Dukeonee

Dear community with loves abroad.

I submitted our I-129F petition in Nov 2016 and after a long awaited NOA1, it arrived in the mail in August 8th 2017. 
It took nines of this ordeal to approve.

Now this is where it gets little tricky.

I am a self-employed artist and was getting my masters degree in Switzerland of 2015-2016 so I didn't file any taxes. 
Actually haven't filed taxes since I left America in 2012. I didn't have extraordinary income and didn't make more than $14,000 gross. I was always left with $0 at the end of the day.
I came back in October 2016 and didn't make any income that year besides an inheritance of my mother who passed away but wasn't much.

From Jan - Aug 2017 as an artist I had a total gross income of ~ $50,000 minus all the expenses I'm left with about 27,000. 
about 1/2 is in my lease deposits $8,000 and the other half is in stocks $8,000 and I have $11,000 in my bank account.

My accountant told me that it might be difficult to fill out the support of affidavit if I don't have reported income. She states that the income is the profit received which will be heavily taxed. 
I am not sure how to go about finances and don't really want to ask a co-sponsor and want to prove I can do it myself. 

Is the $50,000 okay? even though at the end of the day I will probably break even. 
Another thing is that I am painter and my work goes for $10,000 each. I have about 20 paintings; aren't these considered assets? 

Really wish I can do this myself, I don't want to depend on someone else. 

Thanks for the input. 





 

 

I filed for a I-129f and is at the California Service Center. 

I moved recently and haven't updated my drivers license. Should I call my local senator in my new residence? 

I filed November 10th 2016 and on April 20th 2017 I called USCIS that it's been over 5 months.

They sent me a letter on April 28th that they would send  a decision within 45 days. 

Now it's June and still haven't received a decision. I am so frustrated and confused on why it's taking so long. Anyone point me in the right direction?