Affidavit of Suppport I-864

[BChance 38]

My husband signed the AOS in black ink as required. My joint sponsor however, sent me his AOS signed in blue ink. Will the embassy consular officer need an original joint sponsor AOS black ink signed? Or can I just present the one I have. Thank you.

[pushbrk 12,879]

7 hours ago, BChance said:

My husband signed the AOS in black ink as required. My joint sponsor however, sent me his AOS signed in blue ink. Will the embassy consular officer need an original joint sponsor AOS black ink signed? Or can I just present the one I have. Thank you.

They really don't care what color ink you use.  It used to be the recommendation WAS blue ink.  No worries.

[BChance 38]

That’s good to know. I looked it up online and it said it MUST be in black ink that is why I panicked a bit. Thanks

[pushbrk 12,879]

35 minutes ago, BChance said:

That’s good to know. I looked it up online and it said it MUST be in black ink that is why I panicked a bit. Thanks

Just exactly what did you see that said that?  Reference please.  I don't mean to seem argumentative, but I expect we'll find that you are misinterpreting something you are reading, like "type or print in black ink" in the general instructions to mean something about the ink in the signature.  There is a mention of signing in the instructions too.  That instruction says nothing about the color of ink.

 

If it's not YOU misinterpreting, then what you're reading is somebody else's misinterpretation.

Edited September 30, 2018 by pushbrk

[BChance 38]

I copied this from USCIS website:

 

Who completes this form? The sponsor of an intending immigrant fills out and signs this form in black ink. If the sponsor is under guardianship, the guardian of that sponsor’s estate (financial affairs) may sign the form.

[BChance 38]

Any further advice or comments?

[pushbrk 12,879]

On 9/30/2018 at 7:59 PM, BChance said:

I copied this from USCIS website:

 

Who completes this form? The sponsor of an intending immigrant fills out and signs this form in black ink. If the sponsor is under guardianship, the guardian of that sponsor’s estate (financial affairs) may sign the form.

Nothing about signatures in that instruction.  The question is about signatures, and, I assure you, an affidavit of support will not be rejected because it was signed with blue ink.

[ItchyKneeSon 4]

Thank you for asking this, and recently, too!

My mother, the only joint sponsor, also signed the AOS form i-864 in blue ink and sent it to me here in Japan without saying anything.
So, I kind of freaked out when I realized that she did.
The rest of the form has been completed using the Google Docs extension DocHub and was neatly printed in bold, black font.

However, I searched the i-864 instructions for "sign", "black", and "ink" in Adobe Acrobat to see if the signature would cause any problems.
The latter 2 appear only once and adjacent to each other: "How to Fill Out Form I-864 1. Type or print legibly in black ink."
That phrase is iterated atop the actual form i-864, as mentioned previously in this thread.
It says nothing about signing the form in black ink, only "type or print", which would certainly not refer to signing something/a signature.

'Please type or print your signature here.'  <----Sounds like a whole lotta DERP.


Regards,

Itchy