i-864 income (foreign income)

[SallySaidHi 5]

Hello all!

 

 1) When completing the i-864 form, when it asks for my current income, should I enter my income (I teach abroad) or put a 0, since my foreign income doesn't count towards financially supporting my husband (beneficiary)? 

 

2) When entering the income for the "federal income tax return information" section, I assume that I should also put zeros since my income was not taxable?

 

Thanks for your help! 😊

 

[Crazy Cat 43,345]

1.  I would enter "0" since income which will not continue after re-locating to the US can not be considered.

2.  You realize that US citizens and residents must report and pay taxes on  world-wide income, correct? (assuming the income level meets the legal requirement)

Edited June 21, 2019 by missileman

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

as said above you still do taxes for foreign income although the federal tax is excused well above $100,000

 

but if you look at tax returns ,  you are still responsible to pay into medicare and Social Security

[SallySaidHi 5]

3 hours ago, missileman said:

1.  I would enter "0" since income which will not continue after re-locating to the US can not be considered.

2.  You realize that US citizens and residents must report and pay taxes on  world-wide income, correct? (assuming the income level meets the legal requirement)

Thanks for your reply. Yes, I have filed my back taxes for the last 4 years. I haven't filed in 6 years but I consulted with a tax accountant and was told that I only need to file the last 4 years..

 

Okay, so I will enter 0 for my income then. Thank you.

[SallySaidHi 5]

7 hours ago, missileman said:

1.  I would enter "0" since income which will not continue after re-locating to the US can not be considered.

2.  You realize that US citizens and residents must report and pay taxes on  world-wide income, correct? (assuming the income level meets the legal requirement)

Sorry, one other question. In part 6 of the i-864, do I still state my current employment (position and employer), even though I am entering a zero for income?

[Crazy Cat 43,345]

Just now, SallySaidHi said:

Sorry, one other question. In part 6 of the i-864, do I still state my current employment (position and employer), even though I am entering a zero for income?

I would.

 

[SallySaidHi 5]

1 minute ago, missileman said:

I would.

 

Thanks, will do! Just wanted to be sure! Should I also use the last page designated for extra info to explain why my income is 0, or will the supporting tax documents explain that in itself?

[Crazy Cat 43,345]

12 minutes ago, SallySaidHi said:

Thanks, will do! Just wanted to be sure! Should I also use the last page designated for extra info to explain why my income is 0, or will the supporting tax documents explain that in itself?

If you were going to use your current income (which you can't since it isn't continuing), it would be a good idea.  But I really don't think it is needed.......you are correct in that your tax forms will show that it is foreign income.....

[pushbrk 13,364]

15 hours ago, SallySaidHi said:

Hello all!

 

 1) When completing the i-864 form, when it asks for my current income, should I enter my income (I teach abroad) or put a 0, since my foreign income doesn't count towards financially supporting my husband (beneficiary)? 

 

2) When entering the income for the "federal income tax return information" section, I assume that I should also put zeros since my income was not taxable?

 

Thanks for your help! 😊

 

As you move forward, carefully read full sentences, then interpret literally.  Current income YOU ARE USING TO QUALIFY.... is ZERO, because you canno use it to qualify.  English requires full sentences.

 

[SallySaidHi 5]

1 hour ago, pushbrk said:

As you move forward, carefully read full sentences, then interpret literally.  Current income YOU ARE USING TO QUALIFY.... is ZERO, because you canno use it to qualify.  English requires full sentences.

 

Thanks for your response. I spent hours last night reading threads about this topic but was unsure because many people did enter their foreign income and were questioned why they put 0 (when they didn't put their foreign salary), so there was contradictory information. I also did see your response to others, which was to read the instructions thoroughly, which I did more than once. It consists of one sentence and that sentence does state the salary that you will be using to meet the requirements of this affidavit, but that is tricky in my case because technically my salary is what is allowing me to meet the requirements as I will be using my cash savings from this salary, to meet the requirements... 

 

Thank you for your support.

[pushbrk 13,364]

39 minutes ago, SallySaidHi said:

Thanks for your response. I spent hours last night reading threads about this topic but was unsure because many people did enter their foreign income and were questioned why they put 0 (when they didn't put their foreign salary), so there was contradictory information. I also did see your response to others, which was to read the instructions thoroughly, which I did more than once. It consists of one sentence and that sentence does state the salary that you will be using to meet the requirements of this affidavit, but that is tricky in my case because technically my salary is what is allowing me to meet the requirements as I will be using my cash savings from this salary, to meet the requirements... 

 

Thank you for your support.

You are using cash, not income, "to qualify".  There are no questions about how you got the cash, but only where it is now and how much.