Affidavit help

[MrsArnts 0]

I'm getting so confused with filling in the affidavit of support! I have a few questions if anyone can help?

• Country of domicile - I currently live and work in the UK, I've set up getting domicile in America (bank accounts, voting, state ID, etc..) which country do I put here?
• Household size - I am sponsoring both my mother and husband but on separate petitions. Where it says 
  • "If you have sponsored any other persons on Form I-864 or Form I-864 EZ who are now lawful permanent residents, enter the number here." -Do I include the other person?
• Household size - my brother is co-sponsoring with me, we will be living with him initially until we get our own place. But ATM we do not have the same principle residence as I'm in the uk, do I include him in the optional part in part 5?
• Sponsors income - I work in the uk and I know that's not going to count towards being able to sponsor my relatives. But do I need to include all my earnings from work as those are the earnings I included in my tax return? 
• And finally, does my brother need to fill in I-864 or I-864A? 

 

These are probably simple things that I should know but with so much paperwork to look at my mind has just gone blank! 

Thanks in advance

[Ryan H 3,819]

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Answers:

• If you've set up domicile in the US, then that would be the country you would input.
• Not sure
• Are you combining income with your brother to qualify?  If so, that would make him a "household member" (not co-sponsor) and he would be included in your household size.  However, if you are not combining income with him, then he would be acting as a "joint sponsor" (not co-sponsor) and he would not be included in your household size.
• Since it will not continue, there is no need to include it.
• I-864 if he is acting as a joint sponsor; I-864A if he is acting as a household member (see my answer above).

[MrsArnts 0]

Thank you so much. That's helped a lot. My brother is going to be co-sponsor as I think I'll have enough to cover it but he's there as back up if I need it. 

Thank you again for your help 😊

[pushbrk 13,035]

Unless your mother is already in the US and has a green card, then she is not a person previously sponsored who is still a permanent resident of the USA.

[NikLR 13,231]

13 hours ago, MrsArnts said:

Thank you so much. That's helped a lot. My brother is going to be co-sponsor as I think I'll have enough to cover it but he's there as back up if I need it. 

Thank you again for your help 😊

*joint sponsor* The I-864 does not allow "co-sponsors"  There is a primary sponsor aka the petitioner, and then you may have a joint sponsor and/or household members. 

Edited June 3, 2017 by NikLR

[MrsArnts 0]

If I have 7 times the 125% of the poverty guideline split between my US savings accounts and UK savings, would I need a joint sponsor still? Because it says the assets need to be able to be changed to cash within 12 months and my UK savings would only take a week to move to my US account. So it should qualify shouldn't it?