DCF 864doc question

[JoeNY81 0]

Okay, I brought my I-130 to the U.S. Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil. It was accepted and mailed to Rio de Janeiro. A few days ago I emailed the Rio consulate asking for a status update. They informed me that my wifes interview is scheduled for October and that a letter should be arriving in the mail shortly explaining everything. We dropped off the I-130 on June 28th, and her interview is Oct 21st. So about 4 months. Not bad at all.

Now, my question is this. I have been in Brazil for a very long time and therefore have no income to show on the 864 document. My father is going to be the cosponsor though.

So I fill out the 864 and say I am umemployed, and then my father fills out the 864A, correct?

Thanks in advance

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

No, you both file the I-864.

[JoeNY81 0]

then who files the 864a?

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

If your co-sponsor lives in the same household as you, they would file the I-864A. If living separately, both file the I-864

[Unknown1983 0]

If your co-sponsor lives in the same household as you, they would file the I-864A. If living separately, both file the I-864

Would you file an I-864a if you were intending to move in with your cosponsor on arrival? Or would it still be 864, as you do not currently live with them?

[JoeNY81 0]

Would you file an I-864a if you were intending to move in with your cosponsor on arrival? Or would it still be 864, as you do not currently live with them?

yeah this is a better question. my address is currently the same as my fathers and we intend to live with him for a little when we arrive to the states.

[Unknown1983 0]

yeah this is a better question. my address is currently the same as my fathers and we intend to live with him for a little when we arrive to the states.

sounds like we are both seeking the answer to the same question. Hopefully someone can help us I have recieved conflicting information, some people say us 864a if you are going to live with them, others say its 864 cause you arent living with them yet.

[Christi85 86]

sounds like we are both seeking the answer to the same question. Hopefully someone can help us I have recieved conflicting information, some people say us 864a if you are going to live with them, others say its 864 cause you arent living with them yet.

I've had the same issue and I keep getting conflicting answers as well. If the USC is going to move to the US prior to the intending immigrant, then it's clearly the I-864A as they're considered to have established US domicile.

If you are planning on moving together and entering the country on the same day, then it's more complicated.

What I'm going to do is have my co-sponsor fill both forms and see which one the Officer at the interview asks for.

[TOM&Riz 4]

Would you file an I-864a if you were intending to move in with your cosponsor on arrival? Or would it still be 864, as you do not currently live with them?

again , NO... the I864A is intended for a co-sponsor that needs additional income to satisfy the poverty limits for example if a husband and wife living in the same household were to be co-sponsors, the husband only makes 12000 per year and the limit is 18000 then the wife could add an I864A for the additional 6000 needed, You would not do an I864A because even if you are intending on being in the same household in the future, you are not now so technically you are separate households now with future intentions of being a single household but DOS only considers current situations with future projections considered on ability to provide future income

here's a link that may help you AFM LINK