I-864 questions

[chilegringa 0]

Hi everyone, although I am not NVC process yet I am getting some paperwork ready with my sponsor ( my mom ) before I head back to Chile to be with my husband so we don't have to send as much stuff back and forth...

I am a little confused with the I-864 - I know that I have to fill one out - do I put my Mom's income on there as a household member and then have her just fill out I-864a OR does she have to fill out the I-864 and the I-864a??

Thank you!!

Hi everyone, although I am not NVC process yet I am getting some paperwork ready with my sponsor ( my mom ) before I head back to Chile to be with my husband so we don't have to send as much stuff back and forth...

I am a little confused with the I-864 - I know that I have to fill one out - do I put my Mom's income on there as a household member and then have her just fill out I-864a OR does she have to fill out the I-864 and the I-864a??

Thank you!!

my mom will be my joint* sponsor - I will correct myself before some else does

[Ryan H 3,812]

Both of you fill out an I-864 answering the questions appropriately on your own forms.

[chilegringa 0]

Both of you fill out an I-864 answering the questions appropriately on your own forms.

So then she doesn't need to fill out the I-864 at all?

[Ryan H 3,812]

So then she doesn't need to fill out the I-864 at all?

That's not what I said, I said that both of you (you and your mom) will need to fill out an I-864. The questions on the form are answered as they are applicable to the person completing the form.

[jessicaruizw 9]

remember that i-864a is for when you share a household....you live in chile more than us, right? i-864 for both of you then

[chilegringa 0]

remember that i-864a is for when you share a household....you live in chile more than us, right? i-864 for both of you then

Yes I do, and my Chilean address it he one I used on my petition..

So then I would fill out an I-864 and just claim one other person in my household - my husband... My mother would then fill out and claim my father, my brother, and my husband - BUT NOT me correct? Or does she have to claim us both? Then if she wanted to include my fathers income on the I-864 HE would fill out the I-864a.... is this correct?? She actually isn't going to use his income - hers is enough, so then we don't need to use the I-864a at all right?

This is so confusing, and I just want to be prepared... As you can see I did not get expedited like I was hoping so bad to, but hopefully we will be getting a NOA2 sometime soon...

I see that your interview is the 12th! Good luck!

Thanks again Jessica, as always you are so helpful!

[jessicaruizw 9]

Yes I do, and my Chilean address it he one I used on my petition..

So then I would fill out an I-864 and just claim one other person in my household - my husband... My mother would then fill out and claim my father, my brother, and my husband - BUT NOT me correct? Or does she have to claim us both? Then if she wanted to include my fathers income on the I-864 HE would fill out the I-864a.... is this correct?? She actually isn't going to use his income - hers is enough, so then we don't need to use the I-864a at all right?

This is so confusing, and I just want to be prepared... As you can see I did not get expedited like I was hoping so bad to, but hopefully we will be getting a NOA2 sometime soon...

correct, she doesn´t claim you as part of her household. as far as the deal with your dad, idk bc my mom is a widow, no younger kids so i am not sure on that part, sorry you would have to go back and review the tedious instructions.

you didn´t get expedited?? that´s too bad! did you put your chilean address on EVERYTHING? i think aug. 15th with the new immigration legislation and the change to the NBCs and all that changed everything (i see you filed in october)

[gamm3 13]

Gosh - this is all so confusing. I thought I filled out the I-864 and my dad filled out the I-864a even though I live in Colombia and he lives in the US. This makes more sense I guess for us each to fill out our own I-864. Can someone else confirm that that is correct.

Also - I should use my foreign income on the I-864, even though it wont be counted?

[gamm3 13]

Another quick question: I have copies of my tax returns from when I filed using Tax Act.com. Can I use those or do I have to get official copies from the IRS?

[jessicaruizw 9]

Gosh - this is all so confusing. I thought I filled out the I-864 and my dad filled out the I-864a even though I live in Colombia and he lives in the US. This makes more sense I guess for us each to fill out our own I-864. Can someone else confirm that that is correct.

Also - I should use my foreign income on the I-864, even though it wont be counted?

it´s important to read the "purpose of this form" on the uscis website - "By signing this form, a household member who is not a sponsored immigrant, agrees to make his or her income and/or assets available to the sponsor to help support the immigrant for whom the sponsor has filed an affidavit of support."

as well as the instructions PDF which states under "who may be considered a household member for purposes of this form" it states that it must be a relative with the same principal residence (or 2 other conditions). if you live in colombia, russia, chile, or any other country, you aren´t sharing your principal residence (even though you might in the future).

VJ is great for offering previews of forms, but i recommend downloading them from uscis.go bc you might miss important instructions that way - http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=0c7e8875d714d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

my mom filed the 864 and we had no problems at nvc. my interview is wednesday, i don´t foresee any trouble with AOS part. once you read the instructions twice, the 864 is actually pretty easy to fill out.

your other question about the taxes, just order a tax transcript from the irs. it´s what nvc wants, needs, and prefers. it´s free and takes about 5 minutes to order online and have mailed to your house. to find it, just head over to irs.gov and enter their search bar. your transcripts should reflect foreign earned income.

Edited December 6, 2012 by jessicaruizw

[jessicaruizw 9]

Then if she wanted to include my fathers income on the I-864 HE would fill out the I-864a.... is this correct?? She actually isn't going to use his income - hers is enough, so then we don't need to use the I-864a at all right?

Thanks again Jessica, as always you are so helpful!

i say if she doesn´t need it, don´t worry about your dads income.

no prob!! i feel like recently there are more chilean couples on here, but we are still contados. we gotta stick together!