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I understand that a joint sponsor is required if you do not meet the 125 percent of the federal poverty guideline? In my case, I do meet and exceed that threshold for my given household size. For current annual income, I am including my past three months pay stubs. Will keep this thread posted and thanks again.

@Edward and Jaycel and @Crazy Cat appreciate both your replies. Having a joint sponsor is not possible for me although that is a great option. That is correct, I did not submit my "Tax Return Transcript" and had submitted my "Wage and Income Transcript" incorrectly. I will revise this properly on my RFE. My tax returns are well-qualified given my household size. To further qualify, I am planning to include my most recent Federal income tax return, 3 years of Tax Return Transcript along with Net Cash Holdings. I wanted to double check that my RFE was asking for a Tax Return Transcript and nothing else that I had missed. Really appreciate both of you taking the time to look this over. Please let me know if I had missed anything. - Cheers!

Thank you, but what is the reason for the join sponsor if the amount is met?

I get a W-2 from the company I own. On the form, I list myself originally as self-employed. My company is a registered corporation and I pay myself a salary. On my I-864, I am thinking to update my I-864 Employment section to: "Employed as a/an" and then name my company as employer? As for income and assets, I do meet the requirements. However, I originally submitted "Wage and Income Transcript" and not the required "Tax Return Transcript."

Hi Cat, RFE attached, thank you for looking this over. I do meet the minimum requirement and I do plan to upload my most RECENT YEAR Federal Income Tax Return submitted to the IRS as well as IRS Tax Return Transcripts (2024, 2023 and 2022). I'm not sure if I need to resubmit the entire I-864 and I-485 packet or just the Tax Return Transcript from IRS. Thanks for looking into this!

RFE for I-485, Could not determine sponsor on Form I-864 is qualified, do I submit the entire packet or just the requested evidence? For my I-864, I accidentally submitted IRS "Tax Return Transcript" and not "Tax Account Transcript." I have three years of IRS Tax Return Transcript that I am going to Submit to my RFE reply. Aside from the original RFE Notice, do I need to include my entire I-864 packet and I-485 packet OR just what was requested? I don't want to cause any document confusion. On the RFE it sails to Mail it in. The USCIS account has a place to upload the documents. Which option should I go with?

Hi Dashinka, That's a great point. I'm planning to resubmit my I-864 with just recent 3 months pay stub and one most recent IRS Tax Return Transcript. This should suffice for I-864 proof and not cause more confusion then necessary? Or should I submit three years of IRS Tax Return Transcript ?

IRS "Tax Return Transcript" and not "Tax Account Transcript” correct? I can provide both if needed. Would it be safer to provide the most recent year Tax Return Transcript or should I provide last three years? Thanks for your reply!

I run my own business and it is a registered corporation where I pay myself a salary. On form I-864, Part 6. Sponsor's Employment and Income do I select: [] I am currently: Employed as a/an ________ [] Name of Employer 1 ________ OR [] Self-Employed as a/an (Occupation) _______________________ I selected Self-Employed at first, but I now receive an RFE. I am thinking since my business is it's own entity, I should fill in Employed as an CEO and Employer is my company?

Received an RFE for my I-864 Affidavit of Support. "Based on the documents submitted, we could not determine that the petitioning sponsor on Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, is qualified. In order to be a qualified sponsor, the petitioning sponsor's Form I-864 must be properly completed and signed, and the supporting documents must establish that the petitioning sponsor's income meets 125 percent of the federal poverty guideline for the sponsor’s household size. See Form I-864P for information on the Federal Poverty Guidelines." I provided 3 months of my W2 along with three years of my Form W-2 Wage and Income Statement from IRS. For my household size of 4, including my spouse, the guidelines are: 100% of HHS @ $32,150 125% of HHS @$40,187 https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p My income exceeds this, which was shown in my recent 3 months W2, Last year's Tax filling and IRS (Form W-2 Wage and Income Statement) However, I did not include an IRS Tax Return Transcript for the most current year, is this what the RFE is asking for?

I am submitting i-485 on my K-1 fiance visa process. My fiance does not have any children. I have one children from a previous marriage that is under 18 years old and I am the petitioner. My fiance and I recently got married and on her i-485 application, would my child legally considered her Stepchild? Do I fill in the section for (Page 12) on Part 7. Information about your children.

I am submitting a copy of my U.S. Passport with my K1-Visa Application (petitioner). The complete name on my passport is John Lee Smith whereas my Naturalization Certificate and Social Security name is Lee Smith. I have never submitted a name change request, but just added a given name of John Lee Smith when applying for my U.S. Naturalization and U.S. Passport. My Naturalization certificate is Lee Smith and my U.S. Passport is my full name John Lee Smith. The rest of my legal documents(i.e. Driver's License) are John Lee Smith or I just use John Smith for my credit cards, bills, etc. Questions: - On my K1 Application, I have filled in my A-Number, but left blank the section for Other Names Used. Should I fill in (John Smith) for Other Names Used and would this trigger a RFE for Name Change as I don't have one? - Am I required to provide a copy of my U.S. Naturalization Certificate if I filled in my A-Number? Your advice is greatly appreciated.

@OldUser thank you. The stress of gathering had gotten the best of my jitters. I seriously over read too much. (haha)

Thank you @cracycat , I did just that.

Something doesn't make sense here. On the tips for filling : https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-129finstr.pdf On page 5, it states that, "...Select the box to indicate whether your beneficiary has ever been in the United States. " On page 6 of the I-129f form, it states that, "If your beneficiary is currently in the United States, complete Item numbers 38.a.-38.h. According to the filling tips, I should provide the this information. But, the form is asking for is my beneficiary is currently in the United States. Which is which?

My beneficiary is from Taiwan. The PDF fillable field for address has a character limit. I can put this in manually, but if others have experience with this and can utilize other fields to input this? Beneficiary address (sample): 1F., No. 1-1, Aly. 1, Ln. 111, Sec. 1, Amazon E. Rd. In the address field, I can only get it down to: NO1.1 ALY1 LN111 SEC1 AM (character limit reach)

Thank you, this is very helpful. I would put her past VISA info in later forms and not i-129F correct?

Noted and much appreciated AndiB

Thank you, OldUser. Thank you both for your comment.

hi JeanneAdil, Appreciate your feedback. I had mixed and conflicting information from online videos and others sources. Some say to fill-in as much info as you have available and others state to keep it as simple as you can. Specifically, I was referring to the time on this YouTube Video and section. YouTube K1 i-129f form Reading back, I will follow the script and follow questions 38.a.-38.h. as presented. Even though my fiance has been in the US before in with a Student Visa, would I leave this information out?

hi JeanneAdil, Appreciate your feedback. I had mixed and conflicting information from online videos and others sources. Some say to fill-in as much info as you have available and others state to keep it as simple as you can. Reading back, I will follow the script and follow questions 38.a.-38.h. as presented. Even though my fiance has been in the US before in with a Student Visa, would I leave this information out?

I am applying for my fiance as a beneficiary. My fiance was in the US a few years ago on a I-20 Student Visa but is not currently residing in the US now. On form i-129f Edition 03/21/2022 it states that, Questions: 38. He or she last entered as a (for example, visitor, student, exchange alien, crewman, stowaway, temporary worker, without inspection): 38.e. Passport Number: 38.g. Country of Issuance for Passport or Travel Document: 38.h. Expiration Date for Passport or Travel Document (mm/dd/yyyy): My fiance is not currently in the United States, do I leave blank Item Numbers 38.a.-38.h.? My fiance was in the US on a Student Visa before (I-20) and I do have passport information.

Thank you, I was leaning towards this as well. I was given a common romanize name to be easier to pronounce here in the States. I don't believe it was formally legalized, its been 20 plus years now since. Would it be beneficial to include a copy of my Naturalization certificate or would that cause more confusion?

Thank you both for the advice.

I'm a Naturalized U.S. Citizen. Do I feel out Alien Registration Number (A-Number) on my i-129f? I am the petitioner. I became a U.S. Citizen 30 years ago if that matters. Thanks first!