Huong Nguyen

Some of this is right and some of this is wrong.

For USCIS 864 purposes- you can either send a transcript or complete return with all schedules to meet the requirements of "providing tax returns" However its a bit more complicated because one issue is the 864 requires you to provide tax returns- so either type (transcript or return+schedules/w2s) would satisfy that. 
 
A second issue though is proving your income. This is a totally separate issue from providing tax returns. For many if not most by submitting the tax info they cover both issues. It doesnt do it for everyone however.
 
For people who are self-employed a transcript (even though it shows the amount from schedule C) it does not provide a breakdown of the information contained on it. USCIS needs this info to evaluate your income and earning potential. So you need to submit the actual return along with the schedules.
 
They also go by an amount closer to the net amount. Its technically called your "adjusted gross amount" which is different then the gross income would be. They do not consider your gross income before deductions especially when you are self employed. On a transcript you would have one section titled "income" and it would list everything from w2s and your schedule C amount. It has a subtotal called total income. Then theres a section for adjustments to income where the self employment taxes come in. Under that is your adjusted gross income. That is the figure they use. 
 
Your gross income amount is reported on Sched C and at the end of the form it gives you the net profit/loss to transfer to your tax return. That gross income amount is a totally different thing then the adjusted gross income amount. 

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So the OP says they have a gross amount of 130k and its unclear if the 34k they are saying is "net" is the actual figure from the tax return gross income line. If its the figure from Sched C its wrong.
 
They need a household size for the 2 kids, the alien and the joint sponsor and wife because they are still married. So thats 5 people-  Thats 28440 unless they are in Hawaii or Alaska. 
 
They also need to show the income is stable and will continue. For self employed people you need at least one year in business so at least one tax return as a minimum. You also need to show some type of breakdown of the business. Depending on what they do you would show different things. Most people use quicken books type software spreadsheets that show how much in and how much out each month. If you have clients and contracts you would show that as 'future business'. Many also write a letter explaining the business and an overview of the expenses/income. If its a questionable situation you can pad it with proof of degrees or training to boost the claim of stability. It is going to be at the Officers discretion if its considered stable or not. Its harder with self employment income because anyone who is self employed knows its a different way to work. Bigger rewards and bigger risks. 
 
So the issue could be they provided wrong numbers and now USCIS is asking for proof of the wrong numbers. It could be they dont like that source of income. Going to infopass will not help. They will not provide you with anymore assistance then simply reading the notice to you. They DO NOT help you fill out forms or explain forms. As stated before you will have to obtain a lawyer or assistance on a DIY site for that. The IRS is pretty much the same way. You cant just go in at tax time with a shoebox and say to the guy here help me sort and fill this out (unless its a special tax prep clinic- and I dont even know if they do that anymore)

Just to clear up something first: you do not have to send in an I-864A just because you reside with someone. The I-864A is used by a household member to combine incomes with that of the sponsor filing an I-864. A joint sponsor uses an I-864, even if they live in the same house as the primary sponsor.
Also, if you are using someone as a joint sponsor, they fill out only the I-864 and not both the I-864 and I-864A. They cannot be their own household member.
The USC petitioner/sponsor must fill out their own I-864, even when using a joint sponsor.
From Page 8 #1 of the I-864 instructions> "The petitioning sponsor must sign and complete Form I-864, even if a joint sponsor also submits an I-864 to meet the income requirement."
As for the RFE: You must provide a copy of the complete tax return OR an IRS tax return transcript. A complete tax return consists of all forms, schedules, attachments, W-2s and/or 1099s. It is not necessarily just the 1040 and W-2. Perhaps that is why they sent the RFE. If you get the tax transcripts, then that is all you need and you do not have to worry about whether or not you included everything needed for the return.
I suggest you carefully read through the I-864 instructions > http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864instr.pdf

I really feel you. If you have any updates, let me know. I wish you will know the interview date soon 😊

Yeah it really is. Hopefully I still receive an appointment notice in the mail. And good luck on your journey too! 

What happen to the first marriage did you help your ex with the greencard  whats wrong with the girls here in the states  When and where we met who asked to exchange phone numbers how long after did you contact her where was your first date how long where you there how did she get there how did you guys celebrate mothers day who was present during mothers day celebraton how do you guys celebrate thanksgiving and xmas  describe the pictures that was provided 

Hi All,
 
Looking to get some advice on the methodology of a delivering some information during the visa interview, since I am positive this question will come up somehow or the other.
As you can read below in my signature, we legally got married on 7/28/17, and had our cultural/religious wedding on 4/29/18... a lot of folks have gone down this path, with different cultural ethnicities; especially coming from Indian descent...aligning birth charts, and looking for specific dates based on the match etc etc...
Technically, we were not opposed to the idea of a cultural wedding, but would have preferred that we use the capital towards more productive/profitable causes.
However, we wanted to keep our folks happy and hence we accepted the idea of the Big Fat Indian Wedding (she is 1st gen Indian-American)
 
How do we deliver this information during the visa interview? For Having 2 weddings...? Any constructive thoughts/comments welcome...
A couple of ideas that come to my mind are - 
1. Tax savings - 2017 had the opportunity as we could file jointly and save some dollars on taxes
2. Dates/Venues - culturally, based on our priest's findings the best conducive dates for International travel (my folks and family still live in India) 
 
Additionally, below is some information on documentation we already submitted along with the AOS Package, and the plan on what documentation to take the interview
Please advise...
 

Take to Interview on 10/11/2018 Submitted (with PD 02/07/2017) Proof of Petitioner's US Citizenship Passport,
Birth Certificate
TX Driver's License
Copies of all Copy of petitioner’s Passport and Birth Certificate
Copy of marriage certificate
Copy of beneficiary’s biographical passport pages
Evidence of bonafide marriage
-Joint apartment lease
-Joint real estate purchase contract
-Joint mortgage commitment approval
-Joint bank statements
-Joint life insurance
-Joint car insurance
-Joint retirement benefits
-Selection of pictures that document relationship
Copy of petitioner’s IRS Tax transcript for the years 2016, 2015, 2014
Copy of petitioner’s 4 most recent paystubs
Letter of employment verification from petitioner’s employer
Copy of beneficiary’s IRS Tax transcript for the years 2016, 2015, 2014
Copy of beneficiary’s 4 most recent paystubs
Letter of employment verification from beneficiary’s employer
Copy of applicant’s passport (active and expired) (all pages)
Copy of applicant’s birth certificate
Copy of marriage certificate
Copy of applicant’s most recent I-94 form
Copy of applicant’s all I-797A H-1B Approval Notices
Copy of applicant’s all OPT (EAD) Cards
Copy of applicant’s all I-20s Proof of Beneficiary's Identification Passport
Birth Certificate
TX Driver's License
EAD Cards
I-797 Approval Notices
I-94 Latest
I-20s
Copies of all Marriage Certificate Original
Certified
Copy Evidence of Bonafide Marriage Joint home registration document
Joint home warranty deed
Joint mortgage statement
Joint home insurance
Joint bank statements
Joint life insurance
Joint car insurance
Joint retirement benefits
Joint Mail receipt envelopes
Selection of pictures that document relationship Evidence of Finances Beneficiary Employment letter
Latest Paystubs (9/14, 9/28)
2017 Joint IRS Tax Transcript
2014-2016 Individual IRS Tax Transcripts
Joint Assets – Checking, Savings, 401k, Stocks
New I-864 with information  

Omgggg congratulations!!!! 
I hope mine will be good as yours. 🤩🤩

I wanted to share with you our experience going into the green card Interview.
We were scheduled for Tuesday January 31st at 10:15 am, at the Miami-Kendall office. I've known this date for over a month and we thought we prepared accordingly.
Below is a list of things I brought to our interview:
 
   
Some may have thought this list was a little overkill..... and it was . Yes I brought every item in that list plus, a complete copy of the package we sent initially and a second photo album,  altogether I brought a little over 200 photos (our wedding album, a second album and 100 loose photos). 
 
The night before the interview I went over my checklist obsessively until I thought it was all good,  I left everything prepared and ready to go, and the morning of the interview I made it my goal to leave as early as reasonably possible.
That's tip #1: Don't be late. not if, no buts, you can't be late for this. 
 
Our appointment was for 10:15 am
 
We got to the place a full 47 minutes before interview (9:28 am), taking all the time we gathered our things and walked in. With interview letter in hand  we passed security and they told us where to check in.  At the check-in counter they asked for my name, interview letter and ID (my passport) they kept the letter and told us to take a seat. They said nothing about our phones, we had them all the time (SILENCED), so during our wait my husband and I were mostly on facebook and other SNS. The first time they called our names was at 10:00am (we had been waiting about 30 minutes or so) the lady from the check-in counter was the one who called my name to give us back the interview letter and said they will call us again shortly and she pointed to a door telling us to take a seat  close by that door. The door kept opening and closing as they called other people and as the other couples left their interviews, When it was our turn 40 minutes later (10:40ish AM) This time the door open, a lady called my name and then we followed her into her tiny windowless office.
 
Her attitude was not at all friendly, not mean, just very not none-sense kinda of thing. It was clear that small talk was not an option.
 
First thing she said once we were in her office was "stand up, lift your right hand", and then she swore both of us, ( we did have to lift our right hands  and promise we were telling the truth) after that she asked for the interview letter and Both our IDs, she then started to go over my application, The one I sent back n May. There was so much silence, as she used a red pen to check and write stuff down not even looking at us she asked me "Have you traveled outside the US since your arrival?", I Haven't, then she asked "Have you applied for US residency before?", I haven't and then still looking at the application, she said my husband's name then asked him "where do you work? what do you do? " he answered  "Have you sponsored anyone else before?" he hasn't. Then she asked him if he could verify our address so he did, next she asked me all the default  list of "are you or have you ever worked as a prostitute? are you part of the communist party, do you plan to be a terrorist? bla, bla, to which I answered NO to all of it .
 
Here is a list of all questions we were asked:
 
How and when did you two meet?
When did you start dating?
She asked to see the original certified copy of  my husband's birth certificate and then asked if I had photocopy, I did have one so she took it.
She asked where was I born
The first name of both my parents
She asked if I was working. 
She asked for my social security number
Then she asked if we brought any pictures :
First I gave her our wedding album, as she flipped through it her attitude relaxed for the first time since ever. We had a wedding at a Banquet Hall with 70 guest and 6 bridesmaids a ring boy and flower girl. The album itself looks very professional since it was put together by our wedding photographer,  I don't mention this to brag, I say it because looking back and thinking of her attitude, from my perspective if it was not a turning point it was a key point. Both our families were in the pictures, more his than mine for obvious reasons. As she went through the album I tried my best to tell her who these people were, for example "oh, that is my mother in law, her name blank.... oh these kids are my husband's niece and nephew (cutest 5 and 6 year-olds you'll ever see) They were our ring boy and flower girl... That's my cousin "Blank" she was my maid of honor and she signed our wedding certificate as a witness... you get the idea. I also showed her one of our wedding invitations and the cards we made for "save the date" (she kept both) I did offer to show our wedding guest book and a couple of congratulatory cards from the wedding guest but she said it was okay and didn't need to see those.  Next I brought out the Loose pictures which I had pre-grouped and separated by categories, these were pictures from our California-Vegas honeymoon, Family events and Birthdays, just the two of us at different dates (museums, las vegas roadtrip, restaurants etc) and she actually laughed at the halloween pictures of us dressed as pokemon (Halloween 2016 I was pikachu and hubby was Ash) for Halloween 2015 we were the King and Queen of Hearths  . I said Pictures were important, I brought over 200 altogether and she didn't get to see even half of that. This is why is soooo important you make a point of selecting the "must see" group and show that first (Family pictures, Trips, places and experiences you've shared together, Holidays, major events like graduations) , from this group I can tell you she kept over 35 pictures for her file even the Halloween ones, she never saw my second album.
 
Last, thing she asked was we had any other Proof that we were living together as a married couple
For this I handed the following documents: 
Joint account Bank statements Phone bill with both our names Rent receipts with both our names Rent Lease with both our names Car Insurance Card with both our names 3 years worth of instant messaging on Viber (we have A LOT! so I selected only about 30-50 pages per year for a total of 100 something pages, I printed this and put it on a tabbed by year folder)  
 
With this, the interview concluded as she explained to us that we would know the decision within 30 days and if approved, my green card would be under conditional status for 2 years and that it was our responsibility to file for form I-751 within 90 days BEFORE the expiration of my temporary green card. She USCIS wouldn't send any kind of reminder, it's something completely up to us.
 
After leaving the interview and as my nerves settled on our way back to the car, I was mortified to realize ALL THE STUFF I FORGOT TO SHOW!!!  I never gave her or showed our joint tax return for 2016, or the copies I made of our joint credit cards, I didn't show I was on his health insurance plan, or his letter of employment, and most of all and to my horror I forgot to bring up the fact that back in July I received an RFE because my medical exam was missing a signature so I was supposed to go back to my doctor fix it and bring a fresh copy sealed to the interview, I DID this, I had it and because I was nervous and the officer didn't ask for it I forgot . 
 
So my husband and I get in the car and on the drive to a place to grab lunch we keep telling each other "it didn't go so bad, we knew the answer could probably not be intimidate, we answered what she asked bla bla" now it's a waiting game we can add more evidence later if they ask for more it'll be fine. Our attitude was mostly "Please don't freak out yet"  but by the time we made it to the restaurant I check my phone and lo and behold there two almost identical emails from USCIS as a "Post Decision Activity"  one for the i-130 and one for the i-485 and it said  our Application Was approved!!!! I read 4 times before I showed it to my husband and then we had Mojitos!! 
 
 
I'm still waiting for the confirmation letter on the mail but it's only been 24 hours, the weight I've got off my shoulders can't be measured right now. I hope this helps you get some perspective and give you hope in your process. Thank you all for all your support!!!
 
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People are interested in giving birth in the US because they want their child to be US citizen - they also often think that giving birth in the US give parents some magical US legal residency or rights. Which it doesn't.
 
Also there is no "I want anchor baby" type of visa. You just apply for B2 visa, tell officer at POE your plans and hope for the best.
 
IMO the whole thing allowing babies of foreign parents to automatically become US citizens is ridiculous.

Hello,
I'm also doing F1-AOS based on marriage as well.
I just sent my forms last week to the Chicago box, and haven't received any emails since then. I hope to receive them soon.

Hello!!
I'm doing F1-AOS based on marriage and I'm from SA too! What a coincidence, rite?!
9 months is pretty fast to be scheduled for interview. I hope mine will be the same. "finger crossed* (I just sent my forms last week)
I believe you have enough evidence for the interview. And good luck to you!!! You got it!!

I have my interview tomorrow and I am a bit nervous. I got everything to the T but still.  Anyone who recently had their interview there? I already read the reviews for the office on there.
Thanks!