I-864 Updates and Expiration

[may5 0]

Per https://www.uscis.gov/i-864, "Starting Feb. 10, 2025, we will accept only the 10/17/24 edition. Until then, you can also use the 12/08/21 E and 12/08/21 editions."

My wife and I are at the NVC->Embassy stage and have submitted a I-864 before 10/17, which was approved at NVC late last year before in November. Now that the case is in-transit to the Embassy, we are worried that the I-864 we have will no longer be valid (despite it having an expiration date of 1/31/2026 on it) because our visa interview date is in March.

 

Summary timeline:

* October 2024: submitted I-864, rev 12/08/21, to NVC.

* October 17, 2024: I-864 announcement that current rev expires February 2025.

* November 2024: NVC DQed.

* January 2025: Case in transit to Embassy

* February 2025: We found a post about I-864 revs being expired and to watch out, now we don't know if we need to submit a new I-864 or just take a deep breath

* March 2025: We have our interview date set, will also have medical a few weeks before.

 

Should we forget about it and not worry? Do we need to reopen anything? We only found out about it today because of a stray facebook post. What are the next steps?

[Dashinka 24,804]

Personally, I would not worry about trying to re-open anything at NVC, but you can fill out a new I864 with 10/17/2024 revision (the evidence should be the same), and have your spouse take it with them to the interview in case the CO asks for it.  My guess though is the consulate will not ask for it.

 

Good Luck!

[pushbrk 13,121]

Expiration dates of forms don't mean what you think.  You used the current one when you submitted.  Not an issue.  If you need to submit an updated one before interview, use the new one. It is a comment period that expired, not the form.