I-765 and I-864

[kn4810 0]

Hi guys please help me out with a few questions, my husband and i are trying to complete our paper work and file everything by the end of october 2012. but we are so confused about the forms i-765 and form i-864, for the I-765,i dont know what to fill in because i already have a work permit for OPT from my school because i am in F-1 status international student so when i graduated i applied for OPT and was given a work permit which lasts one year and its almost expiring but now that i am filing for AOS on the I-765 should i apply for a renewal or apply for a new employment authorization card because as i go further with the questions it asks whether i have ever applied for employment authorization before but i am confused as of what to fill in because i am scared if i say no they might find out that i already have one and if i say yes the process of getting a new one might get longer......so anyone with an idea about this please help me out....

and then on the i-864 my husband can not sponsor me plus he has been filing his younger sister as a dependent over the past years so does that mean we are in a household of 3 and we managed to get a co-sponsor but now that co-sponsor has a family of five including him so if he is to sponsor us is he supposed to have the requirements of a household of 8 including my husbands sibling or not and what really do we need from the co-sponsor does he fill out a separate form and provide proof of his taxes what else because i am scratching my head over this like crazy and am desperately seeking answers.

so far that is the only problem that is holding us because we are so confused.

hope to hear from someone soon.....

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

For the I-765, it will be for a new EAD and put (c )(9 ) for the code on question #16.

Yes, your husband needs to meet the requirement for a household of 3. A joint sponsor only needs to meet the requirement for their own household size plus the intending immigrant. See the I-864 instructions for how to count household size.

[kn4810 0]

Thank you so much for the response i just have one more question on the I-765 what should be the answer for no.11 since it asks whether i have ever applied for employment authorisation and knowing that i already have a work permit. Am thinking the answer should be yes but am confused since i will be requesting for a new one. Thank you so much for your help....

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

Thank you so much for the response i just have one more question on the I-765 what should be the answer for no.11 since it asks whether i have ever applied for employment authorisation and knowing that i already have a work permit. Am thinking the answer should be yes but am confused since i will be requesting for a new one. Thank you so much for your help....

You did/do have a work permit before, so you would say yes and answer the follow-up questions about which office you applied to before and the date. The instructions say to include a copy of your previous EAD front and back too. You are asking for permission to accept employment instead of renewal because this is a different eligibility category you are applying for this time. This time you are an Adjustment Applicant.

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

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