Using salary from an overseas job to prove income

[doveskylark 0]

My Brazilian husband and I own a small company in Brazil. I have always filed the income I earn with the IRS. We would like to return to the USA in 2019. We intend to keep our Brazilian company. Can the income we continue to earn in Brazil be used to sponsor my partner? We almost have enough in assets and I could ask my sister to co-sponsor  (but I'd rather not). Does anyone know what documents we would have to submit to prove that we generate income in Brazil and that it will continue? Thank you! 

[hm139 55]

My understanding is that the sponsor must be domiciled in the US and have US income, so even if technically your income is above the limit, you will still need a co-sponsor.

[Boiler 48,023]

You can use savings instead of income but if the income will continue and is verifiable certainly possible.

[pushbrk 13,837]

2 hours ago, hm139 said:

My understanding is that the sponsor must be domiciled in the US and have US income, so even if technically your income is above the limit, you will still need a co-sponsor.

Your understanding is incorrect.  The "petitioner sponsor" must provide evidence of their INTENT to re-establish domicile in the USA and have income that will continue from the same source once in the USA.  Since this petitioner and intending immigrant spouse have joint income, the issue is providing evidence the income will continue once in the USA.  If they can document almost enough liquid assets, as defined in the I-864 instructions, the evidence the income will continue is less of an issue.  Still an issue though.

[hm139 55]

23 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Your understanding is incorrect.  The "petitioner sponsor" must provide evidence of their INTENT to re-establish domicile in the USA and have income that will continue from the same source once in the USA.  Since this petitioner and intending immigrant spouse have joint income, the issue is providing evidence the income will continue once in the USA.  If they can document almost enough liquid assets, as defined in the I-864 instructions, the evidence the income will continue is less of an issue.  Still an issue though.

Thank you very much for clarifying my error. I didn't realize foreign income could count as long as it could be proven to continue once the person was in the USA.