Cover Letter for I-864 for IR-1?

[Zin-Zin 21]

Does the I-864 need a cover letter for myself (the petitioner and sponsor) and/or the sole joint sponsor?

[Rocio0010 5,577]

no

[pushbrk 12,340]

2 hours ago, Zin-Zin said:

Does the I-864 need a cover letter for myself (the petitioner and sponsor) and/or the sole joint sponsor?

Not required, but if you think some kind of explanation will be helpful to your case, there is not harm in providing such a letter.

[Chancy 6,235]

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12 hours ago, Zin-Zin said:

Where is the best place to upload the cover letter for the I-864 on CEAC? Is there a specific spot or do I add it as the first page of the I-864? 

 

[pushbrk 12,340]

If you upload a cover letter, make it the first page of the I-864 pdf file.

[Chancy 6,235]

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24 minutes ago, Zin-Zin said:

My dad is the only joint sponsor. 

I sent him both the cover letter and the signature page to print, sign, and scan. 

He did. 

But when I merge them to the rest of the I-864, his scans are about 3% bigger than the rest of the document. 

Is this a real problem or am I overthinking it? See attached photo for difference. 

 

Edited April 6, 2022 by Chancy

[Bill Hamze 89]

I did send a cover letter but only because I used the FEIE to save on taxes, and that skews my income artificially low. So I wrote a cover letter, in a separate PDF, explaining how much I actually made and why that income doesn’t show up on the I-864.