I-864

[americankiwi 0]

Hi guys.....My step father is willing to sponsor my husband as I do not work in the United States. He has owned his own business for over 24 years as a mason worker and makes over $100,000 a year. The trouble is that since when you own your own business you're allowed to write off expenses, and as a result of this his 1040 only shows that he made $15,000 in 2006. Is the figure on the 1040 soley what they will be looking at in order for him to meet the income requirements, or is it by whats on his Schedule C? Surely the fact that he does actually make over 100 grand a year has to count for something, no?

[Yodrak 7]

americankiwi,

Your stepfather does not actually make over 100 grand a year, his business does. It's your stepfather who will be sponsoring you, not his business.

Your stepfather actually makes what's left over from what the business makes after the business pays all its' expenses. According to the information that you've provided that's $15,000.

Yodrak

Hi guys.....My step father is willing to sponsor my husband as I do not work in the United States. He has owned his own business for over 24 years as a mason worker and makes over $100,000 a year. The trouble is that since when you own your own business you're allowed to write off expenses, and as a result of this his 1040 only shows that he made $15,000 in 2006. Is the figure on the 1040 soley what they will be looking at in order for him to meet the income requirements, or is it by whats on his Schedule C? Surely the fact that he does actually make over 100 grand a year has to count for something, no?