i864a confusion??

[marko1111 12]

So I DQ September 2019 and finally have my interview in November...I was just looking on the embassy checklist and found a curveball...form i864a....

 

On the website of the consulate it says the following...f you previously submitted to NVC an I-864 affidavit of support (AOS) completed by a joint sponsor (not the petitioner):  Bring proof of the joint sponsor’s legal status in the United States (photocopy of a U.S. passport, birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or legal permanent resident card) and their federal U.S. tax return (Form 1040) from the previous year. ((If the joint sponsor’s tax return includes a spouse, then the spouse must complete Form I-864A.))

 

So my sister is my joint sponsor and she has a joint tax return with the spouse..but her income alone meets the income requirements...so in the uscis form i864a instructions it says only to submit this form if the joint sponsor income alone doesn't meet the requirements...and on the consulate website it says f the joint sponsor’s tax return includes a spouse, then the spouse must complete Form I-864A.))

 

So Im confused do i need the spouse to fill this form and should I bring it to interview or not or not? (NVC never asked for it when I was submitting docs I just saw this first time today).

[arken 4,197]

Go by what the consulate says not NVC. The consulate is the final decision maker.