I-134 or I-864

[newLife2010 1]

Hi Guys,

I am in a little bind here. The interview letter that my fiancé got says that she needs to take an 1-864 (supposedly by me) with her, but the packet 3 information as sent by the embassy and information on their website AND according to the lady on the phone when i called the us embassy in new delhi all said just the 134 form. But i am reluctant to trust the website or the lady as the letter itself says 864. All the information i have found so far here on vj and outside says 134 and that 864 is required only during AOS when she is already here.

So can any one clarify this for me?

Her interview is real soon and i just want to see how screwed we are...

[payxibka 10,047]

I-134

Moving post to Consulate forum

[HeatDeath 430]

Your mileage may vary, but for Vancouver, Canada, we included I-134's for my wife and her mother [or cosponsor]. Over and above the required documentation listed in the I-134 instructions, we also included anything listed in the I-864 instructions, just in case. We didn't include actual I-864 forms, but we did include all of the documentation the I-864 instructions specify, in addition to the documentation specified by the I-134 instructions, for each sponsor [my now-wife and her mother].

Not only did it make the sponsorship part of the interview go smoothly, it also made putting together my AOS packet several months later much easier,as we already had all of that material assembled and handy.

The primary variation between consulates that might make this strategy difficult is that some consulates do not allow cosponsors [with their own I-134's] at the consulate interview stage. I don't know if India is one of these, but that could complicate things, if you are intending to use a cosponsor.