US Dollars

[mfa 1]

If you do a DCF then you're living in a foreign country, right?

So, in many cases, if you have an annual income it is not coming to you in US Dollars.

On form I-864 it asks for my annual income and it gives me a "$" sign (quite an assumption, I think).

I won't have a job when we arrive in the US (using co-sponsor for financial purposes). So the income they are truly asking about (money I'll support my wife with) doesn't exist yet. However, the TRUTH is that I do make money right now.

So what would you do???

- Use an online currency converter and just write down the amount I make now (in Peruvian Soles) in US Dollars

or

- Write zero for everything

[JohnR! 5,495]

If you do a DCF then you're living in a foreign country, right?

So, in many cases, if you have an annual income it is not coming to you in US Dollars.

On form I-864 it asks for my annual income and it gives me a "{}quot; sign (quite an assumption, I think).

I won't have a job when we arrive in the US (using co-sponsor for financial purposes). So the income they are truly asking about (money I'll support my wife with) doesn't exist yet. However, the TRUTH is that I do make money right now.

So what would you do???

- Use an online currency converter and just write down the amount I make now (in Peruvian Soles) in US Dollars

or

- Write zero for everything

Use a conservative conversion to US dollars and use that figure.

Do you REALLY want the USCIS to figure out what Soles are and what their exchange rate is on their own?!?!

[mfa 1]

Use a conservative conversion to US dollars and use that figure.

Do you REALLY want the USCIS to figure out what Soles are and what their exchange rate is on their own?!?!

So just write the number is US Dollars...thats it? No footnotes or anything?

Then, simply wait and see if the interviewer asks me for details? Thinking, perhaps, he won't even ask me about co-sponsors?

And, if thats the case, do I withhold my mother's paperwork for co-sponsoring until/unless asked for it???

[Anh map 2,098]

When you filed your US income tax returns did you enter the amount in Peruvian currency or convert it to US dollars?

Common sense dictates that information is converted as needed whether that is language, currency, or units of measure (feet:meters, etc.).

[mfa 1]

When you filed your US income tax returns did you enter the amount in Peruvian currency or convert it to US dollars?

Common sense dictates that information is converted as needed whether that is language, currency, or units of measure (feet:meters, etc.).

My taxes...for LAST year...were filed in US Dollars and earned in US Dollars.

The money I am making here, since March 1st, is in Peruvian Soles.

No taxes on this money will be filed until next year.

[JohnR! 5,495]

So just write the number is US Dollars...thats it? No footnotes or anything?

Then, simply wait and see if the interviewer asks me for details? Thinking, perhaps, he won't even ask me about co-sponsors?

And, if thats the case, do I withhold my mother's paperwork for co-sponsoring until/unless asked for it???

You'll need a co-sponsor due to residence requirements. The co-sponsor must be a full time resident of the US. You can't be the sole sponsor if you have foreign residence at the time you sign the document.

[mfa 1]

When you filed your US income tax returns did you enter the amount in Peruvian currency or convert it to US dollars?

Common sense dictates that information is converted as needed whether that is language, currency, or units of measure (feet:meters, etc.).

Furthermore, if I convert it and write down a number, then I have enough money to support my wife and all of the paperwork sent to me by co-sponsors is unnecessary. EVEN THOUGH, once we get onto the airplane I will have no job...no income...and no way (technically) of supporting my wife.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Furthermore, if I convert it and write down a number, then I have enough money to support my wife and all of the paperwork sent to me by co-sponsors is unnecessary. EVEN THOUGH, once we get onto the airplane I will have no job...no income...and no way (technically) of supporting my wife.

You would not qualify as a sole sponsor without full residence and a job in th US..

[mfa 1]

You would not qualify as a sole sponsor without full residence and a job in th US..

Thats what I thought...so why would anyone care how much money I make HERE if I wont be making it THERE?

[GlobeHopperMama 95]

Enter your current income in dollars on your I-864 but have your co-sponsor packet ready. Saying you make $0 would be untrue. But the source of the income is foreign, which is why you would need a co-sponsor. The form itself doesn't specify this but it's generally determined when the consulate reviews the financial evidence.

[mfa 1]

Enter your current income in dollars on your I-864 but have your co-sponsor packet ready. Saying you make $0 would be untrue. But the source of the income is foreign, which is why you would need a co-sponsor. The form itself doesn't specify this but it's generally determined when the consulate reviews the financial evidence.

Thank you!

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