life2searching

Hi all,

Medical complete!
Just need to finish the i864's and we are ready for CR1 interview.

My wife is a US Citizen, and the petitioner.
I am the UK Citizen: the intended immigrant.

We live together in London, both with full time jobs, for past 5 years.

My father in law is the joint sponsor, US citizen above poverty threshold etc.

RE: Page 4, Part 5 (Sponsor's Household Size)

For my wifes i864 household size, I assume she enters 2 in total: one for her, and one for me.

For my father in laws i864, does he also enter 2 (one for him, one for me)
or does he enter 3 (one for him, one for me, one for my wife)

And if the latter, what category does she fall under in the "persons not sponsored in this affidavit" list - would it be "any other dependents"?

It's confusing, since she doesn't live in his household currently, obviously she lives with me. But we do have to put his address as the "where do you intend to reside" on all the forms so far. I have a firm job offer pending visa approval now, so we actually intend to get our own place once we arrive in the US.

I couldn't find any completed example i864's online that use the latest 2015 format. If anyone has one for a petitioner+co sponsor, that would be amazingly helpful for myself and many others, I am sure!

ian-mstm

Correct, assuming no children.


If your FIL is not married and lives alone - then 2... him and you. If he's married and his wife lives with him - then 3... him, the wife and you. If he has dependent children at home - then x... him, wife, kids, and you. His income needs to be appropriate for the size of his household + you. That's where the I-864P comes in.

Your wife is not part of his household and so is not counted by him. Besides, she's a USC... she doesn't need sponsoring.


Correct... don't let your common sense take a beating!


No, you don't have to. You can put "unknown" if that's the truth. Don't confuse where you'll be staying temporarily with where you'll be residing. If you don't know, say so... it's a perfectly acceptable response.

Ian

life2searching

Thanks so much for such a fast response! Makes total sense.

A few other questions that I jotted down while filling out the i864:

1) My wifes US passport expires in May 2016, several months after we expect to be done and dusted. But on this form:
http://photos.state.gov/libraries/un...cklist2014.pdf

it states "The passport(s) must be valid for travel to the United States and must have at least eight (8) months of validity from the date the visa is issued."

I am assuming/hoping this only applies to immigrant passports, and NOT the petitioner/joint sponsor?

2) Unless I am blind, I don't see anywhere that states the relationship between me the immigrant, and the joint sponsor? Do they not need to know this?

3) I saw advice somewhere to fill the i864 out in caps. Does this matter?

4) I also saw advice somewhere to answer N/A to questions that do not apply instead of just leaving blank. Does this matter? How OTT should I go with this?

5) I see people talking online about an i864 form with barcode. What is it? Is this something I don't need to worry about with London DCF?

life2searching

Happy new year everyone!
Please could someone shed some light on our remaining questions? Would be a great weight off our minds. Thank you!

ian-mstm

Correct.


No. The joint sponsor and the immigrant can (and often are) total strangers.


You didn't see that as a requirement in either the I-864 or the I-864 Instructions... so, no. I suggest you stop seeking advice elsewhere!


You are not the one who gets to decide whether a question is or is not applicable. I suggest you never put "N/A". Put a dash (--) in the space if you believe something doesn't apply to you (such as a middle name and perhaps you don't have one). Otherwise, if "none" or "0" or "unknown" is the correct response, say so.


I suggest you stop looking to see what other people are talking about... because it's confusing you unnecessarily!

Ian

life2searching

Thanks Ian! Really appreciate it!