I-684 support obligation & terminated AoS before interview

[R. Wolfe 25]

 

 

Signing Form I-864 says if the intending immigrant becomes a lawful permanent resident, then you have serious financial obligations to support them them until various conditions are met far in the future.

 

I understand that if the Adjustment of Status is terminated prior to (or at) the interview, then this obligation does not come into effect.

 

But what if the applicant then pursues some other means of working towards their greencard?  A VAWA abuse claim, true or not, seems to be the default way to do this. If that path leads to them, at some point, becoming a lawful permanent resident, then do the financial obligations agreed to in the earlier I-864 come into effect?

[K1visaHopeful 2,814]

No.

No I864 is needed in VAWA cases.

In Layman's terms: we (immigration) made a bad judgement call (after scrutinizing their criminal history) about a K1 petitioner and allowed them to sponsor you but because they violated domestic abuse laws, we will foot the bill if you become a public charge, aka. we are sorry your USC did this to you.

[JeanneAdil 6,497]

How long is Form I-864 valid for? As an affidavit of support, Form I-864 does not expire, unless the person who is being sponsored becomes a U.S. citizen, has worked 40 quarters of work in the U.S. (usually 10 years), or leaves the U.S..

[R. Wolfe 25]

1 hour ago, JeanneAdil said:

How long is Form I-864 valid for? As an affidavit of support, Form I-864 does not expire, unless the person who is being sponsored becomes a U.S. citizen, has worked 40 quarters of work in the U.S. (usually 10 years), or leaves the U.S..

 

So it can go on forever if the person being sponsored prefers the money to the greencard?

 

[JeanneAdil 6,497]

2 minutes ago, x3n said:

 

So it can go on forever if the person being sponsored prefers the money to the greencard?

 

if person prefers not to work instead of working or becoming a citizen

 

The Affidavit of Support is essentially a contract between the financial sponsor and the U.S. government. The government has the right to recover from the financial sponsor certain public benefits (such as Supplemental Insurance Income, or SSI, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF) used by their spouse after obtaining a green card. (See the USCIS website for a list of public benefits that must be repaid — “Benefits Subject to Public Charge Consideration” — and those that need not be repaid.)

The financial sponsor’s obligations under the Affidavit of Support end only when one of four things happen:

• The death of either spouse.
• The spouse seeking a green card becomes a U.S. citizen.
• The spouse seeking a green card has worked for 40 quarters in the United States.
• The spouse seeking a green card moves out of the United States permanently.

[R. Wolfe 25]

 

 

 

52 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

If a person prefers not to work instead of working or becoming a citizen

 

I'm just surprised that it can go on indefinitely. If the immigrant is working somewhere "off the books", then they can have that unreported income plus claim full benefits from the Affidavit of Support. Seems like a good deal: a double income while financially ruining your ex. But yeah, you can't vote

[JeanneAdil 6,497]

3 minutes ago, x3n said:

 

 

 

 

I'm just surprised that it can go on indefinitely. If the immigrant is working somewhere "off the books", then they can have that unreported income plus claim full benefits from the Affidavit of Support. Seems like a good deal: a double income while financially ruining your ex. But yeah, you can't vote

it is really up the courts during a divorce to set up alimony for one to pay the other and is not the I 864

 

the I 864 is an obligation to the government to pay back to them if green card holder uses public support like medicaid and housing

 

BTW you can report someone who works under the table to IRS if you have proof of the work