SSJ

Since in a few days my husband will be leaving US, not returning till June, 2005, can he use the I-864 downloaded from travel.state.gov and take care of it now, or do we have to wait for the I-864 that NVC will be sending to me? Also once the I-864 is signed and noterized, how long is it valid for? Thank you!

Him-- USC living in US Me-- Canadian living in Canada
I-130 approved Sept 28, 2004
DS-3032 received Nov 27, 2004

Noorah101

Hi SS,

Yes, he can use the I-864 printed from the internet. Once it's signed and notarized, I would guess it to be good for a year, unless the information changes. But I would try to get it signed and notarized as close as possible to the time that you need to submit it, so the information will show as current as possible.

Best Wishes,
Rene

alldoneinswifey

Thats interesting. When I recieved the "bill" for my I-864, I was told NOT to use the downloaded ones, but to wait for the official form to be sent to me.

Noorah101

Hmmmm... in that case, perhaps this procedure is different than it is for AOS. We just did AOS here in the states and used the downloaded I-864. But since the OP is doing something different, perhaps he should wait for the real thing in the mail.

Sorry if I posted erroneously.

Rene

alldoneinswifey

Well, my husband is CR1......maybe that had something to do with it..........lol. I haven't a clue, we just did what they told us.

meauxna

The downloaded forms debate has been hot and heavy at visajourney, with heavy favor falling on using the NVC forms. I don't know what exactly you would do in your particular situation, but if you wanted to push back your visa-received date, mailing NVC forms to him and waiting on their return would surely be a good way to accomplish that!

jeffreyhy

The I-864 that will be sent by the NVC has a bar code on it, I believe, that connects the form to the alien's file and saves some data entry and associated possibility of error.

Attach the NVC copy of the the I-864 to the downloaded copy that has been completed, signed, and notarized. That way the NVC can still scan the bar code.

Regards, JEff

SSJ

Wow! I can only say my question was answered 200%! Thanks for all the above info, and the tactic on pushing back visa-receiving date... Funny we do need that in our situation.