Affidavit of Support I-864

[Carlos Zapata 3]

Hello!  We have made it to scheduling the medical and interview at the US Embassy in Santiago, Chile.  My question is: One of the required documents to be completed and presented at Carlos' interview is the Affidavit of Support Form I-864.  This is not a problem because I  have completed and will be sending it to Carlos.  But...I also see for the instructions of the I-864 form that the completed form should be sent to the Chicago Lockbox.  My question is should I do that as well or only follow the instructions that were given to us by the US Embassy in Chile.  Please advise.

[SalishSea 17,818]

6 minutes ago, Carlos Zapata said:

Hello!  We have made it to scheduling the medical and interview at the US Embassy in Santiago, Chile.  My question is: One of the required documents to be completed and presented at Carlos' interview is the Affidavit of Support Form I-864.  This is not a problem because I  have completed and will be sending it to Carlos.  But...I also see for the instructions of the I-864 form that the completed form should be sent to the Chicago Lockbox.  My question is should I do that as well or only follow the instructions that were given to us by the US Embassy in Chile.  Please advise.

You're doing a K-1?  The lockbox instructions are referring to submitting the I-864 for his AOS, which you will do here in the States after marrying.

 

Is Santiago specifically requesting that form?  Generally for K-1s it is just the I-134.  In any case, he will hand carry any documents directly to the interview.

[Carlos Zapata 3]

Hello,  I totally agree with you which is what is so odd.  Yes, US Embassy is requesting the I-864 which I found odd as well.  I had prepared the I-134 so now I am thinking that I send him with both.  I still do not understand if I need to send the I-864 here in the Lockbox.  I have  attached the letter from the US Consulate in Chile with the required documents which is item number 7 in the list.

DS 2001 (APPLICANT READY FOR FINAL INTERVIEW 2019) (2).doc

[SalishSea 17,818]

1 hour ago, Carlos Zapata said:

Hello,  I totally agree with you which is what is so odd.  Yes, US Embassy is requesting the I-864 which I found odd as well.  I had prepared the I-134 so now I am thinking that I send him with both.  I still do not understand if I need to send the I-864 here in the Lockbox.  I have  attached the letter from the US Consulate in Chile with the required documents which is item number 7 in the list.

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I skimmed this, but I don’t really read Spanish.  Does it refer to the lockbox in any way?  I can’t imagine you would send it there for this part of the process.   The lockbox system is for distributing documents to US-based immigration service centers.  That comes later for AOS.  
 

I’d just make sure he has both documents for the interview.

[Carlos Zapata 3]

The lockbox info was on the instructions for the I-864 form.  I totally agree with you but also what is strange is that they are requesting that he complete the DS-260 online and not the DS-160 which was my understanding.  I feel that the US embassy in Chile has given us information for another scenario rather than the K1 fiance visa.  I have asked Carlos to reach out to the embassy for clarification, I hope!

[Lil bear 4,188]

4 minutes ago, Carlos Zapata said:

The lockbox info was on the instructions for the I-864 form.  I totally agree with you but also what is strange is that they are requesting that he complete the DS-260 online and not the DS-160 which was my understanding.  I feel that the US embassy in Chile has given us information for another scenario rather than the K1 fiance visa.  I have asked Carlos to reach out to the embassy for clarification, I hope!

Yes it sounds like you gave the interview instructions for the CR/IR1 visa. Have you emailed the consulate back with that question? 

[Pitaya 2,577]

7 minutes ago, Carlos Zapata said:

The lockbox info was on the instructions for the I-864 form.  I totally agree with you but also what is strange is that they are requesting that he complete the DS-260 online and not the DS-160 which was my understanding.  I feel that the US embassy in Chile has given us information for another scenario rather than the K1 fiance visa.  I have asked Carlos to reach out to the embassy for clarification, I hope!

It would certainly seem that a request for clarification from the embassy is in order. Yes, they appear to be asking to the wrong from for the K1 visa, DS-260 vs. DS-160, and likely the same incorrect form I-864 vs. I-134, see below.

 

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7. EVIDENCE OF MAINTENANCE: You must present evidence indicating that you and your family members who will accompany you will not become a public charge in the United States of America. If you are a beneficiary of an immigrant visa petition, based on a family bond, you must submit an affidavit of support executed by the petitioner. The petitioner must use Form I-864 (Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act) for this purpose. In addition, each person who signs an Affidavit of Support (as petitioner or endorsement) must accompany proof of their American nationality or legal residence, such as: birth certificate, passport photocopy, naturalization certificate or legal resident card. Each person signing an Affidavit of Support must attach the IRS tax transcripts as financial evidence of the tax filing. We will no longer accept any 1040 (or its variations) as current evidence as of the date of execution of the statement of support. *** RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FINANCIAL SPONSORSHIP: Financial sponsors, joint sponsors and applicants must know the responsibilities arising from the signing of an I-864 and the consequences of an immigrant's acceptance of federal public benefits proven by the media. For more information, visit: https://travel.state.gov/i-864.

Here is a Google translation of Item  7.

[Carlos Zapata 3]

Thank you!  Yes I have told Carlos to reach out to the embassy because I feel that they sent the wrong document to us about what he should have prepared.  Ugh!!! I'm glad that I may have caught a huge error!!! I will keep you all posted!  Thanks again.  

[Greenbaum 12,259]

17 hours ago, Carlos Zapata said:

Thank you!  Yes I have told Carlos to reach out to the embassy because I feel that they sent the wrong document to us about what he should have prepared.  Ugh!!! I'm glad that I may have caught a huge error!!! I will keep you all posted!  Thanks again.  

I don't know how much help this information is but this is what I have for Chile as far as the steps for the interview and document collection and submittal.

 

 

 

Unfortunately I don't have a true Packet 3 letter so if and when you get a copy can you PM me with it? Thanks.

http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Chile&cty=Santiago This line is a little old from 2017 and should be used with caution.

https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-cl/iv This is the Embassy's website with all the information for Chile. You'll need to do a little exploring to find your answers.

 

Also I have this https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/iv-dv-supplemental/SNT-Santiago.pdf

 

You should be over in the sub-forum for your area where you can ask some of the others who are applying and also there are some experts that can answer your questions.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/96-mexico-latin-south-america/

 

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https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/iv-dv-supplemental/SNT-Santiago.pdf

[Carlos Zapata 3]

Hello everyone!  I contacted the US Embassy in Chile yesterday via email and as we thought, they had sent us the wrong packet.  This morning I received the correct packet for the K1 visa!  yay!...so we are now back on track with the DS-160 online and the affidavit of support, I-134.  Thanks!

[Ryan H 3,812]

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