FILLING OUT THE I-864 AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT

Mark the box that best describes your relationship with the person you are sponsoring and your reason for doing so. In most cases, you will probably mark box “1a.” Please note that if you check any other box, USCIS requires additional paperwork along with the form.

Provide the mailing address for the primary immigrant you are sponsoring in the appropriate boxes. If he or she receives mail at an address other than where he or she lives, put the person’s name in box 2a.

For these questions, write or type the name of the country where the primary immigrant is a citizen, and write or type his or her real date of birth. He or she will only have an Alien Registration Number (A-Number) if he or she has had official communication from USCIS or a similar agency. He or she will only have a USCIS online account number if he or she has completed any forms or had similar interactions with the agency.

Write or type the requested information, including full name, date of birth and so on for each of the principal immigrant’s family members you are sponsoring.

Write or type the total number of immigrants you are sponsoring on this form.

Write or type the full address where you receive mail here. Be sure to include the street name and address, city, country and zip/postal code. If you receive your mail at someone else’s house, put that person’s name in box No. 2a.

If you marked the box for “no,” you must provide your full, physical address in the next set of questions.

Write or type your residential address. Include the street name and address, city, country and zip/postal code.

Write or type your phone number, the name of the country where you reside (USA) and your real date of birth in the appropriate spaces. You should also write or type the name of the city state and country of birth, along with your U.S. Social Security Number. In this section you must also verify that you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and answer questions about your military service (if you are a petitioner/sponsor).

In Box No. 2, put the number “1” for yourself In Box No. 3, put the number “1” for your husband or wife if you are married. If you have children who are legally classified as “dependents,” write the number of dependent children in box No. 4. If you have any other relatives who are legally classified as dependents, write the number in box No. 5. If you have ever used this form, or the short version of this form to sponsor any other relatives who now have their Green Cards write the number of people for whom you have done so in box No. 6. If you have brothers, sisters, parents or adult children who live with you and are contributing income or assets to help sponsor the immigrant, indicate how many are doing so in box No. 7. Add the numbers in Boxes 1 through 7 to determine your household size and enter the total in box No. 8.

List the name of the company/companies that you work for in the spaces provided here.

Mark the box and write or type your title/position in the appropriate space.

Mark the box and provide the date of your retirement.

If you are not working at all (you are unemployed) mark the box and provide the date when you became unemployed.

Provide your own yearly income here.

List the name, relationship and current income of anyone else in your household whose income will be used to sponsor the immigrant in addition to your own.

Add the amounts entered in Part 6, boxes 7, 10, 13, 16 and 19, to determine your household income and write or type that amount in box 20.

Indicate whether anyone identified in box 8, 11, 14 and 17 completed Form I-864A.

Check this box and enter the person’s name from box 8, 11, 14 or 17, if he or she is not required to complete form I-864A for the reasons stated.

Confirm that you have provided the required information from your three most recent federal tax returns and provide your total income as reported for each year. If you did not have to file a federal income tax return because you do not make enough money, mark box No. 25 and provide the documentation requested along with the Affidavit for Support.

Add the amounts in box No. 4, 5b. and 9 and enter the amount here.

If you provided the information and someone out filled out the form for you, mark box No. 2 and write or type their name in the space provided.

List your daytime phone number, cell phone number and email address in the spaces provided.

This is where you (the sponsor) should sign and date the form. This is extremely important because USCIS will not accept any form that is not signed.

If the person who prepared this form has a business, write the name of the business here.

The full address where the interpreter receives mail should be written or typed here.

Provide the interpreter’s work phone number, cell phone number and e-mail in the appropriate spaces.

The preparer should sign and date the form in the spaces provided.

If the person who filled this form out for you has a business (such as a law firm) write or type the name here

Write or enter the address where the person who prepared the form for you gets their mail, in the appropriate boxes.

Write or type the preparer’s work telephone number, cell phone number and email address in the spaces provided.

The person who completed the form should check the appropriate box.

The person who completed the form should sign and date the form in the spaces provided.