Handing in the I-864 twice?

[jtnihon 0]

Hey all,

Going through DCF in Japan for my wife. Went to Tokyo to submit the I-130 earlier this month. In Japan ALL forms are handed in at this time, the I-130, I-864, G-325, DS-230, EVERYTHING. We did this, and in particular handed in the I-864 with two years worth of tax records, 1099s, proof of assets. I just received notice from the embassy that our petition was approved and we can schedule an interview once we have all necessary forms. Checking the Embassy website, the I-864 is _again_ listed as a required form. Do I really need to submit the same form twice? I ask because I gathered up all that information(and shipped it here to Japan) and submitted it with the first I-864. Yes, I know I should have made copies of everything, but I assumed this meant for my records, not so I could hand in the exact same papers to the exact same place twice.

I'm sure this question is a little specific for you guys, but I guess I'm just surprised and annoyed that I have to gather all this stuff up again for what feels like no reason.

jon

[CarolynRitesh 0]

Hi jon,

That IS annoying! I would recommend that you contact the Embassy in Japan via email (paper trail!) and ask the same question. Let them know that you have already submitted the I-864 with the I-130 (and list all other docs that you included as well!)

When we had our interview in India, we did see that all the docs submitted with the I-130 at the USCIS office in Delhi were in their package, so it may not be necessary, but better to get it from the horse's mouth.

Good luck!!

C

[jj_154 0]

Jon,

We just got our approval letter for the I-130. We too were disappointed to see that the I-864, marriage certificate+translations, and birth certificate+translations were required AGAIN. I mean we just submitted them two weeks ago. I was just going to print out the I-864 again although I need to verify that I still have all the supporting evidence (I think I made two copies but everything got really mixed up after the interview). If the I-864 is needed again, I am a little worried that the supporting evidence for assets will be about 4-6 weeks (I hope) out of date compared to the first one. Also, since I do not know if I can attend the interview with my wife (I read somewhere I can go, but I may not be able to accompany her to the window ... is this true??), I am worried that she will get confused with all the supporting evidence documents.

I apologize I can't answer your question, but we are in the exact same boat, so if anyone knows it would be a great help.

John

[simple_male 1]

Hi jon,

That IS annoying! I would recommend that you contact the Embassy in Japan via email (paper trail!) and ask the same question. Let them know that you have already submitted the I-864 with the I-130 (and list all other docs that you included as well!)

When we had our interview in India, we did see that all the docs submitted with the I-130 at the USCIS office in Delhi were in their package, so it may not be necessary, but better to get it from the horse's mouth.

Good luck!!

C

It is unusual that they want the I-864 again. Email embassy and ask them if they need I-864 again and tell them you already submitted it once.