Household size for I-864?

[amegster 11]

We finally made it to NVC! Except I'm finding these documents more confusing than USCIS...

 

I am the petitioner and my permanent address is my parents house in the US. I don't make enough income to be the sole sponsor, so my parents are the joint sponsors. While my permanent address is still the US, my current physical address is in India. I have put both addresses on my I-864. For household size, it says on the form, "If you have siblings, parents or adult children with the same principal residence who are combining their income with yours by submitting Form I-864a, enter it here".

 

Since I have the same permanent address as the joint sponsors does that mean they get counted in my household? Would they both fill out the I-864a? Or should I count my household as 2 (me and my spouse) and then my mother counts her household as 3 (mother, stepdad and my spouse) when doing her own I-864 and my stepdad does the I-864a?

 

Thanks so much for the help. I'm sure I'll be back again soon with more questions.

[StrawberryKiss 170]

Hi! How did submitting the AOS forms work out for you at NVC? We are in the same situation and don't quite know how to fill out the forms

[Chancy 6,243]

On 6/14/2021 at 1:42 AM, amegster said:

Since I have the same permanent address as the joint sponsors does that mean they get counted in my household?

 

No, you are not forced to combine incomes with your family members for the I-864 just because you have the same permanent address.

 

On 6/14/2021 at 1:42 AM, amegster said:

should I count my household as 2 (me and my spouse) and then my mother counts her household as 3 (mother, stepdad and my spouse) when doing her own I-864 and my stepdad does the I-864a?

 

Yes, that would be the most appropriate based on your situation.

 

[StrawberryKiss 170]

@Chancy Thank you!! One can always rely on you

[Chancy 6,243]

1 minute ago, StrawberryKiss said:

@Chancy Thank you!! One can always rely on you

 

You're welcome!  Feel free to ask if you have other questions specific to your case.

 

[amegster 11]

On 7/25/2021 at 2:22 AM, StrawberryKiss said:

Hi! How did submitting the AOS forms work out for you at NVC? We are in the same situation and don't quite know how to fill out the forms

We did not yet submit. We've been on lockdown here in India and are currently waiting for the police clearance certificate, but once we do we'll fill it out according to @Chancy kind response.

[StrawberryKiss 170]

33 minutes ago, amegster said:

We did not yet submit. We've been on lockdown here in India and are currently waiting for the police clearance certificate, but once we do we'll fill it out according to @Chancy kind response.

Oh no  I’m sorry about that! Good luck with everything!