RFE objection "company income instead of personal pay": how it was answered
Key answer
Service agreements with a company or consulting firm do not prove the beneficiary's personal salary or compensation. Show what portion of the payments was personally paid to the petitioner as salary/remuneration, with supporting payroll or tax documents.
The objection belongs to the "High remuneration" criterion. Below is what the community did to close it: the order of steps, the documents that were attached and the wording that went into the answer.
Steps that closed it
- Separate company income from the applicant's personal income
- Show regular personal payments: salary, dividends, compensation
- Confirm that the payments were actually deposited into the personal account
- Explain the connection between the company's profit and personal income
- Do not list company turnover or revenue as personal income
What was attached
- Salary certificate or agreement stating the compensation amount
- Personal bank account statements showing deposits
- Individual tax return
- Decision to pay dividends
- Company financial statements as supplemental evidence, not primary evidence
How the answer was worded
The applicant does not claim company revenue as personal income. High personal income is supported by regular payments to the personal account, tax documents, and decisions on profit distribution.
A pattern, not a template to copy: the wording only works with your own facts behind it.
Where to check this
Other objections on this criterion
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