MORE I-864 VIDEOS here: - How to calculate household size on I-864: studio.ru-vid.comnF2PV_u57AA/edit - How to report income if you are married filing jointly: studio.ru-vid.comseqMrsP-g9A/edit - All about I-864A: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w1nkD25OebM.html VIDEO CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 00:56 What is form I-864, Affidavit of Support? I-864 Fee. 02:08 I-864 Part 1 Question 1 04:11 What is a joint sponsor? Who can be a joint sponsor? 05:46 2nd joint sponsor. Why have a second joint sponsor? 07:20 I-864 Part 2 07:36 I-864 Part 3 Questions 1-3 11:02 I-864 Part 3 Question 29 11:45 I-864 Part 5 Household Size 15:13 I-864A: Household Member's income. Who can be a household member 16:38 I-864 Part 7 Assets 17:38 Can a joint sponsor use household members' income? 18:20 Can you use intending immigrant's assets? 18:40 Intending immigrant as a household member 19:41 I-864A 20:42 I-864EZ
Thank you so much for this....your explanation is so clear. I have a question i would love your response please. My husband does not meet the property guidelines so we have to get a joint sponsor can my brother in law do it but he lives in the same household with us, also does my husband still needs to fill out an I864 form
If a Resident file for his 2 adults children but he does not make enough income to support them,then he use his friend as sponsor for his 2 children. How many form I-864 the petitioner and the sponsor should file?
I watched this whole video thinking "none of this applies to my case" and then you talked about the EZ and thats literally my case. Thank you so much for your help
Oh thank you so much. I think I will have to file form I-864EZ since I make over double of the required for my household size. I hope that should work perfectly for me
Hi there! Super great video. Is the 1-864 necessary for consular processing as well or just adjustment of status? If they are albe to work once they arrive, I'm assming it's not, but just to confirm. Thanks so much!
@Kseniya international thanks for the informative video,Question about the resent i 864 i have noticed the Household Size is Auto-filled to 1 and you cannot change it? You answer will be highly appreciated.
Thanks again for you generous help. I have a question, if you dont mind. Im only a joint sponsor, sponsoring for my friend and she has a son. From my understanding, for part 3 I entered yes then indicated the child under family member. So the total people im sponsoring is two, correct? Or do I also need to check part 3 number 2 as well?
Thank you for all the info. If I filled my tax return jointly marry(live in the same house) should my petitioner fill Form I864 and also I864 A correct?
Hi Kseniya, thank you very much for this video! I just have two question: I'm petitioning my mom, my income is not qualify and I have joint sponsor. Do I have to fill 2 I-864 forms: one for me , and 1 for my joint sponsor? Do I have to put 0 on part 3 question 29. if my mother's sponsor already put 1 ?
Thank you and infinite blessings for sharing your knowledge. I want to know, if using the Affidavit of someone other than the Petitioner: Does he have to sign for the Residency to be delivered?
Thank you for your detailed explanation. I am the petitioner for both of my parents: my husband is the petitioners for both of his parents. I would like to learn that on part 3, how should we file , what is the number of item 29 under part 3 and how should we count household size? Thank you:)
Hello Kseniya, thank you for your videos. My petition for my husband has just been approved. I followed your instructions for the I130. It was so helpful. I am now making preparations for filing I864. I am filing as a US citizen living in the Netherlands since 1978 yes, 1978. we will be moving to the states together after he receives his green card. My question at the moment is what do I put as my domicile in part 4, number 5, the Netherlands where I have lived for the last 47 years or the USA where we intend to live. Thank you for your assistance.
Hello, the following page from the NVC talks about domicile requirements: travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/i-864-affidavit-faqs.html#aos18 You also need to answer questions factually exactly as they are now. If based on the information above you’ve determined that you’re not domiciled in the US, you have to answer that on the form. You do however have to show proof of intent to reestablish domicile (according to the resource).
Hello Kseniya, my mother-in-law (green card holder - petitioner) petition her husband and younger daughter (minor at that time) way back 2016. Her eldest daughter (which is my wife) filed I-864A as a joint sponsor because my mother-in-law income is not enough. Now, her husband and daughter has a upcoming interview this coming Dec 6, 2023 and i just found out in the CEAC website that we need to upload a new form I-864EZ before the interview. So what is going to happen to her original I-864 form if she submit the I-864EZ? Please respond, i would highly appreciate it.
If a Resident file for his 2 adults children but he does not make enough income to support them,then he use his friend as sponsor for his 2 children. How many form I-864 the petitioner and the sponsor should file?
That was a very good presentation. I have a question though with the affidavit of support, can I sponsor the principal immigrant(my wife's brother), his wife and two children? The reason is because my wife is not working anymore therefore she has no income except from what she is receiving from the social security service.
You can be a household member (I-864A). Your wife will still have to be the principal sponsor and submit I-864. I have another video specifically talking about income, so check that one out as well
@@KseniyaInternational should I fill out i864 if I will apply finace visa or i34 and another question if my wife doesn't work should she has to bring a joint sponsor and he must or she must fill i864 and he or she I,m talking about joint sponsor and he must select I,m joint sponsor and thank you
@@ahamedyoussry9028 hi this is what I found, where it explains which one you should file first: www.k1k3visalawyer.com/affidavit-of-support-fiancee-visa-i-134-i-864/ Looks like you have to file I134 while you apply for fiancé visa and I864 later when you are married and your spouse will be applying for green card.
Thank you so much for making these videos Kseniya, you helping a lot of people. I just have a quick question. Do I need to file I-864 if my spouse is already in the US with F-1 visa? it would be greatly appreciated if you would answer ! thank you in advance and keep helping people save lots of money.
Again amazing stuff! For Part 3 question 1. I am the main petitioner and sponsor. I do have enough income to support my brother (intended immigrant) but not his now wife and 4 children. Do I select Yes for P3Q1? I will have only one joint sponsor outside of the household. Do they also have to select Yes on P3Q1? Or can they select No and the select Yes for P3Q2? Thank you
Dear Ksenia, I have a question. Im a petitioner of my father, Its clear I need to fill out I864. I do NOT have enough income. Though I have a joint sponsor. That means I will have 2 I864 forms in our case. Question: Is there anywhere on PETITIONER I864 I need to indicate there is a joint sponsor and another I864 in attached? Just being precocious
Hi Kseniya, Thank you for your great in-depth information. Quick question, my wife supports her mother and her income is not enough but we filed our tax jointly. What form should she be filled it out? Do I have to fill out I-864EZ? Thanks
I864EZ is only used if you’re using the sponsors income. Your wife will fill I864 and you will fill I864A. I have another video on reporting income on this form specifically
Hi. My name is Leo. Thank you for the very helpful videos. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. I have couple questions and I need your help plz. If you could plz spare a little time to answer my question I’d really appreciate it. I need to file I-864 for my Mom, Spouse and daughter using the only joint sponsor with enough income to support them. Do I still need to file I-864 form separately for my Mom, wife and daughter even though my income is not enough to meet the poverty guidelines? Using the only joint sponsor how should I file I-864 for my Mom, wife and daughter? Thank you.
Hi, thank you for your incredible videos. I have a "joint sponsor". My wife and the joint sponsor both filed i-864 FORM and both confirmed by NVC. My wife salary does not meet poverty guideline since she started her job about 5 months ago. But now, an interview date is set for me and I am asked to file i-864EZ and upload TAX and W2 of my wife. I am confused about Part 1 questions (i-864EZ) specifically 1.b.
Hi Kseniya, thank you for the video, it’s very helpful. I also have two questions need your assistance, first is I have filled out a 1-864A at 2014 for my sister family for 3, now I need to fill out a 1864 for my brother, should I count my sister of three in to the new I-864 ? My income is about 120k/ years.
Awesome information provided clearly. However, I have a different case. I have an approved I-140 NIW EB2 petition. Now I need to submit documents to NVC after their welcome letter. Do I need to submit I-864/A/EZ. There was no affidavit of support fee asked by NVC on the CEAC website. Help will be appreciated.
Thank you so much for your videos are very helpful. My mother didn't work for the past 5 year and she has to file affidavit to petition her brother. My brother who doesn't leave with my mom will file separate form. Each of them have to file I-864 right? I have a question on my brother affidavit support is Part 1 (1d) should I mark there. Also, Part 3 mark yes or not.
Hi .Thank you so much for this video. I have questions I’m sponsoring my Parents should I fill I-864EZ form? I’m us citizens and me and my spouse are file joint for tax return.
Very informative! Our total joint income is $87K, please let me know if we need to write my spouse name on Part 6 - nos. 8 (I864) to petition my parent. Our household size is 5. Cheers!
Great video as usual :) we are filling out i-864 form, the question is . I'm married to US Citizen , my wife (petitioner )has to fill out form i864 but she is still a student . I (beneficiary ) work as student OPT program , can i show my income in i864A , we live together.
Hi Kseniya! Thank you for this video, its super helpful! I have a question: Do I have to file the form i-864 if my spouse already lives in the US with a student visa? Thank you!
Hi thank you so much for your video just I want to ask you about parents I must fill for each of them separate I864 or both of them in the same I864. Thanks
great video. Thank you. I have a query though. I am the petitioner filing for both my parents. Since I need to file individual i-130s and individual i-864s, I have a doubt in Part 5 - Household Size. In each i-864, I am sponsoring only 1 person and there are no derivative applicants. So the household size is 2 in each application. However, I am filing 2 applications at the same time and sponsoring 2 persons. So should the household size be 3? Please note on the application of parent1, I can't include the other parent on item 6 since they aren't LPR yet.
Hi! My parents are living with me in the USA in the same household and I am the only sponsor for both of them, and have filed separate Form-130 for each of them. Do I have to include both of them in the household? Also I am filing a separate Form 1-864 for each as well so in each they both should be part of the total Household rite? So should I add each of them in the family member section in Part 3? Also which option to select in Part 3? will it be 1 or. 2 or 3? Will appreciate your input. Thanks
Hi! My wife is the petitioner but we will have a joint sponsor who is a friend of mine. The joint sponsor lives with his wife only. My wife is currently living with her father, step mother and step sister. She is NOT financially responsible for any of them. We are doing consular processing through an embassy. Which i-864 forms do they have to fill out both my wife and the joint sponsor?
I am a petitioner for my parents. My income is enough to sponsor for them. I myself made over $100k. But I just married 2 months ago. We haven’t filed tax yet, and we will file tax together next month. Tax in 2021 was under my name ONLY. Now I got the NVC letter to summit financial support for my parents. Which form do I need to file ? I-864 or I-864A or I-864EZ ? Does my husband need to sign I-864A even I don’t need his income to sponsor for my parents?
Hey Kseniya, Do you happen to know if the immigrant has to put his name in the preparer section if he filled out the 864 for his joint sponsor with the joint sponsor’s information who later read and signed it.
Hello - Thank you for the videos. Very helpful! Question - Sponsoring only my wife. I thought about filing the 864ez form. My current income and last year's income meet the poverty guidelines. But before that, I was a student - so no income. 864ez asks for the past 3 years' income. Does all my past 3 years' income need to meet poverty guidelines or just the current? Any advice would be appreciated.
@@KseniyaInternational Thank you for getting back so promptly! Quick clarification - Do I still have to fill out 6.b and 6.c on the form (which is 2019 and 2018)?Or do you suggest leave that blank?
Thank you so much for this video! I wanted to clarify one thing. If I'm the petitioner who filed the i-130 for my mother and my income is filed jointly with my husband, who makes all of the income for my household. Do I fill out i-864 and complete part 5 "Income you are using from any person who has counted in your household size" or do I fill out i-864a and he signs that form with my form i-864 with 0 income.
Hi again Kseniya, I'm a bit confused and want to get it right in the part 3 question. I am the petitioner and I'm sponsoring my wife and her 13 yr old son. So do I select 2 under part 3 and put the son's name in family member section or do I have to do select 1 and do a separate 864 for her son? Thanks!
Hello Kseniya, your videos are extremely helpful. Since our daughter does not meet the required income to sponsor us, I have a Join Sponsor who will be sponsoring my wife and myself in two separate forms. In this case, how should we count his household size, as there's no field in the form for that kind of information? Thank you very much.
Hi KeseniyeThank you for explaining this affidavit of support I have a quick question add the signature space when I click it doesn’t click for me to say what should I do thank you
Hello there! Wonderful presentation. If I may ask question: 1. Separate I-30 for both of my parents, no one is following them, can I file ez one than regular ? I do meet other requirements like income and all. To add more: I am confused. Can I file ez one coz my mom and dad both have Separate I-30. So can I file ez one separately for both ? Thank u in advance!
Hi, thank you so much for your videos, my question is regarding my mailing address and physical address. Right now I am the petitioner for my French wife, we both have been living in France for a year and a half and are currently living in France, but we intend to move to the US when my wife gets her green card. I am currently using my mom’s address for my bank and credit card information. I am filling out the I-864 and I am wondering if I should write my mom’s address in the US for mailing and my spouse’ parents address in France for the physical address? Is it confusing? Do you have any advice? Thank you so much
Hello, thank you so much for all the vids. You are doing great work and helping a lot. I wanted to ask a question regarding if I can file the I-874ez AOS form. Do I need to be currently employed, even if I have sufficient income from the three most recent tax years?
You have to have sufficient income from most recent year. You can’t combine your incomes from all years. If you have savings, you can add them in the “assets” to supplement your income.
@@KseniyaInternational Thanks! Yes, my most recent year which was 2019 is financially sufficient enough. For tax year 2020 I haven’t filed a return yet because I had no income and also because my spouse doesn’t have a ssn, instead I filed for an extension hoping we’ll be in the US by Oct 15. So for my most recent year I’m good, although on the form they are asking if I’m employed or not. What’s my best way around this situation? Thanks, I really appreciate you taking the time. God bless you
@@elijalev588 By most recent tax year USCIS means the tax year that is due, not the most recent that you have. if you indicate unemployed, you would need to find other ways to supplement your income or find a joint sponsor. See form instructions on page 12
Thanks for this information. I have been needing help with this. I signed into CEAC and saw that the embassy requested that I complete form I864ez, but I am using my parents (household members) as sponsors. I do not earn enough. I am confused.
Hello Kseniya, Thank you for this video it's really helpful. One thing I would like to ask is , If the joint sponsor is filling tax jointly with spouse, in the tax income for three previous years (Page 5 for I-864), Do I need to put the same amount of income for I-864 and I-864a? Ty.
Hi Kseniya thanks for the explanation. I have a question which is my mom is sponsoring me and my sister . So they ask me to bring I-864A a joint sponsor of my uncle who is my moms Husband so did he needs to fill two forms or one thank you.
I have a question. I hope you can answer it. I am looking to fill this out for my immigrant spouse but we are both abroad and I do not have the proper income or tax documents. So I would like my father back home to be the only joint sponsor using his income and finacial information. In this case do I still need to fill out one myself and if so... do I fill out all of the financial details as well? if they cannot combine
Hi thanks for the video. I just wanna ask about the i865 form on Part5 number 3 for spouse. So im a USC and filled my spouse and daughter separately. My question is what should i put on part 5 number 3? The principal immigrant for the form is my daughter.
Hello Ms. Kseniya, my mom is petitioning my two siblings but doesn’t have enough income. So, my husband and I are going to help my mom to keet the requirements. My question is the form that we are going to fill up is this one I-864 for my mom (the petitioner), my husband (I-864 joint sponsor) and me would be (I-864A) since I am related to my mo the petitoner and she live with us. I am correct? Thank you
When being asked by NVC to replace I-864 what date should I sign with? I submitted this form with a date earlier than when I submitted, which was a later date in the same month.
Очень полезно, нашла частично ответы на вопросы под другим видео. Спасибо большое! Буду признательна, если подскажете как правильно поступить в нашей ситуации. У нас одновременно иммигрируют обе мамы - моя и мужа(из разных стран). Я заполняю I-864 и мой муж заполняет I-864A для моей мамы (моего дохода не достаточно). Когда мой муж будет заполнять аффидавит I-864 на свою маму, нужно ли ему вписывать куда-либо информацию о том, что он учавствует в спонсировании моей мамы с формой I-864A? Надо ли мою маму учитывать в Household size или в Part 3 в аффидавите мужа на его маму, если моя мама все еще в процессе получения иммиграционной визы и не имеет Green card?
hi, thank you very much for this video! i just have two question: im petitoning my hudsband, but my husdband had a dauther, do i have to put her in I_864 cause i want them come together but i dind't file,I_130 for her, thank you?
My mother will sponsor my fiancés adjustment of status from K1 but my fiancé also lives with my mom. What would she submit for question 1? Do I (the wife, k1 petitioner) also need to fill out this form?
thanks for a great vid. I have a question. My spouse will file for me and she makes more than enough. do I need to list my income on there as well, or I can just skip mine since her is already enough?
Hi, I'm the petitioner I have 2 ir2 under age about the I-864 my income won't meet the poverty guidelines however I have fiancée live in the same household with our 4 kids 2 with him 2 in other previous marriage, my question is can he co-sponsor using form i864a and what proof should we provide that we are living in the same household. Thank you for your answer.
Hi. Thank you for a thorough explanation however, i am confused with the part of household income. My spouse is not going to participate on the immigration of my mom, should I still put him under income I am using from any other person in household? I have a joint sponsor though. If not, we filed the taxes jointly (married), should I put what's on our federal tax return on annual household income?
Hello KL did you get an answer regarding this question? Kinda need guidance as well. My dad is a joint sponsor for my husband (the principal immigrant.. Does my mom need to fill out I-864a if she doesn't get any income but files jointly with my dad?
Hello I have a question can you use workers comp on this form? The person had a injury at work and has workers comp he is still getting paid but currently isn’t working. Can that still be consider as a income on the form?
Hi Tania, this is what I found on Nolo.com "Although some sources of money related to unemployment cannot be counted toward income for purposes of Form I-864 (such as food stamps, SSI, Medicaid, and TANF), unemployment benefits are in a different category. They are basically insurance payments, which you are allowed to collect upon based on your employer having paid into a federal/state unemployment system earlier. For that matter, if you are also receiving any retirement benefits, worker’s compensation payments, or other benefits that are similarly considered “taxable income” by the IRS, you can count these toward meeting the 125% of Poverty Guidelines levels required in order to serve as an immigrant’s financial sponsor. (This comes from 71 Federal Register 35731.) How long you will remain eligible for the unemployment benefits is an issue to look into, however. U.S. immigration authorities may consider this in assessing your ability to maintain the necessary income levels over time." Hope that helps! www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/frequently-asked-questions-about-form-i-864-affidavit-of-support-for-family-immigration.html
Hi ! I hope you are able to answer this question for me :) your videos are very helpful. I'm very confused with Part 4 of i-864EZ where it states: Add together Item Numbers 1.a-1.e and enter the number here. "This is your HOUSEHOLD SIZE for the purpose of this Form I-864EZ." .. If i add together my number would be 3 because on question 1.e if I have any dependents listed on my most recent Federal income tax, I enter 1 because i have my little sister who is here in the states and i have her as a dependent. Am i able to enter 3 for this form? Thank you !
I'm the petitioner and main sponsor. in part 3, my brother is the only joint sponsor, will we both chose yes in the number 1 box? By the way you are a lifesaver, thanks for your content 💜💜🥰🥰
@@ahamedyoussry9028 I don’t understand who is the petitioner, sponsor, etc. I have another video specifically about how to calculate household size, maybe you’ll find that one more useful
My immigration NVC document got to the stage of approval, Eveything was approved but on the I-864 form was rejected. It says we were suppose to fill 12pages of paper, but they on have 10pages on there. This is so draining and confusing. And does it matter if the one I found carries a old expiring date? Talking about the I-864 document, will it not lead to denial?
I have question! I got salty as well, like you said I used I-864 instead use I-864EZ because my Spouse is the only sponsor and we getting married and life in the same household USCIS send a notification to me (request for evidence) because I-864 was not match 125% etc Can I use I-864EZ to write them back? with attached tax report, W2 and proof of citizenship Thank you
My fiancé is going to be a sponsor for intending immigrant I petition for. We live at the same address and I’m his dependent on last year tax return. What form should he file?
Hi, thank you very much for this video! I just have two question: I'm petitioning only my wife and I'm the only one sponsor, so can I use I-864EZ form? And I filed taxes only the last year because before I was the full time student, so can I write a letter-statement explaining that I was a student and didn't file taxes and it will be sufficient, right? Thank you for your answer in advance!
Yes based on the information you've provided, you can submit I864EZ. And you are only required to submit most recent taxes (2020), the other two years are optional
Hi my niece wanted me to sponsor her husband, so do we have to summit 2 I-864? 1 for my niece even though her income is low and 1 for myself as a joint sponsor? And what documents she or I should add to the I-864? Thank u
Got a question ma’am . I was going to file out I-864 affidavit of support but there are 3 or 4 more forms am I required to file out all of those form or it’s just the I-864 . Answer my question ASAP please.
on Form I-864, I have a question on Part 6 Question number 7, My current individual annual income is not up to the required 125% Poverty level guideline requirement, can I add the amount in my bank account to my annual income to meet up the requirement as long as I can prove it through my bank account statement when the time comes? For example for 3 people I'm expected to currently make $27,450 but I made $13,377 but i have $15,000 cash to meet up, would this work according to the question in Part 6 question number 20, and part 7 question number 1-4 ?
Thanks for sharing . I am filing I-864 for my wife and 2 children; they all living abroad should I file a separate I-864 for each? My income is not enough and I have a joint sponsor; will joint sponsor file a separate I-864 for each?
Thank you for your informative videos. I want to ho my brother and his wife get a tourist visa to come and visit us for a month . I need to send them affidavit of support to help them get the visa. What form do I need to complete and send it to them ? Do I Need one form only for my brother and his wife ? Thank you
Hi, thank you for the very helpful video, I have a question, my wife is US citizen and she's sponsoring me and we have 2 children 10 & 11 yr old, if I don't include them in the paperwork will my green card paper get rejected?
Hi i just watch your video very helpful thank you for posting but I am unmarried father of two who petition my sons im in a middle of sending documents but im kinda confused which form im goin to use Im goin to use my mom as a sponsor which we leave the same house
I did not file for i864 for my spouse with i130 application. All the videos I saw it did not say that I should have included that. Can you tell me what to do now?
i am sponsoring my parents and i do the joint tax return with my wife. both of us are US citizens. My income is enough to support the parents. But because i mentioned joint tax return figures in section 24 of part 6, does my wife has to fill any form I864A or not ?
Hi Kseniya, why do you think is the intending immigrant who is not the spouse nor lives in the USA being asked to furnish 1864a for the beneficiary. In this case what does one fill in part 2 section 1. Neither a b or c is applicable to this primary applicant/ beneficiary. Thank you for your help.
