I864 assistance

[Shy909 0]

Hello all,

I'm new to this site but have spent the last few hours going through the wealth of information available which has been very useful to me.

I would like to ask a couple of (hopefully) simple questions. I am in the final straight in applying for an immigrant visa via DCF in London, UK. My wife is a US Citizen who has been living in the UK for over 3 years on an ILR. We are now at the point at which we have an interview scheduled. I have the following questions regarding the I864 sponsorship forms.

My wife's Step-Father has agreed to be our joint sponsor and will actually be wholly meeting the sponsorship requirement.

1 - He has provided a copy of his Birth certificate as his proof of US citizenship, he does not have an original currently available. Will this copy suffice, the I864 form itself suggests that only a copy is needed, but other parts of the DCF instructions tend to state that everything should be an original or a certified copy. If he does need the original, does anyone know what the best way to source the original is, and how quickly this can be done?

2 - He has provided me with his tax returns for the past 3 years. should he also provide me with payslips or any other financial information regarding this year, as clearly the best part of a year has passed since his last tax return.

3 - As the petitioner my wife will be my sponsor, although she will have no finances to add to her form as she has been living in the UK with me for the last few years. She will be moving back to the US together with me and we will be moving in with her Step-Father and Mother. in this situation I am unsure whether the Step Father should be a joint sponsor or simply a household member? Can someone confirm?

Thankyou in advance for taking the time to read this, and I sincerely apologise if these questions or similar have been answered before, it was not for lack of looking I can assure you!

thanks again,

Shy909

[Christi85 86]

Hello all,

I'm new to this site but have spent the last few hours going through the wealth of information available which has been very useful to me.

I would like to ask a couple of (hopefully) simple questions. I am in the final straight in applying for an immigrant visa via DCF in London, UK. My wife is a US Citizen who has been living in the UK for over 3 years on an ILR. We are now at the point at which we have an interview scheduled. I have the following questions regarding the I864 sponsorship forms.

My wife's Step-Father has agreed to be our joint sponsor and will actually be wholly meeting the sponsorship requirement.

1 - He has provided a copy of his Birth certificate as his proof of US citizenship, he does not have an original currently available. Will this copy suffice, the I864 form itself suggests that only a copy is needed, but other parts of the DCF instructions tend to state that everything should be an original or a certified copy. If he does need the original, does anyone know what the best way to source the original is, and how quickly this can be done?

2 - He has provided me with his tax returns for the past 3 years. should he also provide me with payslips or any other financial information regarding this year, as clearly the best part of a year has passed since his last tax return.

3 - As the petitioner my wife will be my sponsor, although she will have no finances to add to her form as she has been living in the UK with me for the last few years. She will be moving back to the US together with me and we will be moving in with her Step-Father and Mother. in this situation I am unsure whether the Step Father should be a joint sponsor or simply a household member? Can someone confirm?

Thankyou in advance for taking the time to read this, and I sincerely apologise if these questions or similar have been answered before, it was not for lack of looking I can assure you!

thanks again,

Shy909

1 - A copy should be sufficient. Another idea would be to use a copy of his US passport to prove his US citizenship. As per the I864 guidelines, simple copies are sufficient. Originals are only required for the I-864 itself (i.e. the original signature must show) and the intending immigrant's documents such as birth certificate, police certificates etc.

2 - If what you have is transcripts provided by the IRS, then nothing else is needed. If you only have copies from his personal records, then a copy of his W2 / 1099 forms are also needed. Payslips are optional, but it wouldn't hurt to have them, especially if the last tax return was filed a while back, to prove continuing income.

3 - If you wife is living with her parents at the time of the interview, then yes, your father-in-law would be a household member and would need to sign form I-864A. Otherwise, he'll need to fill out form I-864.

Edited November 23, 2010 by Christi85

[Shy909 0]

Hi all,

Bit of an update, I've taken question 1 & 2 off the table since I've asked my Father in Law to obtain a certified copy of his birth certificate from the county. He's also got a letter from his employer and some recent payslips.

But I could still really use some advice on question 3, so if anyone can shed any light, I'd be extremely grateful.

Thanks again

Joe909

[Shy909 0]

Hi again,

Please disregard my previous post I somehow managed to miss your post Christi sorry about that, and thanks very much for your advice.

As I said I took the opportunity to get my father-in-law to get a certified copy from the county, he is also getting a letter from his employer and some recent payslips.

as for question 3 my wife will be remaining in the UK for now and we will travel to the US together, so by your logic I think my father-in-law will be a co-sponsor. This has raised another question for me based on household size. When my wife fills her I864 will she just enter our current household number which is just me & her. And when my father-in-law is doing his, he will be including himself, his wife, and me, but he would he also need to enter my wife., and if so which category of household member would she fit into?

Apologies if the questions seem silly.

Thanks,

Shy909

[Christi85 86]

Ok, then in that case your father in law is definitely a co-sponsor and will need to sign another I-864.

Your wife doesn't count as a household member for her dad's household size as she's neither a dependent, nor the intending immigrant. So your father in law will have a household size of 3 (himself, his wife, and you - the intending immigrant).

So 2 for your wife's household size and 3 for your father in law's household size.

[Shy909 0]

Thankyou so much Christi. You've been extremely helpful!