What is the difference between Form I-864 and I-864A?
There is a Form I-864 and I-864A; both are similar but unique forms with their own purposes. A joint sponsor prepares another Form I-864. A household member prepares Form I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member.
Who needs to fill out Form I-864A?
sponsor
Each Form I-864A is completed and signed by two individuals: a sponsor who is completing Form I-864 and a household member who is promising to make his or her income and/or assets available to the sponsor to help support the sponsored immigrants.
What is Form I-864 used for?
What is the Purpose of Form I-864? This affidavit is required for most family-based immigrants and some employment-based intending immigrants to show that they have adequate means of financial support and are not likely to become a public charge.
How do I get a copy of Form I-864?
Fortunately, it’s easy and free to request a copy of your signed I-864 from the government. To do this, you file a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request. The request is filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
What is the difference between i 134 and i 864?
Form I-134 affidavit of support is generally used when the visa sought is a nonimmigrant visa while the Form I-864 affidavit of support is required when the foreign national is applying for an immigrant visa, either at a US consulate or through adjustment of status with the USCIS.
What is proof of relationship between sponsor and Household Member?
Form I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member, is an attachment to Form I-864, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA. A separate Form I-864A must be used for each household member whose income and/or assets are being used by a sponsor to qualify.
Who is a household member?
Household members include the filer, spouse, dependents and all other individuals who normally live with you that are not dependents.
Does a spouse need to file I-864A because we file joint taxes?
Since you filed taxes jointly you will have to submit the joint tax return (or preferably the tax transcript from the IRS), but your spouse doesn’t have to sign the I-864A or fill out another one herself, unless your individual income is insufficient.
What is the difference between i 134 and i-864?
Do I need to file I-864 with I 130?
As a general rule, you’ll need a separately prepared, original Form I-864 if the intending immigrant is the principal immigrant on Form I-130. Separate Affidavits of Support are required for intending immigrants for whom different Form I-130 family-based petitions were filed.
