What documents for I-864?Please help

[xxtinaxx 14]

Hello everybody,

I'm a newbie here.I came to USA from J1 visa and now I'm in the grace period of J1 visa.We're applying for AOS soon but we're kinda confused about I-864.My fiance now is unemployed but my aunt [ us citizen ] is willing to be a joint sponsor.So I got a question.What documents do my fiance and my aunt need to file for that form? We really don't want to hire lawyers since they cost lots of money and we can do for most of the part.

[amykathleen2005 441]

You need to get married before you do anything.

They will both need to fill out an I-864, have copies of the past 3 years tax returns (or transcripts), paystubs, and a letter from the employer.

[zeezawrydan 1]

Hello everybody,

I'm a newbie here.I came to USA from J1 visa and now I'm in the grace period of J1 visa.We're applying for AOS soon but we're kinda confused about I-864.My fiance now is unemployed but my aunt [ us citizen ] is willing to be a joint sponsor.So I got a question.What documents do my fiance and my aunt need to file for that form? We really don't want to hire lawyers since they cost lots of money and we can do for most of the part.

You cannot apply for AOS if you are not married. You just mentioned Fiance.

For your soon to be husband, he needs to fill up the form I-864 even-though he's unemployed, Just state that he has no income. For his aunt(Co-sponsor), she needs to fill up the form I-864(A) which is the contract between the sponsor and the co-sponsor.

My husband and I used a co-sponsor. The required documents we sent are as follows:

- W2 Forms latest (Or last 3 yrs. it says optional on form but to be sure send everything you have to avoid RFE's)

- Proof of Residency (We sent his Driver's License)

- Proof of Citizenship (Birth Certificate)

- Pay stubs

- Most importantly.. The signature.

If you are still having troubles on filing the paper works for AOS you can click on the link below It's the guideline for adjusting status from Work, Student, Tourist and other types of Visas.

-----> http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

It would also help if you make an infopass appointment to your Local USCIS Office, they will tell you which forms and fees.

Hope this helped. Goodluck!

[xxtinaxx 14]

You cannot apply for AOS if you are not married. You just mentioned Fiance.

For your soon to be husband, he needs to fill up the form I-864 even-though he's unemployed, Just state that he has no income. For his aunt(Co-sponsor), she needs to fill up the form I-864(A) which is the contract between the sponsor and the co-sponsor.

My husband and I used a co-sponsor. The required documents we sent are as follows:

- W2 Forms latest (Or last 3 yrs. it says optional on form but to be sure send everything you have to avoid RFE's)

- Proof of Residency (We sent his Driver's License)

- Proof of Citizenship (Birth Certificate)

- Pay stubs

- Most importantly.. The signature.

If you are still having troubles on filing the paper works for AOS you can click on the link below It's the guideline for adjusting status from Work, Student, Tourist and other types of Visas.

-----> http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

It would also help if you make an infopass appointment to your Local USCIS Office, they will tell you which forms and fees.

Hope this helped. Goodluck!

Yeah of course we're going to get married first ^.^.Thank you so much for your information.

One more question, actually MY aunt will be a joint sponsor, not his, so does it matter? So she will file I-864A ?????

[amykathleen2005 441]

Yeah of course we're going to get married first ^.^.Thank you so much for your information.

One more question, actually MY aunt will be a joint sponsor, not his, so does it matter? So she will file I-864A ?????

You do not do I-864A unless you will all live in the same household. Otherwise she will just fill out the I-864.

[zeezawrydan 1]

You do not do I-864A unless you will all live in the same household. Otherwise she will just fill out the I-864.

I'm sorry I mis-read your post. Yes your Aunt.

I assumed you all lived in the same household. how silly of me My husband's co-sponsor was his Brother and we were all living together. Sorry about that Yes Amykathleen is right, you do not need to file I-864A if she is not living with you.

This is the helpful page among all ----> http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

Cheers x

Edited October 24, 2010 by zeezawrydan

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

I'm sorry I mis-read your post. Yes your Aunt.

I assumed you all lived in the same household. how silly of me My husband's co-sponsor was his Brother and we were all living together. Sorry about that Yes Amykathleen is right, you do not need to file I-864A if she is not living with you.

This is the helpful page among all ----> http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

Cheers x

It wouldn't matter if they lived in the same household. An aunt is not a qualifying relative, and cannot file an I-864A. A qualifying relative is a spouse, adult child, sibling, or parent of the sponsor. If the co-sponsor is not a qualifying relative then they cannot combine income with the primary sponsor - they must qualify on their own income.

[xxtinaxx 14]

It wouldn't matter if they lived in the same household. An aunt is not a qualifying relative, and cannot file an I-864A. A qualifying relative is a spouse, adult child, sibling, or parent of the sponsor. If the co-sponsor is not a qualifying relative then they cannot combine income with the primary sponsor - they must qualify on their own income.

Thank you guys so much for all info.That really helped ^.^.I really hope my case would go smoothly.

[zeezawrydan 1]

It wouldn't matter if they lived in the same household. An aunt is not a qualifying relative, and cannot file an I-864A. A qualifying relative is a spouse, adult child, sibling, or parent of the sponsor. If the co-sponsor is not a qualifying relative then they cannot combine income with the primary sponsor - they must qualify on their own income.

Woops, Just trying to help here. Gave all the possible information and websites she could read from...

One thing I have to remember, I leave all the advising to the pros!

Cheers x

[xxtinaxx 14]

Woops, Just trying to help here. Gave all the possible information and websites she could read from...

One thing I have to remember, I leave all the advising to the pros!

Cheers x

Oh I forgot to ask you one more question.Do I need to send original ones or just copies?