DS 5540

[Transcom123 10]

Hello

Since my wife is US citizen i just got this checklist for the DS 5540 which is need to fill it out cause im out of the USA but how i can answer the questions about my income and taxes while I'm not in the USA yet

how I can provide all of this while im outside the USA

 

Document Checklist

• Your marriage certificate, if you changed your name due to marriage and your name is listed differently on different documents.
• Proof of current or future health insurance and coverage in the United States (a copy of the policy itself, with your signature and the signature of a company representative, would be best). The policy should list the dates of coverage.
• Proof of your income: Official pay stubs for the past six months can be used to prove your salary, as can a bank statement issued by your bank that shows deposits into your account. Other income such as stock dividends, rental income, pension income, child support, investment income, royalties, etc. can be established with appropriate documentation issued by the source — an official pension statement issued by the payer, a child support order issued by a court, a royalty agreement, etc.
• Proof of your assets and their value. If you own a house, for example, you could submit a copy of the deed, along with a professional appraisal of its value. You should also include documents proving any stock ownership, etc. The contents of your bank account can be established with a 12-month bank statement issued by the bank.
• Your U.S. federal tax returns for the past three years. You can receive an official tax transcript from the IRS upon request.You will also need to include supplementary forms such as W-2, 1099s, etc.
• A verification of employment letter from your current employer, issued on company letterhead and signed by your employer. If you are currently employed. If you are entering the US with a job offer, you can submit your offer letter. If your immigrant visa application is based on employment, you will need to submit this information with other parts of your application anyway — you needn’t prepare two copies.
• Proof of education. You will need a diploma and preferably a transcript as well, for each degree you earned. A transcript showing your grades will be particularly useful if you were a good student.
• Copies of any job certifications and licenses that you possess — an electrician’s license, for example.
• Evidence of your receipt of public benefits. You should receive a notification letter when your application for the benefit is approved, and you can submit this as evidence.
• Military service records issued by the US military, if any member of your household was in active duty military service while receiving US public benefits. These records can help your application.
• Documents proving any other declaration you make, if the nature of the declaration is such that it can be proven with documentary evidence.

 

 

Edited May 3, 2020 by Transcom123

[Hilde 381]

You should file US taxes even when you live abroad. So you can send the tax transcript for that.

As for your income, you use whatever income you filed on your taxes.

[Transcom123 10]

Just now, Hilde said:

You should file US taxes even when you live abroad. So you can send the tax transcript for that.

As for your income, you use whatever income you filed on your taxes.

Thanks but i never been in the USA I'm living far from my wife  never worked in the USA and i never had an income and filled for taxes 

[Hilde 381]

Just now, Transcom123 said:

Thanks but i never been in the USA I'm living far from my wife  never worked in the USA and i never had an income and filled for taxes 

Sorry, I misunderstood you. I thought YOU were the USC...

Do you have income? If so, then just state what that is - you will need employment verification letter stating that and the proof of deposits into your account.

[Transcom123 10]

Just now, Hilde said:

Sorry, I misunderstood you. I thought YOU were the USC...

Do you have income? If so, then just state what that is - you will need employment verification letter stating that and the proof of deposits into your account.

I work in mu country and I have income in my country so I need to mention that in the form ?

[Hilde 381]

1 minute ago, Transcom123 said:

I work in mu country and I have income in my country so I need to mention that in the form ?

Yes

[Transcom123 10]

Just now, Hilde said:

Yes

So i don't mention nothing about my wife income and taxes ?

[Hilde 381]

1 minute ago, Transcom123 said:

So i don't mention nothing about my wife income and taxes ?

This form is specific to the immigrant. The purpose is to find out whether the immigrant (you) is likely to need government assistance while in the USA.

For Part 4 you can write that you have not filed taxes because you have not lived or generated income in the USA.

There you can also include your yearly income (part 4, item 8A).

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