Originally Posted by meauxna

Shannon, job offers and UK income may not be used to satisfy the I-864.

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_web...come.htm#seven
"The sponsored immigrant has been offered employment on his or her relocation to the United States; can this be taken into consideration?

While we recognize that the sponsored immigrant may be the main wage earner in the family and on his or her relocation to the United States will have employment, that job offer and salary cannot be counted toward the poverty level guidelines."

If you have no real assets (125% of pov lev X 5) your options include:
-you going to the US and getting a j-o-b
-you getting a Joint Sponsor to complete an I-864 on your husband's behalf

Your income history will be taken into account for the Big Picture, but you may not tally the UK income, unless you want to be creative and can show that this business will continue in the US. Have you been filing your US tax returns annually?

Originally Posted by Pete&Shan

My 2004 tax return was tiny - i left my firm and moved to the UK where I could not work until we got married. 2002 and 2003 were fantastic, but I dont have that job any more and wont have as big a salary when we move as my husband will be the one with the good job right away.

I suppose my father can fill out the I-684 or we can use the house we are keeping in the UK, whichever is easier. My father is going to be my husbands employer, does this complicate things?

Originally Posted by Pete&Shan

My 2004 tax return was tiny - i left my firm and moved to the UK where I could not work until we got married. 2002 and 2003 were fantastic, but I dont have that job any more and wont have as big a salary when we move as my husband will be the one with the good job right away.

I suppose my father can fill out the I-684 or we can use the house we are keeping in the UK, whichever is easier. My father is going to be my husbands employer, does this complicate things?

Originally Posted by meauxna

Well, you said that your billable as a self employed consultant were around 10k GBP, which would be enough/nearly if you were continuing with that business. That's one option.

Another option is calculating the equity in your real estate and adding other assets together to sponsor yourselves. A 2 person household would require 80-85K USD. The equity is your current market value minus an mortgage.

Third would be completing your own I-864 with minimal info and having Dad complete one as your Joint Sponsor.

The employer relationship of Dad-->SIL has no documentary impact. Choose whichever looks 'easiest' to you all

Originally Posted by Richie

I also have a I-864 query that I was hoping someone may be able to assist with.

My wife and I are currently living in the UK and we are intending to move to the US. She is a US citizen, and therefore she will have to be my sponsor on the I-864 and we will be able to use the sale of our house as evidence of savings / assets to support our claim. My question is, does it make a difference that the house is under my name when she is effectively the one sponsoring me? Will we need to change the deeds on the house so that we are officially joing owners?

Originally Posted by Richie

I also have a I-864 query that I was hoping someone may be able to assist with.

My wife and I are currently living in the UK and we are intending to move to the US. She is a US citizen, and therefore she will have to be my sponsor on the I-864 and we will be able to use the sale of our house as evidence of savings / assets to support our claim. My question is, does it make a difference that the house is under my name when she is effectively the one sponsoring me? Will we need to change the deeds on the house so that we are officially joing owners?