i-864: If joint sponsors are husband/wife, is one application enough?

[Ken&Lin 1]

Hi,

My future parents-in-law will be joint sponsoring my fiancee since her income is not above the 125% of poverty line. Should each of them fill out an i-864 or can e.g. one of them just be added to the other's application under Part 6.6 (see attached image)? The instructions it refers to I do not find relatively useful. Also, my future-in-law's share W2s / tax returns AND bank accounts (unsure of relevant for this).

Thanks in advance!

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

Husband file I-864, wife file I-864A. Good luck.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

The spouse combines their income with the sponsor's on their I-864 by filling out an I-864A as a qualifying household member > http://www.uscis.gov/i-864a

[Ken&Lin 1]

Does that mean that only one fills out I-864 of a household and the rest uses I-864A? E.g. should my fiancee (who does not fullfull the 125% of the poverty line) fill in I-864 or I-864A since she is officially is partially depended on her parents.

Thanks

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

Does that mean that only one fills out I-864 of a household and the rest uses I-864A? E.g. should my fiancee (who does not fullfull the 125% of the poverty line) fill in I-864 or I-864A since she is officially is partially depended on her parents.

Thanks

She has to fill I-864 as main sponsor, no matter how much she made or nothing at all.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Does that mean that only one fills out I-864 of a household and the rest uses I-864A? E.g. should my fiancee (who does not fullfull the 125% of the poverty line) fill in I-864 or I-864A since she is officially is partially depended on her parents.

Thanks

The USC petitioner/sponsor fills out their own I-864, no matter what their income situation is.

One parent will be the joint sponsor and fill out their own separate I-864. The other parent will fill out an I-864A to go along with their spouse's I-864. Their incomes will be combined to act as joint sponsorship. If she is actually claimed as a dependent on the joint sponsor's most recent tax return, then she will also need to be included in their household size on joint sponsor's I-864. If she is not claimed on their taxes, then she is not included in their household count.

Everyone you live with is not necessarily in your household count.

How to count household size >

Your household size includes yourself and the following individuals, no matter where they live: any spouse, any dependent children under the age of 21, any other dependents listed on your most recent Federal income tax return, all persons being sponsored in this affidavit of support, and any immigrants previously sponsored with a Form I-864 or Form I-864 EZ