Owning a foreign company & working online

[Seph 0]

Hello!

We are still waiting for my K-1, but i have a question about the I-864, we might need to use my income to get above the 125%, but the thing is: i currently work in Brazil, and since it is a software development company, i will still work online for it from the US, i already did that when i stayed in the US for 5 months last year and i can get a letter of the company saying that (i am one of the owners, so it won't be a problem). But my doubt is if i can use that as a "income" as stated in USCIS:

The preponderance of the evidence shows that the intending immigrant’s income results from the intending immigrant’s lawful employment in the United States or from some other lawful source that will continue to be available to the intending immigrant after he or she acquires permanent resident status

Does a foreign income count as a "some other lawful source"? Do I need any kind of document besides brazilian "IRS" taxes form from last year and a letter from the company?

ps: I didn't make a timeline cause my fiancee has a profile too and i am still trying to find out how to make it without messing with the statistics.

Our K-1 Timeline

12.5.08 - Sent in I-129f FINALLY (a week and a half early!)

12.8.08 - I-129f received by VSC

12.9.08 - Noa1

12.12.08 - Check cashed (Happy Birthday to me!)

12.12.08 - Touched

12.13.08 - Noa1 Hardcopy received

12.15.08 - Touched

12.16.08 - Touched

[wackodacko 0]

Hello!

We are still waiting for my K-1, but i have a question about the I-864, we might need to use my income to get above the 125%, but the thing is: i currently work in Brazil, and since it is a software development company, i will still work online for it from the US, i already did that when i stayed in the US for 5 months last year and i can get a letter of the company saying that (i am one of the owners, so it won't be a problem). But my doubt is if i can use that as a "income" as stated in USCIS:

The preponderance of the evidence shows that the intending immigrant’s income results from the intending immigrant’s lawful employment in the United States or from some other lawful source that will continue to be available to the intending immigrant after he or she acquires permanent resident status

Does a foreign income count as a "some other lawful source"? Do I need any kind of document besides brazilian "IRS" taxes form from last year and a letter from the company?

ps: I didn't make a timeline cause my fiancee has a profile too and i am still trying to find out how to make it without messing with the statistics.

Our K-1 Timeline

12.5.08 - Sent in I-129f FINALLY (a week and a half early!)

12.8.08 - I-129f received by VSC

12.9.08 - Noa1

12.12.08 - Check cashed (Happy Birthday to me!)

12.12.08 - Touched

12.13.08 - Noa1 Hardcopy received

12.15.08 - Touched

12.16.08 - Touched

You and my husband have a similar situation. he owns a company in the Philippines where all the clients are in the USA. so when he gets his green card, he will still own/work/operate his company in Manila via internet/phone and visit several times a year. It is, and will be, his main source of income even when he lives in the USA. The only difference is once he becomes a permanent US Resident (green card holder) he will have to pay tax on worldwide income. so as long as you can prove that you will continue to receive income from that source (your brazilian software company) even when you become a permanent US resident, you can use that income. It works well that you are part owner in the company, too.