Canadian assets to supplement income

[mtlguy 59]

hello everyone,

has anyone recently succeeded in using Canadian assets to supplement income on their I-864 forms ?

the NVC lady I spoke to today warned me that these assets will be refused at the interview, and that I'd better get me a sponsor.

any luck with assets recently?

thanks.

[BBCC 16]

It might depend on what the assets are.

In our case, both of us had Canadian employers when we filed our I-130 petition. The USC's legal residence was on the US side but near the border and commuted between US and Canada for work.

Once the GC petition approved and the LPR spouse landed in the US, we both continue to commute daily across border to Canadian employers.

In this case, we submitted the Canadian income for the USC along with the tax returns filed from within the US (from the US legal address for the USC) for the I-864. These tax returns even used the Foreign Tax Credit resulting in a zero tax liability to the US. All of this was acceptable to the USCIS. I don't recall we took Canadian pay stubs to the visa interview. Just copies of the IRS tax returns for the past three years.

I hope this helps.

Edited June 24, 2014 by BBCC

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

[mtlguy 59]

thanks for the reply, but that's not my question.

my wife moved back to the US, got herself a job, but her pay scale does not meet the US poverty guidelines for a household size of 8.

I'll be using my assets in Canada (value of real estate, stocks, saving, etc...) to supplement the difference between what she makes and the poverty line.

was wondering if anyone did the same recently, and had no problem at the interview.