I-864 Affidavit - Help!!

[sinzz 0]

Hi Guys,

it would be great if someone could help me out here.

We live in london and my wife is a US citizen /national and recently our petition (for me and our daughter) got approved , to my understanding now we have to complete ds-230 , ds 2001 and I-864(Affadvit of support) and send them back to the london embassy and get our medical done, we have already filled ds230 and sent it back, just waiting for police certificate to arrive so we can complete ds 2001 and send it to the embassy. my question is in regards to the I-864. my wife lives with me in the uk and does not work so we are using my wife's brother in law in states to be the joint sponsor to full fill the income requirement.

Now does the joint sponsor need to send I-864 directly to the embassy or he sends it to us and we take it along with us on the day of interview? or we need to send it to the embassy well before the interview?

And do we need to send all the orignial documents in support of our visa application before the interview or just need to take it along with us on the day of interview?

one final question? on i-864 form it asks if the sponsor is us national or us citizen ? whats the difference?

please if anyone can answer these questions that would be great.

Thanks

Edited November 13, 2012 by sinzz

[fiona8884 1]

I am pretty sure you need to send all the documents prior to the interview as they need to be reviewed...and I am not sure what the difference is but I believe its on availability for visas like if US citizen theres always a visa available but if not then you would wait till one was available..I am new to this all myself but I was told to send all my documents prior to the interview but my husband and I also decided to send him with them as well that way we are prepared just in case hope this helps

[Angela Murray 4]

Hi Guys,

it would be great if someone could help me out here.

We live in london and my wife is a US citizen /national and recently our petition (for me and our daughter) got approved , to my understanding now we have to complete ds-230 , ds 2001 and I-864(Affadvit of support) and send them back to the london embassy and get our medical done, we have already filled ds230 and sent it back, just waiting for police certificate to arrive so we can complete ds 2001 and send it to the embassy. my question is in regards to the I-864. my wife lives with me in the uk and does not work so we are using my wife's brother in law in states to be the joint sponsor to full fill the income requirement.

Now does the joint sponsor need to send I-864 directly to the embassy or he sends it to us and we take it along with us on the day of interview? or we need to send it to the embassy well before the interview?

And do we need to send all the orignial documents in support of our visa application before the interview or just need to take it along with us on the day of interview?

one final question? on i-864 form it asks if the sponsor is us national or us citizen ? whats the difference?

please if anyone can answer these questions that would be great.

Thanks

Make sure he double checks every signature and have him send it to you first because the petitioner is going to need to sign it as well. I missed that signature and it's caused a delay in our application. In addition, the co sponsor needs to provide proof of status. A color copy of the biographical data page of his passport will suffice. Make sure he sends that too! I'm literally amidst an administrative processing due to the lack of both of those things. It's a hassle you don't want, believe me! Good luck!

[mindthegap 2,599]

You send the ds-230 and ds-2001 in.

You do not send the i-864, you take it with you to the interview.

[gstrength 20]

Hi Guys,

it would be great if someone could help me out here.

We live in london and my wife is a US citizen /national and recently our petition (for me and our daughter) got approved , to my understanding now we have to complete ds-230 , ds 2001 and I-864(Affadvit of support) and send them back to the london embassy and get our medical done, we have already filled ds230 and sent it back, just waiting for police certificate to arrive so we can complete ds 2001 and send it to the embassy. my question is in regards to the I-864. my wife lives with me in the uk and does not work so we are using my wife's brother in law in states to be the joint sponsor to full fill the income requirement.

Now does the joint sponsor need to send I-864 directly to the embassy or he sends it to us and we take it along with us on the day of interview? or we need to send it to the embassy well before the interview?

And do we need to send all the orignial documents in support of our visa application before the interview or just need to take it along with us on the day of interview?

one final question? on i-864 form it asks if the sponsor is us national or us citizen ? whats the difference?

please if anyone can answer these questions that would be great.

Thanks

in regards to the I-864, you must assemble a packet containing: your wife's I-864, with all the supporting documentation and, the joint sponsor's I-864 with all supporting documentation. Check the instructions specific to London contained in your DS-2001 form or, you can call the IV Unit at the embassy.

in regards to the difference between a national and a citizen: According to 8 U.S.C. §1408 it is possible to be a U.S. national without being a U.S. citizen. A person whose only connection to the U.S. is through birth in an outlying possession (which as of 2005 is limited to American Samoa and Swains Island), or through descent from a person so born acquires U.S. nationality but not U.S. citizenship. This was formerly the case in only four other current or former U.S. overseas possessions1:

* Guam (1898 - 1950) (Citizenship granted by an Act of Congress)

* the Philippines (1898 - 1946) (Independence in 1946; Citizenship never accorded)

* Puerto Rico (1898 - 1917) (Citizenship granted by an Act of Congress; Puerto Rican citizenship exists)

* the U.S. Virgin Islands (1917 - 1927) (Citizenship granted by an Act of Congress)

[sinzz 0]

Make sure he double checks every signature and have him send it to you first because the petitioner is going to need to sign it as well. I missed that signature and it's caused a delay in our application. In addition, the co sponsor needs to provide proof of status. A color copy of the biographical data page of his passport will suffice. Make sure he sends that too! I'm literally amidst an administrative processing due to the lack of both of those things. It's a hassle you don't want, believe me! Good luck!

Thanks Angela,

where does petitioner needs to sign it? i understand that both my wife(petitioner) and join sponser (her brother in law) needs to fill one i-864 form separetly ? is this not right?

and thanks for letting me know about the passport color copy. we will ask him to send that as well.

[Angela Murray 4]

Thanks Angela,

where does petitioner needs to sign it? i understand that both my wife(petitioner) and join sponser (her brother in law) needs to fill one i-864 form separetly ? is this not right?

and thanks for letting me know about the passport color copy. we will ask him to send that as well.

No problem

There are 2 separate forms. Your wife will need to fill out the I864 and your joint sponsor needs to fill out the I864A. On the last page of the I864A, Part 2 'I the sponsor' etc, Line 14 it calls for the sponsors signature. I hope this helps

Edited November 13, 2012 by Angela Murray

[sinzz 0]

Also one last hurdle, the question in i-864 is confusing.

my wife and her brother in law would sponsor me and our baby daugther, now shall we just add our daughter in in question 9 (picture attached), or there should be a anothre i-864 for her?

[sinzz 0]

No problem

There are 2 separate forms. Your wife will need to fill out the I864 and your joint sponsor needs to fill out the I864A. On the last page of the I864A, Part 2 'I the sponsor' etc, Line 14 it calls for the sponsors signature. I hope this helps

Thanks again Angela... i am getting all confused here now.. this is becoming so complicated... arghhh... i thought i864a is if the sponsor or joint sponsor is using income from house hold members? in our case , my wife lives with me in london and not working so so we are using her brother in law (who is in states) to be the join sponsor to meet the income requirement and his income is ok to sponsor both me and my daugther plus all his current dependants (his wife +kids) , so in that case do we still need to get i864a filled up? am i completely on the wrong page here?

Thanks a million for your help

Edited November 13, 2012 by sinzz

[Angela Murray 4]

Thanks again Angela... i am getting all confused here now.. this is becoming so complicated... arghhh... i thought i864a is if the sponsor or joint sponsor is using income from house hold members? in our case , my wife lives with me in london and not working so so we are using her brother in law (who is in states) to be the join sponsor to meet the income requirement and his income is ok to sponsor both me and my daugther plus all his current dependants (his wife +kids) , so in that case do we still need to get i864a filled up? am i completely on the wrong page here?

Thanks a million for your help

Hrmm, There may be a different set of forms in that case. I've used my mother as the joint sponsor and she is also whom we'll be living with so she had to fill out the I864A. Nich-Nick and Holly are oracles of information regarding visa's and one of them are bound to see this thread and shed their wisdom.

[sinzz 0]

Hrmm, There may be a different set of forms in that case. I've used my mother as the joint sponsor and she is also whom we'll be living with so she had to fill out the I864A. Nich-Nick and Holly are oracles of information regarding visa's and one of them are bound to see this thread and shed their wisdom.

i see.. thanks alot for your help Angela.. i hope they see this thread somehow

[gstrength 20]

No problem

There are 2 separate forms. Your wife will need to fill out the I864 and your joint sponsor needs to fill out the I864A. On the last page of the I864A, Part 2 'I the sponsor' etc, Line 14 it calls for the sponsors signature. I hope this helps

I am sorry Angel but, that is incorrect. If you are using a Joint sponsor then both the sponsor and the joint sponsor have to file an I-864. If, you are using the income of a household member then the way to go will be: sponsor files a form I-864 and household member files a form I-864A

[gstrength 20]

Also one last hurdle, the question in i-864 is confusing.

my wife and her brother in law would sponsor me and our baby daugther, now shall we just add our daughter in in question 9 (picture attached), or there should be a anothre i-864 for her?

Sorry but if your joint sponsor is not a household member then, you must file an I-864. One I-864 for the sponsor and, one I-864 for the joint sponsor.

[sinzz 0]

Sorry but if your joint sponsor is not a household member then, you must file an I-864. One I-864 for the sponsor and, one I-864 for the joint sponsor.

Thnks gstrength that clear all the doubts. 2 x i-864 form ( one from sponsor and one from joint sponsor) agreed!

but sorry for not being clear.. what i meant to ask in this question was. both our sponsors are basically sponsoring me and my daughter. now do we just need one i-864 from each sponsor for both (my and my daughter) of us ? or sperate I-864 for each one us?

Thanks

Edited November 14, 2012 by sinzz

[gstrength 20]

Also one last hurdle, the question in i-864 is confusing.

my wife and her brother in law would sponsor me and our baby daugther, now shall we just add our daughter in in question 9 (picture attached), or there should be a anothre i-864 for her?

hello, just go ahead and add your daughter in question 9, assuming your daughter is part of the same visa petition