Jontanna

Thankyou very much for your response,

I will gather everything you suggested. Will I have any issues submitting a 2017 tax transcript, even though my "most recent tax year" on my I-864 was 2016? (we filed in December, you see).

Also, is it really not advisable to also include a joint sponsor for peace of mind?... It would make me feel a lot safer, but I don't want it to cause a problem if it's not what you're meant to do.

Thanks again.

Hello Everyone,

My husband and I have been quietly lurking on these forums for over a year now and we couldn’t be more grateful for all the advice which has helped us get this far.

Today we hit our first bump in the road and received a “Request for Initial Evidence” in the mail. It has two bullet points with identical wording to this one I found here on VisaJourney:

My previous 3 years of tax returns were under the 125% limit, but I did include a tax transcript from the IRS for the most recent year, so I’m unsure why the first bullet point is requesting supporting tax documentation for the most recent year. I was under the impression this is included in a tax transcript?..

I included a signed letter from my current employer stating that I now earn around $10,000 over the 125% limit (full-time and permanent). I also included 5 most recent (weekly) paystubs. I understand that the second bullet point is a fairly generic response to let us know that, regardless of my current employment, they’re not quite convinced my income is stable enough. I’ve only worked there since October.

I’m able to supply an updated letter from my employer (I’ve even gotten a small raise since filing) and even more paystubs as proof. I can also file taxes for 2017, now that we’re in the New Year. On top of this, we’re able to get a joint sponsor once they’ve filed their taxes for 2017. This sponsor will then have 3 years of tax returns, all well above the 125% limit.

My question here is:  Can we do ALL of the above?... Attempt to prove that my income is sufficient, while also supplying a joint sponsor as a safety net?... Or can we only do one or the other? The reason I ask is because I’m sure I once read on here that you’re not meant to supply a joint sponsor unless your income isn’t sufficient.

The reason I’d like to do both, if possible, is because we’re now worried sick about whatever we send back not being good enough and my husband being denied/deported. But at the same time, I don’t want them to overlook our joint sponsor because it got buried under all of MY supporting evidence.

I hope at least some of this has made sense... Like I said, I’m quite worried right now so I’m rambling a little. The thought of my husband potentially being taken away is very scary.

Thanks in advance for any help.