I-864 CONFUSION

[Filipinawife0210 15]

She already stated that she is LIVING with her hubby in Morrocco, so she wouldn't be a part of the household, correct? Wouldn't this also mean she needs to list her current addy as her address in Morrocco?

[KittyPollitt 284]

Yes, she is living in Morocco with her husband. But she is petitioning for a visa DCF, which means that she and her husband intend upon going to the US to live, and if she lists her mother's home as her domicile in the US with her mother co sponsoring, then her mother would have to include them as part of the household. Therefore, she needs to file an I 864 along with Tracy, and her stepfather an I 864a. I went through the same thing- the consulate knew I was living in Morocco, but I shared an address with my mother in the States. I used the forms as I said above, and had no problems.

[KittyPollitt 284]

You don't have to be considered part of their household if you don't want to be but you must have domicile in the USA. If your only domicile in the USA is your parents' home, then you are part of the same household. If you can use a different address, then you file the I-864 and one parent also does the same. If the parents need to combine income or assets to qualify, the second parent files an I-864a. First you must be clear on whether you and your parents are part of the same household. Without that, no advice be be counted on. Circumstances control what is needed.

I'm confused about this.. I had the same situation as Tracy, and they required my mother to fill out an I 864, only my stepdad filed the I 864a, because I had no income for the previous year- Casablanca told my husband that my mother would be his primary sponsor (I guess for purposes of collecting, if need be). And they took the paperwork that way.. My mother and I had the same address.

[TracyHamza 1]

How long have you lived in Morrocco? If over six months, you can DCF at the US Embassy in Casablanca. But, for that you would have to show your address in Morrocco. I assumed that you have to have proof of domicile in the US. I am not sure that using a relative's address, and not having a physical address is appropriate. Can someone clarify this? I am just looking out for the OPs safety. I didn't think using someones address in the States, and living abroad is legal for USCIS purposes.

Pushbrk is correct though, which forms to file differ based on the situation.

we are considering filing DCF but I don't want to waste the money we have already spent so we are waiting to see if we get reapproved...

as for the address...while it's true i'm using my mother's address we will be temporarily residing at my mother's address when we do get to the usa so i don't believe this to be fraudulent

[TracyHamza 1]

Yes, she is living in Morocco with her husband. But she is petitioning for a visa DCF, which means that she and her husband intend upon going to the US to live, and if she lists her mother's home as her domicile in the US with her mother co sponsoring, then her mother would have to include them as part of the household. Therefore, she needs to file an I 864 along with Tracy, and her stepfather an I 864a. I went through the same thing- the consulate knew I was living in Morocco, but I shared an address with my mother in the States. I used the forms as I said above, and had no problems.

thanks again sarah...i will need this info for DCF if we go that route...but i was asking this based on our cr-1...i was wondering how to work the sponsor stuff now since our situation has changed...i guess what i'm wanting to know is if the original 864 i filed will still even be counted as our petition was returned...if not do i just start out new with using my mom and stepdad as the sponsors or...?...not sure how that even works with the one i already filed...lol...i'm very confused with all this now...and if i am using my mom's address for that why do i need to be counted as a household member since my mother is not supporting me?....this is just nuts...lol

[TracyHamza 1]

for anyone else who has questions about my address....i put in a change of address online with uscis a long time ago to my mothers address because this is where i will temporarily reside whenever my husband and i get back to the US...so since i am not physically in the household and she is not supporting me and will not be supporting me or putting me as a dependent on her taxes does she still need to add me into the household members?

ALSO..when i filed our cr-1 last year i had my own apt. and i was my husbands only sponsor....i need to know if this 864 i filed will even still be valid since the case was returned and is now currently in rebuttal stage (and since i now live in morocco with my husband)...if it is then my mother will still file an 864 and stepdad 864a correct?

if i'm confusing anyone as to my situation pls send me a private msg and i will try to straighten it out so there's not more misunderstandings as i'm getting confused by some of the answers i've gotten....thanks again for the help tho