Meggan P

Hi my husband and I purchased a home in May. I have all the closing documents and got our warranty deed in the mail. All of these docs are on legal paper. Should i copy them on legal paper? Would it be cheaper to request a copy from the closing company? Or can i just copy them on regular sized paper? 

Thanks for your help

7 minutes ago, Going through said:

Quicker resolution all-around---and what would have satisfied the IO without being issued an RFE----would have been to just pay the speeding fine 2 months ago, and let your brother-in-law deal with his own insurance issues.  Suppose that's water under the bridge now since the court date is this Monday.

 

Also sounds like you might have given the IO a little too much information that likely wasn't asked for, if you explained to her the entire situation over a simple speeding ticket like you did here....making it perhaps sound to the IO like it was a bigger deal than it really was.

 

All you can do  now is follow her instructions on Monday after you receive the court disposition.

We didn't. My husband simply told her he has a court hearing Monday over a speeding fine and she immediately issued the RFE. The reason he is going to court is due to the insurance. In tennessee they won't send you to court for speeding for your first offense unless you are doing over 100mph. They will send you over car insurance every time. At the time I did and still do have car insurance however, it doesn't cover that truck because of reasons i stated previously. He did not have one of my cards on him because we believed the vehicle was already insured. 

We had my husband's interview yesterday in the Nashville field office. The lady was nice. She did not ask my spouse any questions about me or my family or how we met. She wanted all cohabitation documents and a copy of some boarding passes and our photo album. When she went through the questions about have you ever done this or that my husband had to tell her he received a traffic ticket a couple of months ago and has a court date this Monday because we borrowed a truck from my brother in law believing it was insured only to find out when he was pulled over for speeding that it is not insured. To make matters worse when we contacted my brother in law we found out the title is not even in his name it is in his friends name!!!!! So for 2 months i have tried to get this matter cleared up and have that title put in my brother in laws name but his so called friend does not care and has not signed that title over nor will he give me his license number so i can insure the truck! I have car insurance and always have but my company says i have to have the title owner listed as an active driver to insure the vehicle! So i cannot insure it. Im just worried about what the judge will say in regards to the insurance even though ive had my husband on my insurance just not on this vehicle i don't own. I can't force this person to insure his own vehicle. So now our adjudicator has issued an RFE and we must mail her the judgement when we receive it Monday. She also stated that she never gives a decision at interviews it is always within 30 days after the interview. All over a traffic ticket......a common one here in Tennessee too. Anyone else had this come up? Or felt with tennessee court over insurance? 

Hey everyone as of Thursday August  15th we have been scheduled for an interview for September the 19th in Nashville. We got the letter 2 days ago...it says to submit a sealed medical exam and vaccination record...guess we have to do that again

On 8/16/2019 at 6:16 PM, Bluewaters said:

Congratulations. How long did it take for your status to change to ready to be scheduled for interview after they received your RFIE? 

About 1 month maybe..

Hello Everyone,

Today our status changed from "interview is ready to be scheduled" to "Interview was scheduled"   This is great news! We had an RFIE and responded to it accordingly. They wouldn't accept my payments from the military as proof of income as a veteran with my job. So we had to get a co-sponsor. They updated that they received our RFIE, but we had no response as to whether they were happy with our co-sponsor and all the documentation. Since the status changed to interview was scheduled, I guess that means they were? Our co-sponsor makes over 50K a year and we sent tax returns and transcripts both just to cover our bases. Anyone else have a co-sponsor and interview recently? 

Just now, payxibka said:

FedEx is a courier 

I don't know why you  don't believe me so here is the picture you can clearly see it says express mail which is sent via USPS not FEDEX and I am well aware fedex is a courier so is DHL

1 minute ago, payxibka said:

Dont confuse USPS products with FedEx or UPS.   If you would have sent it FedEx that is the address to yse

It does not say FEDEX or UPS. I can take a photo for you to see yourself it says and I Quote "Express Mail or Courier Delivery" send to this address: 850 Chipman Rd Lee's Summit, MO 

Just now, payxibka said:

Send it to the po box because that is where they want it to go 

I Did send it to the P.O box, but they said and I literally have a copy of it in my hand...if you are sending it express mail you send it to a different address....if they want it to go to p.o box why the bleep bleep do they even put that blurb on there about sending it to the different address for express mail? That's flipping ridiculous. 

So finally I went to the post office today to send the RFE response packet to USCIS. When I get there I fill out an express mail card and put the address that USCIS provided on the RFE document specifically for express mail and courier delivery. So when I get to the counter the clerk inputs the address and Asks "Excuse me Ma'am are you sure this address is correct? Is there a suite number? It seems incorrect according to our system?" I was shocked I said no sir i looked at the document myself and input the data. He insisted there was supposed to be a "suite number" so I ripped the envelope open took a photo of the 2 address on the 3rd page of the RFE and showed it to him. He said yes I believe you, and ma'am you can send this but i can't be 100% sure it will go to the right address....at this point I have had enough of this D*mn process for the RFE and I say just mail it to the P.O box then....he asks me again if I am sure and I say I'm sending it to the P.O box because at this point I cannot take any chances on it not getting there. So I mailed it to the P.O box....

FOLKS IT SHOULD NOT BE THIS HARD! It should not be so hard to mail something to the USCIS! If they have a suite number it should be included on the RFE address! Unless the Postal Clerk is making a mistake (i know that is possible). No I did not request a signature for fear it wouldn't get signed for anyway. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH... I looked up the Express Mail address online....and #######, it is a huge building with several suites!!!! There is even signs that say they have a CVS caremark in the same building! COME ON USCIS WHY WOULDN'T WE NEED THE SUITE NUMBER? Some postal clerks DO NOT put two and two together and if you don't have a suite number they will send the d*mn package or mail back! 

The good news is the nightmare saga of the RFE is hopefully over....it was sent with everything exactly as they requested it in the RFE. NO I did not send Federal Tax transcripts because they specifically asked for the returns. I just hope we don't get a problem with the fact my Co-sponsor filed his 2016 return late....We even submitted pay stubs and a letter from his employer and he is WELL over the poverty limit for his household size. like 20,000 dollars over. 

IF YOU ARE SENDING AN RFE I would send it to the P.O box not the Express mail address they give. Not after what I experienced.  

Thanks for listening to me vent.....

10 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:

Yes, that's a real one. They can look slightly different. Those should be with the tax return and not another copy elsewhere. 

Thank you, I know it seems ####### but one cant be too careful when sending paperwork for an RFE. The biggest snafu we had for a while was my cosponsor had not filed his 2016 tax return and he was owed a return, so he had no penalty for the late filing..i don't remember the reason for his late filing but he had to send a letter to the IRS about it. The goods news is it is filed and i have it to send with the RFE since you do have to list your last 3 year's of adjusted gross income (listed on your 1040) on the I- 864. Phew I have everything now and can express mail this out tomorrow. 

2 hours ago, K1visaHopeful said:

Quote your source? Smells funny.

It was here on the forum that's why i asked about it. I'd have to dig to find out the last person i saw who said it. It's not on the RFE so im not going to worry about it. 

1 hour ago, Wuozopo said:

A W2 is not part of a tax return print out. If you have one created by tax software, it is not a W2 but simply an informational Worksheet created by the software. I can't see what you have, so it is hard to give an answer.

 

A real W2 is a wage statement that an employer mails to the employee to use to calculate their tax return. A photocopy of it goes with the tax return. Perhaps your joint sponsor put a photo copy of his real W2 in the stack of papers he gave you. 

 

A W2 will look something like this and say Dept of Treasury and have an OMB No. 1545-0008

https://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/37/media/calhoun_w2.pdf

The W2 sample looks exactly like his 2018, and 2017 W2s that are stapled to his 1040 ez, however the 2016 looks a bit different im not sure if that is because H&R block cut it, it looks cut by scissors at the top. I provided a photo for reference and covered up the sponsor's info. The bottom portion mot visible is 2 exact copies of the same thing you see here on one page. I just didn't show it due to having to cover up the personal details

1 hour ago, Wuozopo said:

I think the appropriate W2 (photocopy) goes with the tax form it supports. A W2 is not a stand alone item.  

 

 

My question is do we need printed ones separate outside of the tax forms even though with his 1040 ez they  are already included? 

So in the saga of the RFE we received We finally were able to get everything we need for our co-sponsor (including his 2016 tax return) However I still have 2 questions.

1. I have seen around the forum something about signing the RFE. I do not see anywhere on the 3 pages of our RFE where my husband would or needs to sign. Are folks talking about the cover letter maybe?

2. My co-sponsor's W2s are included with his 1040 filing so do I need to have him print separate ones? Or do I need to have the ones included copied and listed separately from the tax forms? The w2s included do not look any different than the ones he gets from his employer. Can I not just reference on the cover letter that the w2s are included in the 1040 packet? 

#2 seems a little ####### but sometimes you gotta be that way when dealing with the government...

Thanks for the help! 

I consider this matter closed. There is nothing I can really do but hope that he will file the 2016 return or find a new sponsor. 

1 minute ago, K1visaHopeful said:

What you submit all three or just the most recent is not the issue at hand. Whether he filed all three years is. 

 

You would just submit 2018.

 

You would still have to answer questions 24a, 24b, and 24c with the amounts of income he reported from his FILED tax returns from 2018, 2017 and 2016. Knowing what he made because he has a W2 for 2016 is not enough. The amounts are derived from his actual tax returns. 

If you were to input the amount from his W2 in Question 24c, what are you going to answer for 23a?

"Yes" he filed all three years of taxes? That would be untrue and certainly they could find out very easily.

If he checked "no" for 23a then he would have to check question 25 and submit a statement as to why he didnt file for 2016. Forgetting is not a valid reason. He would have to have not earned enough to not have to file. And that's not the case with him.

Yea I went on there and had a look...unless he decides to file them now he will not qualify....It has been so difficult getting what i need form this sponsor but financially he is the best choice. We would not have this problem had I just worked a little more in 2018 but here we are..

1 minute ago, LizM said:

Exactly what does the RFE ask for from the sponsor? 

It says I have to provide my tax return for 2018, and the co-sponsor has to provide his 2018 return, any assets he wishes to list, his SSN and proof of citizenship 

1 minute ago, K1visaHopeful said:

The question you are referring to him answering $50000 as the amount from his W2 will not suffice for Question 24c for 2016.

 

The instructions for that question state the following:

"My total income (adjusted gross income on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 1040EZ) as reported on my Federal income tax returns for the most recent three years was:"

 

Knowing what was recorded on his W2 is not enough. It has to be the amount that he reported on his income tax. To be a sponsor you have to be a taxpayer. He was not in 2016.

The question again I have though is, is it absolutely necessary to submit the last 3 tax years? Or can we just submit 2018? 

Just now, aaron2020 said:

Don't matter if he is due a refund for 2016.  The failure to file a 2016 tax return and no valid excuse means he does not meet the requirements of the Affidavit of Support.   

 

SInce he has W2s for 2016 and didn't file, then you are SOL.  Get a co-sponsor that qualifies.  

How does he fail to meet the requirement when the USCIS doesn't require the last 3 years they only say you MAY send them if you think it will help you? 

FROM USCIS:

Filing Checklist

Did you provide the following?

For ALL sponsors: 

• A copy of your individual Federal income tax return, including W-2s for the most recent tax year, or a statement and/or evidence describing why you were not required to file. Also include a copy of each and every Form 1099, Schedule, and any other evidence of reported income. You may submit this information for the most recent three tax years, pay stubs from the most recent six months, and/or a letter from your employer if you believe any of these items will help you qualify. 

2 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:

Only one actual tax return has to be mailed in.so his 2018 PLUS the W2 if he has no transcript. But the form asks for total income for three years, so what will he write on that box? Zero? Has he already done a Form or is he just coming on board because of your RFE?

 

A question for you- Is he married and filed a joint return for 2018?

I was just about to say the USCIS says you MAY send the last 3 years if you think it wlll help your case but it is not listed as a requirement (I just checked on the website). He filed single for 2018, In the 3rd box he would have wrote his total income amount its 50000 if I recall. He does have W2s for 2016. He just forgot to file. He has never owed taxes. He probably is due a refund. 

Good evening,

Well I have discovered a new problem in the SAGA of answering my RFE. I have a co-sponsor who makes well above the amount required. The RFE asks for co-sponsor info and my latest tax transcript. 

My Co-sponsor has his 2018 return, 2017 return, 2017 tax transcript from the IRS, and 6 months of pay stubs and an official corporate letter from his employer. 

HERE is my problem: HE did NOT file his 2016 taxes. I don't know if he forgot or what the case is, but he did not file them. 

Should I just submit his 2018 return, W2, employer letter and pay stubs?

OR should he file the return and submit it along? Is it really detrimental if we don't include the last 3 years? Could I get another RFE if we don't provide 3 years of returns? I was also considering him adding his property under assets. He owns his own home and its paid for. 

Thanks....this is driving me crazy.

Thank you guys for answering my question. I have a new issue now..i swear when it rains it pours...you will see a new topic on it. 

3 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

Okay, so OP your co-sponsor has NONE of these available for getting his free tax transcripts??

Negative, that was the reason I mentioned the credit card in the first place. I very well know tax transcripts are free. It costs nothing to download or request them online to be mailed to you. In the case of my Co-sponsor, he owns his home and its paid for..so no mortgage.. He has no car loans, no credit cards or any existing loan account that the satisfies the IRS for recovering online transcripts. This is not the primary question and is getting off topic. The primary question is has anyone seen an interview called when an RFE has not expired nor has been answered by the applicants. 

We received an RFE on February the 5th. We are currently waiting on the IRS to send the tax returns for our co-sponsor. It has been almost a week and they are not here yet. 

Well I just happened to check the Case status APP and it says as of 7 days ago our case is ready to be scheduled for an interview and that they will schedule our interview and send us a notice???!!! How can this be when our RFE has not been sent back yet and per their information we have until May the 2nd to respond to the RFE that is over a month away! The only thing holding up the submission is the (removed) tax returns. My Co-sponsor could not locate his 2016 tax return and we are unable to get his transcripts online because it requires a Credit Card. He only has a debit card. I really hope they are not going to try to set up the interview before our RFE is fullfilled on our end. Anyone ever seen this happen????