Who is the petitioner for AOS?

[Teya 4]

Hello,

I arrived to the US a month and a half ago, have gotten married and am filing for AOS. This seems a little unclear so I was hoping you would be able to help me.

1. Who is the petitioner in this case? (filing for k1 (I-129f) the petitioner was my at the time fiance) am I the petioner now?

2. Affidavit of support. My husband does not reach the treshold to sponsor me, we had a joint sponsor for k-1. Should he still be filing the documents for this, or can I have one sponsor, my mother-in-law?

Thank you for your help!

Teya

[Umka36 781]

Yes, you are the petitioner now and you can use your mother-in-law for the I-864 instead of the person on the I-364.

[Teya 4]

Yes, you are the petitioner now and you can use your mother-in-law for the I-864 instead of the person on the I-364.

So if I get this right for the form I-134 the sponsor had to be my fiance without any exceptions. That's for the K1, but for the AOS and the form I-864 the sponsor can be anyone, my husband does not need to file anything, right?

[Umka36 781]

No, your husband will always be the primary sponsor. He will also need to complete the I-864.

[mtcmk1 37]

You are the "Applicant" and your fiance the "USC Spouse/Sponsor" at this point...He needs to fill out the Affidavit of Support along with any other sponsor...

Edited October 15, 2013 by mtcmk1

[Umka36 781]

Yes, you are the petitioner now and you can use your mother-in-law for the I-864 instead of the person on the I-364.

Correction petitioner = applicant as mtcmk1 stated.