Question about I-864

[Wors 19]

Hi all,

I am filing for AOS from a K1 visa. Currently my wife is a full time student so for the I-864 her mother is going to be the joint sponsor. We all live in the same household so I am right in thinking my wife will fill in the I-864 and then her mother can fill in the I-864A as the joint sponsor because she is in the same household?

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

[Ortolan 381]

Right. Does your wife's mother claim any other dependents? Make sure she makes 3x the poverty guidelines and counts 3 people: herself, her daughter, and you. See here to find out the amounts: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864p.pdf

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Hi all,

I am filing for AOS from a K1 visa. Currently my wife is a full time student so for the I-864 her mother is going to be the joint sponsor. We all live in the same household so I am right in thinking my wife will fill in the I-864 and then her mother can fill in the I-864A as the joint sponsor because she is in the same household?

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

You wife could add mother as her household member who is contributing. The I-864A from mom is kinda like giving permission to your wife to list Mom's income on wife's form. Mom can also do her own separate I-864, which I think is the better choice since she makes enough on her own.

The method of using income from several people in the same house is more for when nobody qualifies on their own. If wife made $15k and Mom made $15k, nobody qualifies. But if they live in the same house, USCIS allows them to pool their money to make $30k for qualifying.