USC living in the UK questions on I-864

[stoutbarr 0]

To all the wise and selfless/helpful people out there,

I'm a USC living in the UK for nearly 3.5 years. My husband and I are currently working on getting his family based Immigrant Visa over here and I've got a couple questions on the I-864. FYI, I am having my father as joint sponsor since I don't make the US income minimum.

Part 6.

Do I check self-employed or unemployed as I currently live in the UK and don't have current job prospects in the US? My income currently comes from various businesses as a freelancer, so do I still consider myself to be self-employed once I'm back in the US, or would it be considered different employment because I'm in a different country and most likely working with different clients?

I'm not currently earning money in the US do I list myself with $0 for income, but should I supplement with an additional letter stating my income in the UK or show my UK tax returns? Under part 6 item 14 do I show my UK tax returns in addition to the one required US tax return for the most recent year solely to prove I’m earning money?

Part 7.

Does it still make sense to fill out my assets even if they don't reach the 5x difference between my income ($0) and 125% poverty guideline for a 2 person household (which would be $98,310) in assets? Is this calculation correct? I am currently counting money I have in my US back account, as well as US bonds that haven't mature yet, can I count any money I have in the UK? UK money can be changed to cash, but if I were to list it would I inform with the current UK value, or would I do a preliminary currency conversion to get an estimate of what the US $ value would be?

i-864.pdf

[lost_at_sea 995]

If you're going to have 0 money in the US, then put $0. They're only interested in the money you'll be making when you are actually in the USA. If you are self-employed, and you'll continue to be self-employed, you should show what income you'll be expecting when you move - but if you're essentially going to be starting over from scratch with a new self-employment gig and have no current clients, then technically you don't have a job.

No need to fill out assets unless you're relying on them.

Make sure to read the small print about residency requirements for the sponsor (you). They'll want to see evidence.

[stoutbarr 0]

Thanks lost_at_sea !