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IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR SPONSORS
READ THIS BEFORE SUBMITTING FORM I-864
Please use this check list to assemble Form I-864 affidavit of support documents. Due to heavy workload considerations, the Visa Section will not accept affidavits of support that are incomplete or have not been assembled correctly.
(Note: This form is for your personal reference. You do not need to return it with the completed I-864.)
Who Needs an I-864?
Applicants for family-based immigrant visas, including orphans. (Self-petitioning widow/ERs and battered spouses and children of U.S. citizens are exempt from this requirement.)
Applicants for employment-based immigrant visas where a relative filed the immigrant visa petition or has a 5 percent or greater ownership interest in the business that filed the petition.
CHECKLIST FOR PREPARING THE I-864
Documents should be submitted in the following order:
I. Petitioner's documents:
 | Form I-864. The petitioner in family-based cases, or the relative who
either filed the petition or has ownership interest in the petitioning
company in employment-based cases must complete an I-864 even if a joint
sponsor submits an affidavit of support.
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| If you did not have to file a tax return:
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| If assets are needed to meet the minimum income requirement:
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| Evidence of current employment or self-employment, such as a recent pay statement or a statement from your employer on business stationery, showing beginning date of employment, type of work performed and salary or wages paid. |
II. Joint Sponsor's documents (if required):
| Form I-864 completed by a joint sponsor if the petitioner's income does
not meet the 125% income requirement. Note: The petitioner must also submit
an I-864.
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| If you did not have to file a tax return:
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| If assets are needed to meet the minimum income requirement:
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| Evidence of current employment or self-employment, such as a recent pay statement or a statement from your employer on business stationery, showing beginning date of employment, type of work performed and salary or wages paid. | ||||||
| Proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status |
III. Household Members whose income and assets are to be considered:
| A separate Form I-864A for each household
member whose income and assets are to be considered.
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IV. Documents for the principal immigrant and accompanying dependents:
| Principal Applicant: Original signed and notarized I-864 and I-864A (if needed) and one complete set of supporting documents (tax records, employment letters, etc.) are needed for each principal immigrant. All accompanying dependents must be listed in Part 3 of the I-864 and Part 2 of the I-864A. |
