I 1864 date and signature

[sofhi 5]

Hi I am trying to fill the i1864 but stuck in date and signature part. I have seen some posts saying they got RFE for having the signature with wet ink and date printed.

Do we have to write with pen both signature and date? Or we have to sign with pen and date can be typed. I don’t know if I am confused or over worried. 
Any advice are appreciated.

Thank you .

[Chancy 6,243]

13 minutes ago, sofhi said:

Do we have to write with pen both signature and date?

 

That would be the safest approach -- hand-write signature and date.

 

[sofhi 5]

 

44 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

That would be the safest approach -- hand-write signature and date.

 

Thank you so much for the reply. Its really helpful as always. 🙏

[ilovepho 21]

I submitted mine w/ electronic signature

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/visas-news-archive/20161228_ink-signature-no-longer-required-on-affidavits-of-support.html

[sofhi 5]

8 hours ago, ilovepho said:

I submitted mine w/ electronic signature

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/visas-news-archive/20161228_ink-signature-no-longer-required-on-affidavits-of-support.html

Thank you for the reply. I am seeing the post getting RFE for the wet ink signature and  electronic typed date. So was little worried about it. I might just hand print the signature and date. 

[Chancy 6,243]

19 hours ago, ilovepho said:

I submitted mine w/ electronic signature

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/visas-news-archive/20161228_ink-signature-no-longer-required-on-affidavits-of-support.html

 

You are referencing an archived article.  Hand-written signature is required.  It's explicitly stated in the I-864 form instructions -- https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-864instr.pdf

 

What's not required is a "wet" signature at the time of interview.  This simply means that the I-864 to be brought to the interview can be a print-out of the scanned I-864 uploaded to CEAC.

 

[ilovepho 21]

12 hours ago, Chancy said:

 

You are referencing an archived article.  Hand-written signature is required.  It's explicitly stated in the I-864 form instructions -- https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-864instr.pdf

 

What's not required is a "wet" signature at the time of interview.  This simply means that the I-864 to be brought to the interview can be a print-out of the scanned I-864 uploaded to CEAC.

 

Oh ####### - what should I do?

[Chancy 6,243]

1 hour ago, ilovepho said:

what should I do?

 

You may either: (1) wait for case FE note from NVC and address it then, or (2) proactively update the I-864 with handwritten signature and date.  Note that option 2 will likely reset your submission date, as I-864 is a basic requirement.

 

[ilovepho 21]

1 hour ago, Chancy said:

 

You may either: (1) wait for case FE note from NVC and address it then, or (2) proactively update the I-864 with handwritten signature and date.  Note that option 2 will likely reset your submission date, as I-864 is a basic requirement.

 

I just submitted couple days ago so if I can submit amended version, that would be nice. I will probably call them tmr. thank you 

[ilovepho 21]

On 4/18/2023 at 11:11 PM, ilovepho said:

I just submitted couple days ago so if I can submit amended version, that would be nice. I will probably call them tmr. thank you 

 

On 4/18/2023 at 7:54 AM, Chancy said:

 

You are referencing an archived article.  Hand-written signature is required.  It's explicitly stated in the I-864 form instructions -- https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-864instr.pdf

 

What's not required is a "wet" signature at the time of interview.  This simply means that the I-864 to be brought to the interview can be a print-out of the scanned I-864 uploaded to CEAC.

 

 

Followed up on this, I used Adobe electronic signature and my document is now qualified. FYI

[Chancy 6,243]

14 hours ago, ilovepho said:

Followed up on this, I used Adobe electronic signature and my document is now qualified. FYI

 

Good for you.  Good luck at the consulate.

 

For others reading this thread, do NOT use digital signature on the I-864.  Hand-write the signature and date on the form, then scan and upload to CEAC.