
    PATH 3: A) The Petitioner's income + B) the Visa Applicant's assets + C) a Joint Sponsor's income
    PATH 4: A) The Petitioner's income + C) a Joint Sponsor's income
    Either A) or C) comfortably exceed the Federal Poverty Guidelines, on their own. B) Exceeds 5 times the Federal Poverty Guidelines.
    In principle, Path 1 should be sufficient. However, note the following:
    FACT 1: We live together outside of the US. We are taking the relevant steps to demonstrate the intent of the Petitioner to reestablish his domicile in the US.
    FACT 2: The USC Petitioner's income has been foreign for the past 6 years and is currently still foreign. He will continue to work outside of the US until I receive my visa, at which point his company is transferring him to work at one of the company's US offices. Our interpretation is that the Petitioner's current income (which is now foreign) will continue once he moves to the US, since he will be with the same company.
    FACT 3: The Petitioner has an employment letter stating both his current income (foreign income, in the foreign currency and US$ equivalent), his pending company transfer to the US, and his future annual income in the US after the transfer. Both the current and future income amounts exceed the Federal Poverty Guidelines.
    FACT 4: On the Petitioner's 1040 tax forms for the past 3 years, foreign income is subtracted from wages in order to calculate "Total Income", leaving Total Income near $0. This means any entries in Form I-864 (edition date 07/02/15, which has changed from some older versions) , Part 6.19.a.b.c will be near $0.
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    QUESTION 1: Will FACT 4 weaken the evidence of PATH 1 (the Petitioner's income)?
    QUESTION 2: Would PATHS 2 or 3 help mitigate the risk that visa adjudicators don't like seeing the $0 amounts in Form I-864, Part 6.19, and as a result deem the Petitioner's income as insufficient (despite the employment letter)? Or, could supplying the additional asset evidence and/or a joint sponsor complicate matters and cause problems (even assuming no mistakes are made) since PATH 1 should (should) be sufficient? In other words, is there any harm in supplying additional, multiple levels of AOS evidence?
    QUESTION 3: I've read that assets are a weaker form of evidence. Has anyone found this to be the case? If so, it may be an argument for pursuing PATH 4 over PATH 3.
    If anyone has had a similar experience, or has an informed opinion, we will be very thankful for your input.
    Many thanks,
    Alicia
  3. Fix that and send another signed form. Put in an address his mail would have gone or his parents address etc. to cover that time. Or, if there's room, just use a line on the form to explain it. The explanation is short. Traveling, living with friends and hotels. It will fit just fine.

    Sometimes they ask for things you sent but they lost or just didn't look well enough for.

    Thank you pushbrk. My husband explained the one month gap (traveling, friends, hotel, etc.) in detail in an explanation sheet we attached to his G-325A. However, perhaps that either got overlooked or was not acceptable.

    Cheers

  4. I guess calling and verifying is the only thing. You only have a short window in time to act. So just call them.

    Also just a thought Look at your form and your husband You sure yours (The Petitioner) is a G-325A and Not a G-325. Although they are exactly the same form used for different reasons. Just checking.

    And it may be as B&Z stated they don't have it missed place it. So check first the form and call USCIS on Monday.

    Thanks dwheels76. We did use the G-325A. Have you (or anyone else reading this) had luck calling the USCIS and getting specific information about an RFE?

    My husband called the USCIS National Customer Service Center twice and they said they could not give him any more information beyond what was in the RFE we already received, which lacked any specifics. The two people he spoke to - after he provided our specific I-130 receipt number - recommended making an appointment (not an option for us in Chile) if we wanted to ask someone a more detailed question.

    It seems likely our mistake was to leave a one month date gap for my husband's Residence information (even though he explained the gap in detail in an attached explanation sheet). However, we are trying to make sure there were no additional issues with his form G-325A before resending.

    If anyone has found a way to call USCIS or a particular Service Center (we are with the California Service Center) and speak to someone about the specifics of an RFE, I'd love to hear how you succeeded.

    Thanks and have a great weekend!

  5. Thanks dwheels76 and B&Z

    Yes, we submitted a form for my husband and I. Each as applicant and both forms are signed and dated. We didn't leave blank spaces.

    The only thing I can think of is a gap on the addresses listed in my husband form. While moving countries he stayed at hotels and friends for a month. We left out that month in the form, although we explained the situation on an attached letter.

    Any other issues one can possibly think of?

  6. Hi,

    We received an RFE to "submit a properly completed and signed Form G-325A" for the USC Petitioner (the non-USC Beneficiary's G-325A was not mentioned).

    Having reviewed many times our saved copy of the signed G-325A we sent with our I-130, we are not sure what is wrong with it.

    Could you please list common (and not so common) problems you have seen with G-325A forms which might help us detect where we went wrong, so we can correct and resend.

    Thanks so much!

  7. Dear all,

    I have read instructions for form I-130 at the USCIS page and it says nothing about submitting a Police Certificate for the Beneficiary as part of the documentation. However, in the Wiki it is listed a Police Certificate as part of the I-130 http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/IR1_and_CR1_Immigrant_Visas

    I understand that I will be asked a Police Certificate for NVC, will I get asked along with the other forms? Do any of these documents have to go to NVC in the US or to my local US consulate?

    I am Peruvian living in Chile, should I submmited a Peruvian or Chilean Police Certificate?

    Thanks in advance for your help!

    Alicia

  8. Hi, my husband (US citizen) and I (Peruvian) are preparing to submmit the I-130 form. As part of it we are requested to present the G-325A form for each of us. I cannot find information regarding supportive information to accompany that form, for instance copy of my birth certificate, proove of previous places were I lived, copy of parents' passports, etc. Do you know is the G-325A needs supportive documents or not?

    Thanks, Alicia

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