Joint Sponsor I-864 and I-864A??

[ggoldblatt 0]

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I have been living in Brazil with my wife for 3 years now. On the journey to return home. Just received the Affidavit of Support Forms. My Dad lives with my Stepmom and he's agreed to be the Joint Sponsor for my wife. As I understand it we need to complete 3 separate forms:

1. Me (The Original Sponsor): I-864

2. My Father (The Joint Sponsor): I-864 as well

3. My Stepmom (The Household Member of the Joint Sponsor): I-864A

My Stepmom doesn't need to produce income to meet the income requirements on top of what my dad can demonstrate, so she just needs to complete the I-864A because they file a joint tax return, right?? I´m still not sure ####### the I-864A is for! The INS sites do not explain these things in a very clear way

Thanks...

[aleful 1,905]

OK-

I have been living in Brazil with my wife for 3 years now. On the journey to return home. Just received the Affidavit of Support Forms. My Dad lives with my Stepmom and he's agreed to be the Joint Sponsor for my wife. As I understand it we need to complete 3 separate forms:

1. Me (The Original Sponsor): I-864

2. My Father (The Joint Sponsor): I-864 as well

3. My Stepmom (The Household Member of the Joint Sponsor): I-864A

My Stepmom doesn't need to produce income to meet the income requirements on top of what my dad can demonstrate, so she just needs to complete the I-864A because they file a joint tax return, right?? I´m still not sure ####### the I-864A is for! The INS sites do not explain these things in a very clear way

Thanks...

hi,

no, your stepmom has to do nothing, if she completes the i864A it's because she is combing her income with your dad's as his co sponsor

your dad needs to put only his income and send in the W2s that will prove his part of the income on the taxes as your joint sponsor.

if she sends the i864A, she will be required to send in all the documentation as his co sponsor, not just the form.

[kwara4u 14]

I-864 from you is correct

I-864 from your dad is correct

I-864A from you stepmom is ONLY needed if your dad wants to combine her income to sponsor. Just because she's household doesnot mean she has to file I-864A and filing joint tax return doesn't matter. If your dad is making enough money and is not combining his income with her.

Look at I-864:

Q.24 part B

If your dad has not completed that portion of I-864 then your stepmom does not need to file I-864A but if he had answered them then she will need to complete I-864A

[ggoldblatt 0]

I-864 from you is correct

I-864 from your dad is correct

I-864A from you stepmom is ONLY needed if your dad wants to combine her income to sponsor. Just because she's household doesnot mean she has to file I-864A and filing joint tax return doesn't matter. If your dad is making enough money and is not combining his income with her.

Look at I-864:

Q.24 part B

If your dad has not completed that portion of I-864 then your stepmom does not need to file I-864A but if he had answered them then she will need to complete I-864A

Thanks for help folks! Now it´s more clear

[dropsofvenus 0]

Thanks guys for your answers! Very helpful

[NikLR 13,232]

to add to this...

If your step mom has an income, and files jointly with your father, she should sign a completed I-864A because it is easier to submit the joint sponsorship that way. On their tax transcripts her income will not be separate from his income and so their "household" income will be shown. This way you are not tracking down an individual tax return for your father which shows his individual income. Also it shows she knows what her husband is doing and agrees. However if she doesn't work, she doesn't have to provide an I-864A.

[dropsofvenus 0]

to add to this...

If your step mom has an income, and files jointly with your father, she should sign a completed I-864A because it is easier to submit the joint sponsorship that way. On their tax transcripts her income will not be separate from his income and so their "household" income will be shown. This way you are not tracking down an individual tax return for your father which shows his individual income. Also it shows she knows what her husband is doing and agrees. However if she doesn't work, she doesn't have to provide an I-864A.

I just filed my papers this afternoon ..... So you're saying this op's stepmom should also file I-864A? I have a similar situation, my husband is still a graduate student so his income doesn't meet the 125% poverty line, so we're having his stepdad as the only joint sponsor since his income well exceeds the requirement. Attached we have his parents' tax returns for the last 3 years and his stepdad's pay stubs for the last 6 months. His mom and stepdad did file tax together for the past 3 yrs, but after researching online, I thought all we needed was my husband's 864 and his stepdad's 864, and thought that it would make everyone's life easier by not having to prove residency or relationship...

That's why I didn't file with his mom's 864A, because I thought his stepdad doesn't need her income to qualify so why bother So now will my case get rejected for this?

[Ryan H 3,834]

***Prior to yesterday, this thread was 11 months old. Furthermore, the OP has not been active since February and the previous penultimate poster has not been active in nearly a year. Closing zombie thread.

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