Need help regarding a portion in i-864A form

[Xerses101 0]

Hey everyone,

I am having a problem filling a line in i-864a form. My dad is the main sponsor; and my brother-in-law and mom being the household members as joint sponsors.

In Part 2 'Sponsor's promise' we have to mention the names of immigrants, but i read in instructions that if its a case of joint sponsor then you dont have to mention anything in the list. But the confusion i have is, above that list, theres a blank (indicate number); thats the number who are immigrating. So do i have to mention 1 (because its just me as applicant) or do we have to mention 0 since we arent going to fill the names below.

Thanks a lot in advance, much appreciated

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There is no "household members as joint sponsors". You are either a joint sponsor, or you are a household member of a sponsor. They are different things. If you are a joint sponsor, then you fill out an I-864, and your income alone (plus any household members you may count) must satisfy the 125% poverty level for your family + the immigrant. If you are a household member of a sponsor, then you fill out an I-864A, and you add your income to the sponsor's.

[Xerses101 0]

Thanks for the reply.

Sorry for confusion, brother in law and my mom are the household members who will add their income to my dad's. So they 2 will fill out the i-864A form. The problem is what to fill in that (indicate number blank) in 2nd and 3rd section of that form (i864a).

[F2aSonofLPR 15]

If there's only 1 immigrant, put 1 on the blank where it asked to.

[Xerses101 0]

but the dilemma i am having here is instructions said not to mention any names in the list below if its a case of 'joint sponsor'. So basically we are leaving the lines below as blank.

[Xerses101 0]

Heres what i-864a instructions say about Part 2 of the form :

• If the sponsor you are promising to make your income available to is not sponsoring the intending immigrant ( this should be true only in cases with two joint sponsors, with "no" checked on item 8 of the sponsor's form i-864), then do not list the intending immigrant on line "a" of item 13 on this form. Instead, list on lines "a" through "f" any spouse and any children that appear on lines 9a through 9e of the sponsor's Form i-864. •

So we have checked No and its applicable for our case, and hence we dont have to list the names of inteding immigrant on i-864a.

So the blank about indicate number confuses me whether to write 1 (cause its only me) or 0 ( cause we didnt list anyone)

[newacct 688]

Heres what i-864a instructions say about Part 2 of the form :

• If the sponsor you are promising to make your income available to is not sponsoring the intending immigrant ( this should be true only in cases with two joint sponsors, with "no" checked on item 8 of the sponsor's form i-864), then do not list the intending immigrant on line "a" of item 13 on this form. Instead, list on lines "a" through "f" any spouse and any children that appear on lines 9a through 9e of the sponsor's Form i-864. •

So we have checked No and its applicable for our case, and hence we dont have to list the names of inteding immigrant on i-864a.

So the blank about indicate number confuses me whether to write 1 (cause its only me) or 0 ( cause we didnt list anyone)

Well you filled out the I-864 wrong. You will almost never check "no" on Part 3 #1 (formerly item 8) on the I-864. That can only happen in cases when there are two joint sponsors (which is extremely rare). There are NO joint sponsors in your case; in your case, the only sponsor is the petitioner. The petitioner must sponsor all the immigrants.

[Xerses101 0]

Well you filled out the I-864 wrong. You will almost never check "no" on Part 3 #1 (formerly item 8) on the I-864. That can only happen in cases when there are two joint sponsors (which is extremely rare). There are NO joint sponsors in your case; in your case, the only sponsor is the petitioner. The petitioner must sponsor all the immigrants.

Well my petitioner doesn't meet the income requirement. So wouldnt it be a case of joint sponsor where 2 other household member will add their income to it ?

Appreciate your effort; but am really confused now

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Well my petitioner doesn't meet the income requirement. So wouldnt it be a case of joint sponsor where 2 other household member will add their income to it ?

Appreciate your effort; but am really confused now

No, there are no joint sponsors. You are household members who are adding your income to the sponsor (petitioner) so that he will have enough income.

A joint sponsor would be someone who uses only their own income (plus any of their household members'), not pooled with the petitioner's.

[Xerses101 0]

No, there are no joint sponsors. You are household members who are adding your income to the sponsor (petitioner) so that he will have enough income.

A joint sponsor would be someone who uses only their own income (plus any of their household members'), not pooled with the petitioner's.

Ohhh!! Its clear now. Looks like i filled the i864 wrong, since i ticked 'Joint Sponser' under the principle sponsor's name, instead of the option "I am the principle petitioner".

Thanks for the explanation

So what you guys suggest, should i wait for RFE since i already submitted the form ( they got it today) or should I just submit a new corrected form with a letter of explanation right away ?