I have questions about the income requirements for I-864. I do not meet the income requirements based on my total income reported on the IRS form 1040, because it was foreign-earned income. I only meet the requirement with foreign income for 2017 and will again in 2020, but not if I must report the “total income” from the 1040, as it all earned as foreign income. I do have pay stubs available for the year till now, but a large part of it will not be paid until January. If I report assets, I meet the requirement if I can use the “current income” as either my projected 2020 income or what I have earned so far this year.
Answers
Lynne Feldman
Immigration AttorneysEB-5 beneficiaries are not required to file the I-864 in most cases. What kind of case are you talking about?
Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Immigration AttorneysYou can report current income but unless you can substate it with valid evidence, you will have a problem. They appear to be particularly difficult with this issue.
Belma Demirovic Chinchoy
Immigration AttorneysThe I-864 is interpreted fairly literally. If your income does not qualify, use your assets or get a joint sponsor.
Fredrick W Voigtmann
Immigration AttorneysIf you are an EB-5 investor, you do not need an I-864.
Stephen Berman
Immigration AttorneysThey are not flexible. If you do not meet the requirements, USCIS will deny the application.
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