I-864

Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA

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What is I-864?

Form I-864 is a contract between you (the sponsor) and the U.S. government. By signing it, you promise to support the immigrant you are sponsoring at 125 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines (or 100 percent if you are active-duty military petitioning your spouse or child) until that person becomes a U.S. citizen, has worked 40 quarters under Social Security, leaves the U.S. permanently, or dies. The contract is enforceable in court by the immigrant and by any government agency that pays them means-tested public benefits (Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, SSI, etc.). I-864 is required for almost every family-based immigrant visa or adjustment of status (I-130 / I-485 path), most employment-based filings where a relative is the U.S. employer, and certain humanitarian categories. Because the affidavit is a binding contract with significant financial obligations, read the I-864 Instructions carefully and consider talking to a legal-aid clinic or an immigration attorney before signing.

What happens if you miss the deadline: Failure to submit the I-864 by the deadline in a USCIS RFE or NVC notice causes the immigrant visa or adjustment case to be denied or administratively closed. The principal immigrant must usually start over with a new petition.

How to file

Filing fee: I-864 has no separate USCIS filing fee. The cost is bundled into the underlying immigration case. For adjustment of status, the I-864 is filed with the I-485 (which has its own fee). For an immigrant visa case, the I-864 is sent to the National Visa Center (NVC), which charges a separate AOS fee currently $120 paid through the CEAC online portal.
Filing method: with I-485 packet (adjustment of status, mailed to USCIS lockbox), uploaded to NVC's CEAC online portal (immigrant visa cases)
Filing deadline: I-864 has no statutory deadline of its own; it is filed when the underlying I-485 is filed, or when NVC requests it for an immigrant visa case. Practical deadline is whatever USCIS or NVC says: USCIS RFE typically allows 87 days; NVC AOS request typically allows 60 days. Missing those windows results in case denial or administrative closure.
How to serve: Not applicable. The sponsor signs as a party to the contract; the immigrant gets a copy as the third-party beneficiary. There is no separate service step.
Wet signature: Yes, sign in pen after printing.
Notarization: No
Original and copies: Original to USCIS or upload to CEAC. Keep copies of the entire packet, including the signed affidavit, all attachments (most-recent tax return, recent pay stubs or employer letter, proof of U.S. citizenship / national / LPR status, proof of relationship for joint sponsors), and any I-864A from household member contributors.

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I-130

Petition for Alien Relative

Petition for Alien Relative. The I-130 petitioner is the primary I-864 sponsor under INA section 213A and 8 CFR 213a.2; the I-864 commitment is what makes the I-130 beneficiary eligible to receive an immigrant visa or adjust status, because Congress made the petitioner financially responsible for the beneficiary to avoid the beneficiary becoming a public charge under INA 212(a)(4). One I-864 is filed for each intending immigrant; derivative children traveling with the principal beneficiary in F2A, F3, or F4 categories each need their own I-864 from the petitioner. The I-864 is NOT filed with I-130 itself; the I-130 just establishes the qualifying relationship and a priority date. The I-864 is filed at one of two later stages: (a) for consular processing, submitted to the National Visa Center after I-130 approval but before the embassy interview, accompanying the DS-260 immigrant visa application; or (b) for adjustment of status, filed inside the I-485 packet at the USCIS lockbox when the beneficiary is in the U.S. and adjustment-eligible. If the I-130 petitioner cannot meet the 125% Federal Poverty Guidelines threshold for their household size (100% for active-duty U.S. Armed Forces petitioners sponsoring a spouse or child under INA 213A(f)(3)), the petitioner combines income with a household member using I-864A or adds a joint sponsor on a separate I-864; orphan and Hague-convention adoption beneficiaries and certain widow(er) I-360 cases use I-864W in lieu of I-864. The sponsor obligation continues past divorce and ends only on naturalization, 40 quarters of work, permanent departure from the U.S., death of the beneficiary, or death of the sponsor under 8 CFR 213a.2(e)(2).

I-485

Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

Application to Register Permanent Residence. Family-based adjustment-of-status applicants must submit one signed I-864 (Affidavit of Support) per intending immigrant in the same packet as the I-485 under 8 USC 1183a (Immigration and Nationality Act section 213A) and 8 CFR 213a; without it, the I-485 is denied for inadmissibility under INA section 212(a)(4) and 8 USC 1182(a)(4) (public charge ground, as applied to family-sponsored immigrants under INA 212(a)(4)(C)). The petitioner-sponsor on the underlying I-130 is the primary I-864 signer (the petitioning sponsor under 8 USC 1183a(f)(1)(D) - the family-member who filed the I-130). The sponsor must show income at or above 125 percent of the Federal Poverty Guideline for the household size under 8 USC 1183a(a)(1)(B) and 8 CFR 213a.2(c)(2)(i)(C) (HHS Poverty Guidelines current table; household size includes the sponsor, spouse, dependent children, the intending immigrant, and any other dependents the sponsor financially supports under 8 CFR 213a.1 household-size definition). The 100 percent FPG threshold applies to the active-duty-military spouse / child exception under 8 USC 1183a(f)(3) - active-duty U.S. armed-forces sponsor sponsoring a spouse or minor child can qualify at 100 percent FPG instead of 125 percent. If the petitioning sponsor's income alone falls short of 125 percent FPG (a 'shortfall' under 8 USC 1183a(a)(1)(B)), the sponsor has three remediation paths: (1) a joint sponsor files a separate I-864 under 8 USC 1183a(f)(5)(A) and 8 CFR 213a.2(c)(2)(iii)(C) (joint sponsor must independently meet 125 percent FPG for THEIR household size including the intending immigrant; can be any US-citizen or LPR adult 18 or older, not necessarily related to the beneficiary; joint sponsor takes on full I-864 contractual liability under 8 USC 1183a(b) the same as the primary sponsor); (2) a household member contributes via I-864A (Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member; the household member is 18 or older, lives in the petitioning sponsor's household for at least the past 12 months, is willing to be jointly liable, and files I-864A with their tax returns and pay stubs to combine their income with the petitioning sponsor's under 8 USC 1183a(f)(5)(B) and 8 CFR 213a.1); (3) assets at 3x the shortfall (1x for a U.S. citizen sponsor sponsoring a spouse or minor child of a U.S. citizen under 8 USC 1183a(a)(3)) can substitute - the asset analysis under 8 CFR 213a.2(c)(2)(iii)(B) values the asset at fair-market-minus-liens-and-mortgages, and the asset must be liquidable within 1 year. I-864 is NOT required for self-petitioning categories under 8 USC 1183a(f)(1)(E): VAWA self-petitioners under INA 204(a)(1)(A)(iii) / (B)(ii); T-visa nonimmigrants under INA 245(l); U-visa nonimmigrants under INA 245(m); asylum / refugee adjustments under INA 209(a)/(b); Special Immigrant Juveniles under INA 245(h); diversity-visa winners under INA 203(c) - those filers submit I-864W (Intending Immigrant's Affidavit of Support Exemption) instead of I-864, which the AOS officer accepts as proof of statutory exemption. I-864 is NOT required for employment-based AOS unless the petitioning employer is a relative of the beneficiary or the beneficiary owns 5 percent or more of the petitioning employer under 8 USC 1183a(b)(1)(A)(i) and 8 CFR 213a.2(b)(2) - those carve-out family / 5-percent-owner filers submit I-864 instead of I-864W. The sponsor's contractual support obligation under 8 USC 1183a(a)(1)(A) and 8 CFR 213a.2(e)(2) continues until the immigrant: naturalizes under INA 316 (typically 5 years after LPR grant; 3 years for marriage-based with U.S.-citizen spouse); completes 40 SSA qualifying quarters of work under 8 CFR 213a.2(e)(2)(i)(B) (40 quarters = 10 years of work at the SSA earnings threshold); dies; or permanently departs the U.S. (abandons LPR status; not just temporary travel). The I-864 obligation survives divorce under Younis v. Farooqi (2009) 597 F. Supp. 2d 552 and Erler v. Erler (9th Cir. 2016) 824 F.3d 1173 - divorce does NOT terminate the sponsor's I-864 obligation to support the divorced LPR ex-spouse at 125 percent FPG; the LPR can sue the sponsor in state court for breach of the I-864 contract.

I-130A

Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary

Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary. When the underlying I-130 is filed by a U.S. citizen or LPR petitioner for a spouse beneficiary, USCIS requires the spouse beneficiary to complete and sign I-130A under 8 CFR 204.2(a)(1)(i)(B) (spouse-beneficiary biographic supplement) and the I-130 form instructions Part 6 / USCIS Policy Manual Volume 6, Part B, Chapter 2; I-130A captures the beneficiary's 5-year address chain, 5-year employment chain, last address and employer outside the U.S., both parents' identifying information, and any prior marriages of the beneficiary not already on I-130. The connection to I-864 is that the same spouse-based packet that requires I-130A also requires the petitioning spouse to sign I-864 as the principal sponsor under INA section 213A, 8 USC 1183a, and 8 CFR 213a.1-213a.5; USCIS will not adjudicate the spouse beneficiary's I-485 or schedule a consular immigrant-visa interview without both forms and the I-864 income / asset showing that satisfies INA 212(a)(4) public-charge inadmissibility (the I-130A and I-864 are read together at the IO desk because they triangulate the bona fides of the marriage and the sponsor's ability to support the immigrant - the address-history overlap on I-130A is positive evidence of shared life, and the I-864 sponsor's financial commitment is the contractual backstop under INA 213A(f)(1)(E)). Spouse beneficiaries living in the U.S. wet-ink-sign I-130A and the original goes in the packet; overseas beneficiaries submit the I-130A unsigned per the form instructions because the consular officer collects the signature at the visa interview under 22 CFR 42.61. I-130A has no separate filing fee (bundled with the $675 paper or $625 online I-130 fee under 89 FR 6194); attempting to file I-130A standalone or with its own check will be rejected under 8 CFR 103.7(c). Missing or unsigned I-130A on a spouse petition triggers a Request for Evidence (RFE) on the I-130 under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(8) that stalls the I-864 adjudication as well, since the I-864 cannot be approved before the underlying I-130 advances out of RFE status and the I-485 reaches the adjudication queue (USCIS field officers do not adjudicate the I-864 in isolation; it is reviewed as part of the integrated I-485 packet under 8 CFR 213a.2(c)(2)). The spouse beneficiary's I-130A address chain at items 7-12 must reconcile to the petitioner's I-130 Part 4 address chain (joint addresses since marriage, prior pre-marriage addresses) and to the petitioner's I-864 Part 3 sponsor-mailing-address block; address inconsistencies across I-130 + I-130A + I-864 are a common RFE / NOID trigger because they suggest either a paper marriage (no shared address history) or sloppy preparation (which the IO will probe at interview). For K-1 / K-3 paths the I-129F petitioner does not file I-130A (the K-1 beneficiary's later I-485 packet contains I-864 from the same U.S.-citizen petitioner under 8 CFR 245.1(c)(6)(ii), without an intermediate I-130 / I-130A). For VAWA self-petitioning spouses under INA 204(a)(1)(A)(iii) / (B)(ii), neither I-130 nor I-130A is filed (the abused spouse self-petitions on I-360 and adjusts on I-485 under INA 245(a) with INA 245(c)(2)(VAWA) carve-outs, and I-864 is not required at the AOS stage under INA 213A(a)(1)(B); I-864W is filed instead).

I-131

Application for Travel Document

Application for Travel Document. Family-based AOS beneficiaries concurrently file I-131 (advance parole, Part 5 of the form, eligibility category c.9) with the I-485 + I-864 packet at the same USCIS lockbox so they can travel internationally without abandoning the pending adjustment under 8 CFR 245.2(a)(4)(ii)(A); departing the U.S. without advance parole while I-485 is pending is treated as abandonment of the adjustment application and the I-485 is denied as a matter of law (limited carve-outs at 8 CFR 245.2(a)(4)(ii)(B) for H-1, L-1, V, and K-3 / K-4 nonimmigrants who remain in valid underlying NIV status). Under the 04/01/24 fee rule at 89 FR 6194 the I-131 is bundled fee-free with a paid I-485 ($1,440 paper / $1,375 online), so the beneficiary pays no separate I-131 filing fee while the AOS is pending; this bundling places the I-131 in the same case file the I-864 already sits in. Entering the U.S. on advance parole preserves the AOS but has two downstream effects: it strips any underlying nonimmigrant status the person was previously in (so an H-1B / L-1 reentering on AP loses that NIV status under 8 CFR 245.2(a)(4)(ii)) and, for anyone who accrued unlawful presence before filing I-485, departure even on AP COULD on its face trigger the 3/10-year inadmissibility bars under INA section 212(a)(9)(B) and 8 USC 1182(a)(9)(B). However, Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly (BIA 2012) 26 I&N Dec. 771 held that an AOS applicant who departs on advance parole has not made a 'departure' for purposes of INA 212(a)(9)(B)(i)(II), so the 10-year bar does not trigger from an AP-only departure; an I-601 or I-601A unlawful-presence waiver is generally not required for that scenario, though other inadmissibility grounds can still apply on re-inspection. The I-864 itself is the sponsor's binding instrument under INA section 213A and 8 USC 1183a, and the sponsor's 125%-of-FPG support obligation (100% for active-duty military sponsoring a spouse or child) runs from the date of LPR admission forward under 8 CFR 213a.2(e)(2); the sponsor is not the AP user and never lists travel plans on I-864 because the sponsor's role is financial, not procedural. The sponsor's joint sponsor (a separate I-864 filed by an unrelated USC or LPR meeting income on its own under 8 CFR 213a.2(c)(2)(iii)(C)) or household-member contributor (I-864A from a household member adding income to the petitioner's under 8 CFR 213a.1) can also be in the packet without affecting the I-131 path. AP applicants should expect a USCIS receipt notice in 1 to 2 weeks and adjudication in roughly 60 to 120 days; if travel is urgent, an expedite request on humanitarian grounds can be filed through the USCIS contact center, but do not book non-refundable travel before approval. The combination EAD / AP card (Form I-766 with 'SERVES AS I-512 ADVANCE PAROLE' notation) is issued when both I-131 c.9 and I-765 c.9 are filed concurrently with the I-485, consolidating travel authorization and work permission on a single card.

I-765

Application for Employment Authorization

Application for Employment Authorization. Family-based AOS beneficiaries (eligibility category (c)(9), pending I-485 adjustment applicant under 8 CFR 274a.12(c)(9)) concurrently file I-765 with the I-485 + I-864 packet so they can work while the green card is pending. The (c)(9) EAD is discretionary and 'incident to status' as an AOS applicant: it terminates automatically when the I-485 is approved (the beneficiary works on the LPR card thereafter under 8 CFR 274a.12(a)(1)) or when the I-485 is denied or withdrawn. Under the 04/01/24 fee rule (89 FR 6194, Jan. 31, 2024), the (c)(9) I-765 fee is bundled with the I-485 fee for any I-485 filed on or after that date, so concurrent filers pay $0 separately for I-765 even though the standalone fee would be $520 paper / $470 online; the bundling also applies to the I-131 advance-parole companion, and when both I-765 and I-131 are filed with I-485 USCIS may issue a single combined Employment Authorization and Advance Parole card (the 'Combo Card,' Form I-766 with the AP endorsement on the back). The (c)(9) EAD typically issues in 3 to 8 months under USCIS service-center processing targets; renewals filed before EAD expiry receive a 540-day automatic extension under 8 CFR 274a.13(d) (the temporary increase from 180 days at 88 FR 24640, May 4, 2023, was made permanent at 89 FR 95960, Dec. 13, 2024), so the renewal applicant may continue working on the expired card plus the I-797C receipt notice for up to 540 days past expiry. I-864 itself is the sponsor's binding public-charge contract under INA section 213A, 8 USC 1183a, and does NOT authorize the beneficiary's work; only the (c)(9) EAD (or LPR status after I-485 approval) does, and Form I-9 employment-eligibility verification under INA 274A, 8 USC 1324a, must show the EAD or the LPR card, never the I-864. The two forms travel together in the same case file: the I-864 satisfies INA 212(a)(4) public-charge inadmissibility (8 USC 1182(a)(4)) for the I-485 adjudication by binding the sponsor at 125 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines (100 percent for active-duty military sponsors under INA 213A(f)(3)) and a contractually enforceable support obligation, while the I-765 (c)(9) is the parallel work-authorization track that lets the beneficiary contribute earned income during the pending AOS without relying solely on sponsor income to avoid the public-charge bar. The I-864 sponsor's reimbursement liability at 8 USC 1183a(b) to any federal, state, or local agency that provides means-tested benefits to the sponsored alien begins on I-485 approval (LPR admission) and continues until the sponsored alien naturalizes, accrues 40 quarters of work under SSA records, leaves the U.S. permanently, or dies under 8 CFR 213a.2(e)(2); (c)(9) EAD work months count toward those 40 quarters.

I-751

Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. Marriage-based adjustment of status (or consular processing) for a beneficiary married less than 2 years at the time LPR status is granted produces a 2-year conditional green card under INA section 216 (CR-1 / CR-2 consular, CF-1 / CF-2 in-country admission codes), and the CPR must file I-751 in the 90-day window before that card expires under 8 CFR 216.4(a)(1) to convert to a 10-year LPR card. The original I-864 affidavit of support that the petitioning spouse signed at AOS or consular processing continues into the conditional period and beyond it: under INA 213A and 8 CFR 213a.2(e), the I-864 obligation ends only when the CPR (1) becomes a U.S. citizen, (2) earns 40 SSA quarters of qualifying U.S. work (roughly 10 years), (3) departs the U.S. and abandons LPR status, (4) dies, or (5) is removed from the U.S. Divorce does not terminate the I-864 obligation, so in I-751 waiver-divorce cases (basis 1.d good-faith marriage that ended in divorce), the now-divorced petitioning spouse's contractual support obligation under section 213A remains enforceable by the CPR and by federal or state benefit-granting agencies for restitution of any means-tested benefits the CPR received during conditional residence. CPRs filing the 1.d waiver routinely include copies of the original I-864 and the I-864 sponsor's tax / wage history in the I-751 packet, both as bona fides of the original marriage and to preserve the enforcement record against the ex-spouse. The I-864 also continues to count against the ex-spouse's I-130 sponsorship eligibility for any future spouse under INA 213A's deeming rules until one of the I-864 termination events occurs.

I-129F

Petition for Alien Fiance(e)

Petition for Alien Fiance(e). Anti-recommendation at the K-1 consular stage: K-1 is a nonimmigrant visa under INA section 101(a)(15)(K)(i), and the consulate accepts Form I-134 (Declaration of Financial Support, non-binding) rather than I-864 at the K-1 interview under 9 FAM 302.8-2(B) and 22 CFR 41.81. I-864 has no role at K-1 issuance because the binding affidavit-of-support contract under INA 213A and 8 USC 1183a attaches at ADJUSTMENT of status (or immigrant-visa admission), not at K-1 nonimmigrant admission. Two-step K-1 / AOS structure. (1) Consular K-1 issuance. The K-1 beneficiary's medical exam under INA 212(a)(1)(A) and 42 CFR 34.3, civil documents, and I-134 are reviewed at the U.S. consulate in the home country (9 FAM 502.7-3(B) and 9 FAM 302.8-2(B)). The K-1 is issued for a single 6-month entry under 22 CFR 41.81(d); the K-1 entrant must marry the U.S.-citizen petitioner within 90 days of admission under INA section 214(d)(1) and 8 CFR 214.2(k)(5). Failure to marry the petitioner within 90 days terminates K-1 status and the entrant must depart (no extensions; INA 214(d)(1) is strict). (2) AOS attachment of I-864. The petitioning fiance(e) signs I-864 LATER, once the K-1 beneficiary has entered the U.S., married the U.S.-citizen petitioner within 90 days, and filed I-485 for adjustment under INA 245(a) and 8 CFR 245.1(c)(6) (K-1 entrants adjust to LPR through INA 245(a) using the K-1 admission as the predicate inspection-and-admission). The I-864 attaches at I-485 filing and the binding 213A enforceability begins (USCIS PM Vol. 8 Part F Chapter 5). At AOS the I-864 must meet 125 percent FPG (8 CFR 213a.2(c)(2)) or 100 percent FPG for active-duty military U.S. citizen petitioners sponsoring a spouse under INA 213A(f)(3). Practical consequences of the two-step posture. (a) The K-1 petitioner who would have struggled to meet the 125 percent FPG on I-864 alone can still get the K-1 issued on a less stringent I-134 review (the I-134 is non-binding and reviewed for sufficiency only; no specific income threshold is required by statute, though most consulates apply an informal 125 percent FPG benchmark per 9 FAM 302.8-2(B)(2)), and then assemble joint sponsors or substitute sponsors for the I-864 at AOS where the binding 213A enforceability begins. (b) The K-1 entrant who marries the petitioner but later separates before AOS has no I-864 obligation flowing back to the petitioner because the contract never attached (the K-1 entry was a nonimmigrant admission; the I-864 attaches only at LPR admission either via consular IV or via AOS). A K-1 entrant who divorces before filing I-485 must either depart, file I-485 under a different basis (asylum / VAWA / U-visa if applicable), or accrue unlawful presence and risk INA 212(a)(9)(B)(i)(II) 3-year or 10-year bar. Conditional residence trigger. K-1 entrants who marry the petitioner within 90 days and adjust on I-485 receive CONDITIONAL permanent residence under INA section 216 and 8 USC 1186a because the marriage was less than 2 years old at the time of LPR grant; the 2-year CF-1 card is issued and the I-751 90-day removal-of-conditions window opens before the second anniversary of the I-485 approval. I-864 attaches at I-485 filing and binds the U.S.-citizen petitioner regardless of whether CR or 10-year card is issued; the I-864 obligation runs until naturalization, 40 qualifying quarters under 42 USC 413 (Social Security credits, approximately 10 years of work), departure from the U.S., death of the sponsor, or death of the beneficiary. Marriage of Liu (197 Cal.App.4th 1497) and Erler v. Erler (824 F.3d 1173, 9th Cir. 2016) on enforceability of I-864 obligation in divorce / separation contexts. Sponsor preparation timeline. Sponsors should expect to sign I-864 with the I-485 packet rather than at NVC (NVC is bypassed for K-1 cases since the K-1 process goes directly from approved I-129F to the consulate, not through NVC). Sponsors should prepare in advance of AOS: (1) 3 years of federal tax transcripts from IRS via Form 4506-T (transcripts must be the most-recent 3 tax years; redacted W-2s and 1099s also accepted under 8 CFR 213a.2(c)(2)(i)(A)); (2) current employment evidence (recent pay stubs, employer letter on letterhead with title, hire date, salary, hours); (3) joint sponsor documentation if the U.S.-citizen petitioner cannot meet 125 percent FPG alone (joint sponsor's I-864 plus tax transcripts plus employment evidence); (4) I-864A from household members aggregating income under 8 CFR 213a.1; (5) asset documentation if relying on assets (3x for U.S.-citizen-of-spouse sponsors; 5x for other sponsors under 8 CFR 213a.2(c)(2)(iii)(B)). K-2 derivative children. K-2 derivative children of the K-1 (unmarried under 21 at K-1 issuance, named on the I-129F petition under INA 101(a)(15)(K)(iii) and 8 CFR 214.2(k)(4)) require their own I-864 from the U.S.-citizen K-1 petitioner at the children's AOS step (separate I-485 for each K-2 child). The K-1 petitioner can include K-2 children in the household-size calculation on the spouse's I-864 (item 21.c family members) but each K-2 child also needs the petitioner's affidavit attached to their own I-485 under 8 CFR 213a.2(b)(1)(i)(B). K-2 children must adjust within their K-2 status validity (typically tied to parent's K-1 90-day clock or, if file I-485 within 90 days, before age-out under INA 203(h) / CSPA). K-3 path. K-3 (spouse visa under INA 101(a)(15)(K)(ii)) is technically still in statute but USCIS has administratively closed the K-3 path since 2010 (under USCIS Policy Manual Vol. 7 Part A Chapter 8 administrative-closure policy); most I-130 spouse petitions are processed under standard IR-1 / CR-1 immigrant visas instead. For the rare K-3 issued, the same two-step I-134 then I-864 posture applies at consular and AOS phases.

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Sponsor Basis

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Part 1: basis for filing.

Joint sponsor (1.d) picked when actually a substitute sponsor (1.f) is needed; substitute is only when the original petitioner died.
5%-owner (1.b) picked by an LLC owner with less than 5% interest. Must verify ownership.

Petitioner Relationship

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Part 1.a: relationship to immigrant when filing as petitioner.

Filer leaves blank when filing as petitioner.
Filer picks distant relative; petitioner relationship must be the qualifying I-130/I-129F basis.

Five Percent Business

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Part 1.b: business in which 5% ownership held.

Filer leaves blank when filing as 5%-owner.
Filer types employer name when not actually 5% owner.

Five Percent Relationship

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Part 1.b: relationship to the immigrant.

Filer leaves blank when filing as 5%-owner.
Filer types business role rather than relationship to the immigrant.

Joint Sponsor Order

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Part 1.e: first or second of two joint sponsors.

Filer leaves blank when filing as joint sponsor.
Both joint sponsors pick same number; one must be 1 and the other 2.

Substitute Relationship

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Part 1.f: substitute sponsor's relationship to immigrant.

Filer leaves blank when filing as substitute sponsor.
Filer fills as 'sibling' but does not also meet the qualifying relationship.

Sponsor Family Name

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Part 2 item 1a: sponsor's family name.

Romanizing or transliterating differently than the passport, which causes USCIS RFEs.
Filer types nickname instead of legal name.

Sponsor Given Name

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Part 2 item 1b: sponsor's given name.

Romanizing or transliterating differently than the passport, which causes USCIS RFEs.
Filer types nickname instead of legal name.

Sponsor Middle Name

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Part 2 item 1c: sponsor's middle name.

Filer treats middle name as required and types 'N/A'.
Filer omits middle name listed on passport.

Sponsor In Care Of

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Part 2 item 2: sponsor's in-care-of name.

Filer fills with own name.
Filer types 'self'.

Sponsor Street

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Part 2 item 2: sponsor's street.

Filer types only number without street name.
Filer abbreviates street type non-standardly.

Sponsor Unit Type

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Part 2 item 2: unit type.

Filer leaves blank when unit number is filled.
Filer types unit number in this field.

Sponsor Unit Number

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Part 2 item 2: unit number.

Filer leaves blank when unit type is filled.
Filer prefixes with '#' which can confuse the optical reader.

Sponsor City

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Part 2 item 2: city.

Filer abbreviates city name (LA instead of Los Angeles).
Filer types neighborhood instead of city.

Sponsor State

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Part 2 item 2: state.

Filer leaves blank when address is in U.S.
Filer types full state name in a small field.

Sponsor Zip

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Part 2 item 2: ZIP.

Filer leaves blank when address is in U.S.
Filer enters ZIP+4 with no separator.

Sponsor Province

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Part 2 item 2: province.

Filer leaves blank when province is part of the country's address format.
Filer types province in 'state' field for non-U.S. addresses.

Sponsor Postal Code

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Part 2 item 2: postal code.

Filer fills with ZIP-style 5 digits when country uses alphanumeric postal codes.
Filer leaves blank when address is outside U.S.

Sponsor Country

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Part 2 item 2: country.

Sponsor abroad must show domicile in U.S.; Country of Domicile field separately captures intent to re-establish.
Filer types abbreviation; spell out country.

Sponsor Mail Same As Physical

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Part 2 item 3: mailing same as physical?

Filer answers yes when mailing is a P.O. Box; physical must be a residential address.
Filer leaves blank.

Sponsor Phys Street

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Part 2 item 4: sponsor's physical street.

Filer types only number without street name.
Filer abbreviates street type non-standardly.

Sponsor Phys Unit Type

none

Part 2 item 4: physical unit type.

Filer leaves blank when unit number is filled.
Filer types unit number in this field.

Sponsor Phys Unit Number

none

Part 2 item 4: physical unit number.

Filer leaves blank when unit type is filled.
Filer prefixes with '#' which can confuse the optical reader.

Sponsor Phys City

warning

Part 2 item 4: physical city.

Filer abbreviates city name (LA instead of Los Angeles).
Filer types neighborhood instead of city.

Sponsor Phys State

warning

Part 2 item 4: physical state.

Filer leaves blank when address is in U.S.
Filer types full state name in a small field.

Sponsor Phys Zip

warning

Part 2 item 4: physical ZIP.

Filer leaves blank when address is in U.S.
Filer enters ZIP+4 with no separator.

Sponsor Phys Province

none

Part 2 item 4: physical province.

Filer leaves blank when province is part of the country's address format.
Filer types province in 'state' field for non-U.S. addresses.

Sponsor Phys Postal

none

Part 2 item 4: physical postal code.

Filer fills with ZIP-style 5 digits when country uses alphanumeric postal codes.
Filer leaves blank when address is outside U.S.

Sponsor Phys Country

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Part 2 item 4: physical country.

Filer types abbreviation; spell out country name in full.
Filer leaves blank when address is outside U.S.

Country Of Domicile

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Part 2 item 5: country of domicile.

Sponsors living abroad must enter the country where they currently reside, then attach evidence they have re-established (or will re-establish) U.S. domicile before the immigrant visa is issued. Misstating this is a frequent RFE trigger.
Filer types 'United States' when actually living abroad.

Sponsor Dob

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Part 2 item 6: sponsor's DOB.

Sponsors must be 18 years old or older. Verify before filing.
Filer uses DD/MM/YYYY format.

Sponsor City Birth

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Part 2 item 7: sponsor's city of birth.

Filer abbreviates city name (LA instead of Los Angeles).
Filer types neighborhood instead of city.

Sponsor Country Birth

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Part 2: sponsor's country of birth.

Filer types citizenship rather than birth country.
Filer types historical country name.

Sponsor Ssn

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Part 2 item 10: sponsor's U.S. Social Security Number.

Listing an ITIN instead of an SSN. Sponsorship by an ITIN holder is not allowed under section 213A; the sponsor must have an SSN.
Filer types fake SSN.

Sponsor Immigration Status

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Part 2 item 11: U.S. citizen, national, or LPR.

Misclassifying as 'national' (rare; only American Samoa and Swain's Island).
LPR sponsor checks 'citizen' before naturalization is final.

Sponsor Alien Number

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Part 2 item 12: sponsor's A-Number.

LPR sponsor with no A-Number filled is the most common RFE; the A-Number is on the green card.
Filer types 9 digits without confirming on the card.

Sponsor Uscis Acct

none

Part 2 item 13: sponsor's USCIS Online Account.

Filer enters A-Number instead of online account number.
Filer leaves blank because they have an online account but did not check.

Sponsor Active Military

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Part 2 item 14: sponsor on active duty military.

Picking yes triggers the 100% poverty rule (instead of 125%); USCIS verifies via DD-214 / military ID.
Filer answers yes for reservist not on active duty.

Imm Family Name

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Part 3 item 1a: principal immigrant's family name.

Romanizing or transliterating differently than the passport, which causes USCIS RFEs.
Filer types nickname instead of legal name.

Imm Given Name

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Part 3 item 1b: given name.

Romanizing or transliterating differently than the passport, which causes USCIS RFEs.
Filer types nickname instead of legal name.

Imm Middle Name

none

Part 3 item 1c: middle name.

Filer treats middle name as required and types 'N/A'.
Filer omits middle name listed on passport.

Imm In Care Of

none

Part 3 item 2: principal immigrant's in-care-of.

Filer fills with sponsor name.
Filer types 'self'.

Imm Street

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Part 3 item 2: principal immigrant's street.

Filer types only number without street name.
Filer abbreviates street type non-standardly.

Imm Unit Type

none

Part 3 item 2: unit type.

Filer leaves blank when unit number is filled.
Filer types unit number in this field.

Imm Unit Number

none

Part 3 item 2: unit number.

Filer leaves blank when unit type is filled.
Filer prefixes with '#' which can confuse the optical reader.

Imm City

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Part 3 item 2: city.

Filer abbreviates city name (LA instead of Los Angeles).
Filer types neighborhood instead of city.

Imm State

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Part 3 item 2: state.

Filer leaves blank when address is in U.S.
Filer types full state name in a small field.

Imm Zip

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Part 3 item 2: ZIP.

Filer leaves blank when address is in U.S.
Filer enters ZIP+4 with no separator.

Imm Province

none

Part 3 item 2: province.

Filer leaves blank when province is part of the country's address format.
Filer types province in 'state' field for non-U.S. addresses.

Imm Postal

none

Part 3 item 2: postal code.

Filer fills with ZIP-style 5 digits when country uses alphanumeric postal codes.
Filer leaves blank when address is outside U.S.

Imm Country Addr

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Part 3 item 2: country.

Filer types abbreviation; spell out country name in full.
Filer leaves blank when address is outside U.S.

Imm Country Citizenship

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Part 3 item 3: principal immigrant's country of citizenship.

Writing the country of birth instead of citizenship; these can differ.
Filer types abbreviation.

Imm Dob

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Part 3 item 4: principal immigrant's DOB.

Filer uses DD/MM/YYYY (international format).
Filer types only year.

Imm Alien Number

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Part 3 item 5: A-Number.

Filer leaves blank when immigrant has been issued an A-Number (most have one by I-864 stage).
Filer types 9 digits without confirming on USCIS notice.

Imm Uscis Acct

none

Part 3 item 6: USCIS Online Account.

Filer enters A-Number instead of online account number.
Filer leaves blank because they have an online account but did not check.

Imm Phone

none

Part 3 item 7: principal immigrant's daytime phone.

Filer leaves blank.
Filer types phone number with non-numeric formatting.

Sponsoring Principal

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Part 4 item 1: sponsoring the principal immigrant?

Filer answers no when actually sponsoring the principal (joint sponsors typically check yes).
Filer leaves blank.

Sponsoring Family Timing

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Part 4 item 2 vs 3: family member timing.

Filer leaves blank when sponsoring derivative family members.
Filer picks 'now' when family is following to join later.

Fam1 Family Name

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Part 4 item 4a: family member 1 name.

Romanizing or transliterating differently than the passport, which causes USCIS RFEs.
Filer types nickname instead of legal name.

Fam1 Given Name

warning

Part 4 item 4b: family member 1 given name.

Romanizing or transliterating differently than the passport, which causes USCIS RFEs.
Filer types nickname instead of legal name.

Fam1 Middle Name

none

Part 4 item 4c: family member 1 middle.

Filer treats middle name as required and types 'N/A'.
Filer omits middle name listed on passport.

Fam1 Relationship

warning

Part 4 item 5: family member 1 relationship.

Filer types 'family member' rather than specific relationship.
Filer leaves blank.

Fam1 Dob

warning

Part 4 item 6: family member 1 DOB.

Filer uses DD/MM/YYYY (international format).
Filer types only year.

Fam1 Alien Number

none

Part 4 item 7: family member 1 A-Number.

LPRs often forget to copy the A-Number from the green card. The A-Number is the 'USCIS#' on the front of the green card.
Filer types 9 digits without confirming on the card.

Fam1 Uscis Acct

none

Part 4 item: family member 1 USCIS Online Account.

Filer enters A-Number instead of online account number.
Filer leaves blank because they have an online account but did not check.

Fam2 Family Name

none

Family member 2 name.

Romanizing or transliterating differently than the passport, which causes USCIS RFEs.
Filer types nickname instead of legal name.

Fam2 Given Name

none

Family member 2 given.

Romanizing or transliterating differently than the passport, which causes USCIS RFEs.
Filer types nickname instead of legal name.

Fam2 Middle Name

none

Family member 2 middle.

Filer treats middle name as required and types 'N/A'.
Filer omits middle name listed on passport.

Fam2 Relationship

none

Family member 2 relationship.

Filer types 'family member' rather than specific relationship.
Filer leaves blank when family member 2 is being sponsored.

Fam2 Dob

none

Family member 2 DOB.

Filer uses DD/MM/YYYY (international format).
Filer types only year.

Fam2 Alien Number

none

Family member 2 A-Number.

LPRs often forget to copy the A-Number from the green card. The A-Number is the 'USCIS#' on the front of the green card.
Filer types 9 digits without confirming on the card.

Fam2 Uscis Acct

none

Family member 2 USCIS Online Account.

Filer enters A-Number instead of online account number.
Filer leaves blank because they have an online account but did not check.

Fam3 Family Name

none

Family member 3 name.

Romanizing or transliterating differently than the passport, which causes USCIS RFEs.
Filer types nickname instead of legal name.

Fam3 Given Name

none

Family member 3 given.

Romanizing or transliterating differently than the passport, which causes USCIS RFEs.
Filer types nickname instead of legal name.

Fam3 Middle Name

none

Family member 3 middle.

Filer treats middle name as required and types 'N/A'.
Filer omits middle name listed on passport.

Fam3 Relationship

none

Family member 3 relationship.

Filer types 'family member' rather than specific relationship.
Filer leaves blank when family member 3 is being sponsored.

Fam3 Dob

none

Family member 3 DOB.

Filer uses DD/MM/YYYY (international format).
Filer types only year.

Fam3 Alien Number

none

Family member 3 A-Number.

LPRs often forget to copy the A-Number from the green card. The A-Number is the 'USCIS#' on the front of the green card.
Filer types 9 digits without confirming on the card.

Fam3 Uscis Acct

none

Family member 3 USCIS Online Account.

Filer enters A-Number instead of online account number.
Filer leaves blank because they have an online account but did not check.

Fam4 Family Name

none

Family member 4 name.

Romanizing or transliterating differently than the passport, which causes USCIS RFEs.
Filer types nickname instead of legal name.

Fam4 Given Name

none

Family member 4 given.

Romanizing or transliterating differently than the passport, which causes USCIS RFEs.
Filer types nickname instead of legal name.

Fam4 Middle Name

none

Family member 4 middle.

Filer treats middle name as required and types 'N/A'.
Filer omits middle name listed on passport.

Fam4 Relationship

none

Family member 4 relationship.

Filer types 'family member' rather than specific relationship.
Filer leaves blank when family member 4 is being sponsored.

Fam4 Dob

none

Family member 4 DOB.

Filer uses DD/MM/YYYY (international format).
Filer types only year.

Fam4 Alien Number

none

Family member 4 A-Number.

LPRs often forget to copy the A-Number from the green card. The A-Number is the 'USCIS#' on the front of the green card.
Filer types 9 digits without confirming on the card.

Fam4 Uscis Acct

none

Family member 4 USCIS Online Account.

Filer enters A-Number instead of online account number.
Filer leaves blank because they have an online account but did not check.

Hh Total Immigrants Sponsored

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Part 5 item 1: total number of immigrants sponsored.

Counting principal twice (once here and once in items 2-7).
Filer types '0' when sponsoring at least the principal.

Hh Yourself

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Part 5 item 2: yourself (always 1).

Filer types 0; always 1.
Filer types higher number.

Hh Spouse

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Part 5 item 3: spouse (1 if married, 0 otherwise).

Counting spouse twice when spouse is also the principal immigrant; should be 0 in that case.
Filer leaves blank when married.

Hh Dependent Children

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Part 5 item 4: dependent children NOT already counted.

Filer counts children already counted in immigrants sponsored.
Filer counts adult children no longer dependents.

Hh Other Dependents

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Part 5 item 5: other dependents.

Filer omits dependents claimed on tax return.
Filer counts non-dependents.

Hh Other Sponsored

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Part 5 item 6: other I-864 sponsored persons still under obligation.

Forgetting prior sponsorships. The 213A obligation runs until the immigrant naturalizes, has 40 quarters, leaves U.S. permanently, or dies; many sponsors do not realize prior obligations are still active.
Filer counts joint-sponsored prior cases incorrectly.

Hh Same Residence

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Part 5 item 7: same-residence relatives whose income is being used.

Filer counts household income contributors twice.
Filer leaves blank when household income is being used.

Hh Total

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Part 5 item 8: total household size.

Arithmetic errors are very common. The total must match the I-864P row used to compute the threshold.
Filer types only number of dependents.

Emp Employed

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Part 6 item 1: I am employed checkbox.

Filer leaves blank when employed.
Filer checks both employed and unemployed.

Emp Employer1

warning

Part 6 item 1a: employer 1 name.

Filer types short name; USCIS expects legal employer name.
Filer leaves blank when employed.

Emp Employer2

none

Part 6: employer 2 name.

Filer fills employer 1 in this field.
Filer leaves blank when only one employer.

Emp Employer3

none

Part 6: employer 3 name.

Filer fills employer 2 in this field.
Filer leaves blank when only two employers.

Emp Self Employed

none

Part 6 item 4: self-employed checkbox.

Filer checks both employed and self-employed.
Filer leaves blank when self-employed.

Emp Self Employed As

warning

Part 6 item 4a: self-employment occupation.

Filer leaves blank after checking self-employed.
Filer types business name; USCIS wants occupation.

Emp Retired

none

Part 6 item 5: retired checkbox.

Filer checks both employed and retired.
Filer leaves blank when retired.

Emp Retired Date

warning

Part 6 item 5a: retirement date.

Filer uses DD/MM/YYYY (international format).
Filer types only year.

Emp Unemployed

none

Part 6 item 6: unemployed checkbox.

Filer checks both employed and unemployed.
Filer leaves blank when unemployed; sponsor cannot generally qualify when unemployed.

Emp Unemployed Date

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Part 6 item 6a: unemployment start date.

Filer uses DD/MM/YYYY (international format).
Filer types only year.

Emp Current Income

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Part 6 item 7: sponsor's current annual individual income.

Underreporting current income because tax-return income from prior years was lower. Current income is what matters for qualifying.
Not converting hourly or biweekly pay to annual; USCIS expects an annualized figure.

Hh Inc1 Name

none

Part 6 item 8: household income contributor 1 name.

Filer leaves blank when using household income from a member.
Filer types relationship in name field.

Hh Inc1 Relationship

none

Part 6: contributor 1 relationship.

Filer types 'family' rather than specific relationship.
Filer leaves blank when using household income.

Hh Inc1 Income

none

Part 6: contributor 1 income.

Filer enters cents.
Filer omits commas; field expects numeric.

Hh Inc2 Name

none

Part 6: contributor 2 name.

Filer types relationship in name field.
Filer leaves blank when contributor 2 used.

Hh Inc2 Relationship

none

Part 6: contributor 2 relationship.

Filer types 'family' rather than specific relationship.
Filer leaves blank when contributor 2 used.

Hh Inc2 Income

none

Part 6: contributor 2 income.

Filer enters cents.
Filer omits commas; field expects numeric.

Hh Inc3 Name

none

Part 6: contributor 3 name.

Filer types relationship in name field.
Filer leaves blank when contributor 3 used.

Hh Inc3 Relationship

none

Part 6: contributor 3 relationship.

Filer types 'family' rather than specific relationship.
Filer leaves blank when contributor 3 used.

Hh Inc3 Income

none

Part 6: contributor 3 income.

Filer enters cents.
Filer omits commas; field expects numeric.

Hh Inc4 Name

none

Part 6: contributor 4 name.

Filer types relationship in name field.
Filer leaves blank when contributor 4 used.

Hh Inc4 Relationship

none

Part 6: contributor 4 relationship.

Filer types 'family' rather than specific relationship.
Filer leaves blank when contributor 4 used.

Hh Inc4 Income

none

Part 6: contributor 4 income.

Filer enters cents.
Filer omits commas; field expects numeric.

Hh Total Income

warning

Part 6 item 15: total annual household income.

Filer's total does not match sum of contributors' incomes.
Filer omits sponsor's own income from total.

Hh Inc I864a Attached

warning

Part 6 item 16: I-864A attached for contributors.

Forgetting to attach I-864A from each household contributor; USCIS will RFE.
Filer attaches I-864A from non-household contributor; cohabitation required.

Hh Inc Principal No 864a

none

Part 6 item 17: contributor exempt from I-864A (intending immigrant with no dependents).

Filer checks for the immigrant whose income is being used; only intending immigrant with no dependents qualifies.
Filer leaves blank when applicable.

Hh Inc Principal No 864a Name

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Part 6 item 17: name of immigrant exempt from I-864A.

Filer leaves blank after checking item 17.
Filer types non-immigrant name.

Filed Three Years

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Part 6 item 18a: filed federal tax return for each of last 3 years?

Misanswering yes when one of the last three years was missed. USCIS verifies through IRS transcripts.
Filer answers yes after only filing extensions.

Tax Year Most Recent

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Part 6 item 19a: most recent tax year.

Filer types 2-digit year.
Filer leaves blank.

Tax Income Most Recent

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Part 6 item 19a: most recent tax year total income (AGI).

Listing wages alone instead of total income (AGI). Use the AGI line on the federal return; the line number changes by year.
Filer types business gross revenue rather than AGI.

Tax Year 2nd Recent

info

Part 6 item 19b: 2nd most recent tax year.

Filer types 2-digit year.
Filer leaves blank.

Tax Income 2nd Recent

info

Part 6 item 19b: 2nd most recent year income.

Filer enters cents.
Filer omits commas; field expects numeric.

Tax Year 3rd Recent

info

Part 6 item 19c: 3rd most recent tax year.

Filer types 2-digit year.
Filer leaves blank.

Tax Income 3rd Recent

info

Part 6 item 19c: 3rd most recent year income.

Filer enters cents.
Filer omits commas; field expects numeric.

Tax Below Filing Level

none

Part 6 item 17: not required to file (income below IRS threshold).

Checking this without attaching evidence. USCIS requires the IRS publication explaining the threshold and an explanation of the year(s).
Filer checks for the wrong year.

Asset Balance Accounts

none

Part 7 item 1: cash, savings, checking balances.

Filer enters cents.
Filer omits commas; field expects numeric.

Asset Real Estate

none

Part 7 item 2: net real estate.

Listing market value instead of net (market minus mortgage).
Filer adds appreciation that is not yet realized.

Asset Stocks Bonds

none

Part 7 item 3: stocks, bonds, CDs, other.

Filer enters cents.
Filer omits commas; field expects numeric.

Asset Total Sponsor

none

Part 7 item 4: sponsor assets total.

Filer enters cents.
Filer omits commas; field expects numeric.

Asset Household Total

none

Part 7 item 5: household members' assets (from I-864A).

Filer enters cents.
Filer omits commas; field expects numeric.

Imm Asset Balance Accounts

none

Part 7 item 6: principal immigrant's cash, savings, checking.

Filer enters cents.
Filer omits commas; field expects numeric.

Imm Asset Real Estate

none

Part 7 item 7: principal immigrant's net real estate.

Listing market value instead of net.
Filer adds appreciation that is not yet realized.

Imm Asset Stocks

none

Part 7 item 8: principal immigrant's stocks, bonds, etc.

Filer enters cents.
Filer omits commas; field expects numeric.

Imm Asset Total

none

Part 7 item 9: principal immigrant's assets total.

Filer enters cents.
Filer omits commas; field expects numeric.

Asset Grand Total

warning

Part 7 item 10: grand total of all assets.

Asset total must equal at least 5x the gap between income and the I-864P threshold (3x for spouses or children of U.S. citizens, 1x for orphans being adopted in the U.S.).
Filer adds non-liquid assets that USCIS will not credit.

Applicant Statement

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Part 8 item 1: sponsor's statement on language.

Filer leaves blank.
Filer picks 'interpreter' without filling Part 9.

Interpreter Language

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Part 8 item 1.b: interpreter language.

Filer leaves blank after picking interpreter.
Filer types 'translator' instead of language name.

Preparer Used

none

Part 8 item 2: preparer checkbox.

Filer leaves blank when preparer used.
Pro se filer checks even though no preparer involved.

Preparer Name

warning

Part 8 item 2: preparer name.

Filer leaves blank after checking preparer.
Filer types business name only without preparer name.

Sponsor Phone

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Part 8 item 3: sponsor's daytime phone.

Filer leaves blank.
Filer types phone number with non-numeric formatting.

Sponsor Mobile

none

Part 8 item 4: sponsor's mobile phone.

Filer duplicates daytime phone in mobile field.
Filer leaves blank.

Sponsor Email

none

Part 8 item 5: sponsor's email.

Filer types personal email that is not regularly checked.
Filer leaves blank.

Sponsor Signature

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Part 8 item 9a: sponsor's signature.

E-signing or typing the signature only. USCIS requires wet ink on the printed form because this is a contract.
Sponsor's spouse signs in lieu of sponsor.

Sponsor Signature Date

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Part 8 item 9b: signature date.

Filer uses DD/MM/YYYY (international format).
Filer types only year.

G28 Attached

none

Top of page 1: G-28 attached?

Filer checks box without attaching G-28.
Filer leaves blank when an attorney is filing.

Attorney Bar Number

none

Top of page 1: attorney state bar number.

Pro se filer fills with driver's license number.
Out-of-state attorney fills home-state bar number.

Attorney Uscis Acct

none

Top of page 1: attorney USCIS Online Account.

Filer fills self USCIS account here.
Pro se filer leaves blank.

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