Struggling with I-864 Form

[SCOTTANDVICKI 11]

Is anyone else finding the I-864 form really difficult? I can't get my head around it at all (and I'm a civil servant with 10 years experience of impenetrable bureaucracy!)

My husband has been living here in the UK so will have no evidence of income over there so his parents are our joint sponsors. But in Part 1.1.e and Part 3.1. is he the only joint sponsor or the first of two joint sponsors?

Will it count against us that he doesn't have a job confirmed yet in the US? Given that we're going down the DCF route I'd have thought it would be obvious that we have been living here therefore aren't working there...

My head hurts!!!

[Thomas&Cleofe 358]

First things first...

Does your sponsor have established US domicile?

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Is anyone else finding the I-864 form really difficult? I can't get my head around it at all (and I'm a civil servant with 10 years experience of impenetrable bureaucracy!)

My husband has been living here in the UK so will have no evidence of income over there so his parents are our joint sponsors. But in Part 1.1.e and Part 3.1. is he the only joint sponsor or the first of two joint sponsors?

Will it count against us that he doesn't have a job confirmed yet in the US? Given that we're going down the DCF route I'd have thought it would be obvious that we have been living here therefore aren't working there...

My head hurts!!!

There will be two I-864 forms

Your husband--

1.1a I am the petitioner

3.1 I am sponsoring the immigrant YES

His Dad (joint sponsor)

1.d. I am the only joint sponsor

3.1 I am sponsoring the immigrant YES

The second joint sponsor talk fits cases where there are large families immigrating and maybe one person can't cover 8 people, so there could be a sponsor for the parents, but additional sponsors for three kids each.

Also it would be useful to read all the FAQs on the London visa pages about the I-864, especially the domicile issue for your husband. http://london.usembassy.gov/iv/ivfaqs_affidavit.html

Edited March 11, 2015 by Nich-Nick

[SCOTTANDVICKI 11]

@thomasandcleofe Yes he does - even though he has been living here in the UK he still has his American bank accounts and Texas drivers license. We will be staying with his parents when we first move.

@Nich-Nick that's really helpful. There are so many pieces of information and guidance around this but not all of it is very clear...

[Trason 3]

Great question! I was going to ask a similar question as my husband and I are in a similar situation. So, ScottandVicki, are you having your husband and your in laws fill out two separate I-864 forms?

Thanks!!

Edit: NVM! Just saw Nich-Nick's response! Sorry!

Edited March 13, 2015 by Trason