Help- form I864

[angel129 0]

We are DCFing. Just got NOA1 approval on 5/10/09. We are now in the process of collecting forms to send DS2001 and DS 230part 1. I'm a bit confused because in the information I have read the NVC should send us form I864 when it is time to fill this form in. I have read conflicting information as to whether or not the NVC is even involved in our case as we are filing directly with the US Embassy in London.

With our NOA1 it said our approved petition had been passed to the visa processing unit at the London embassy. We received a letter from the visa processing unit at the same time we received NOA1 to say we needed to refer to two different webpages, one regarding the medical exam, one regarding the next step to follow.

Before sending form DS2001 and form DS 230 part 1 we need to gather loads of documents, one of which is the I 864 form. I'm assuming in our case since we are DCF we don't need to wait for the NVC to send us anything?!

I also need some help filling in form I864 and wanted to see if anyone could help us before I spend the money to call the 0900 number for info.

We are married(4 1/2 years), living in England (filing at the London Embassy). I am the USC, my husband is British. I have a son from a previous marriage who lives with us full-time. We also have a son born just 3 months ago. Both sons are USCs. We will all be moving back to The States together, although my husband is the only non-USC.

On part 3, Do I have to answer question 8 or is this just when you have 2 joint sponsors?

On part 3, question 9, Do I have to answer this, and do I only list my husband as he is the only person who is immigrating who is a non-USC. Do I need to list my sons here even though they are USCs?

On part 3, question 10, answer is just 1, yes?

On part 4, We live together in England, although I own a home in The States which we will be moving back to when my husband gets his approved visa. Question 12 mailing address is obviously our home together in England, but what about place of residence-Question 13? I have indefinite leave to remain in the UK but as I said I do own a home in The States. Where does that leave us with Question 15 then?

On part 5, I need to put'1' in a, what about the others? I'm guessing I skip c, even though I am married but I will have already accounted for my spouse in question a? And our children, I need to put '2' in d?

We will be using my husband 'the immigrant's' income to help us meet the poverty guideline. On question 24, I should tick 'e' even though my husband does have accompanying dependents. Is this right?

Even though I have lived and worked in the UK for the past 5 years I have still filed US tax returns, but obviously these are based on income I have made from a UK company. This employment will not continue once we move to The US. This is still the income I need to be showing on these forms?

My husband and I are both self-employed. I will not continue my business once we arrive in The US but my husband will. What documents should we collect in order to show that my husband's business will continue to support us in the US? He is a self-employed IT consultant but he contracts solely to a UK company and will continue to do so once we get to the US.

Thank you all for your help!

[Lancelotte25 1]

To gather precise informations about your inquiries, you need to communicate with the US Embassy-London.

You can e-mail them anytime and wait approximately 2 to 3 working days before they will reply to your inquiries.

[Penguin_ie 5,992]

Hi,

you are better off posting your questions in the DCF forum, where there are many UK DCFers who have personal experience of the London embassy.

That being said, you are correct in that the NVC has nothing to do with your case, which is soley handled by the embassy (and the small USCIS office within it). In Ireland, where we did DCF, you need to print out the I-864 and bring it to the interviw along with suppporting documentation, I assume it is the same for the UK. Not sure on your specific form questions as I am not sure what questions they refer to- don't have the forms anymore

You don't need to show your income, as it won't continue. Do have your tax returns ready to show though, so they know you filed. In regards to your husband's company/ self-employment, the best thing to do it get a letter on official paper from the UK company, saying they are aware he is moving and will continue to employ him/ contract him at X salary.