TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Intro - How to edit the form correctly 02:08 Part 1: Which option to choose 04:48 Part 2: Beneficiary's Information 07:15 Part 3 Question 1 08:09 Part 3 Questions 2-3, Family Members 10:50 Part 3 Question 29 11:31 Part 4 Information About Sponsor 13:33 Part 5 Household Size 17:04 Part 6 Questions 1-7 Employment and Current Income 19:01 Part 6 Questions 8-19 Household Members 21:31 Part 6 Questions 20-22 Explained 24:14 Part 6 Questions 23-25 Tax Returns 30:25 Part 7 Assets 33:38 Parts 8-11 35:46 Evidence
Thank you so much for your amazing efforts My wife gets SSI help for a disability. We are really confused about what should we put in the sponsor employment section. Should we put unemployed and put the amount she gets from ssi as an income or not. Plz help us with this
@KseniyaInternational on page 4, Part 5. I am only petitioning my sister and I only put my income even I am married, I only put my name and income details as sponsor. So, on number on page 4 part 5, number 1 I put 1, number 2, 1 and 3. 1 what will be my household size? The form I printed has already 1 in the box. Basically my sister will live in our apartment with my me and my husband. And I only put my income . Please help.
You’re by far one of the most knowledgeable immigration enthusiasts I’ve ever watched videos about - some “lawyers” that claim to specialize in immigration even provide confusing a/o incorrect information. You’d make a great attorney and advocate of the Law. Congrats on such a well-structured channel!
@@luisogushi6651 I like the immigration enthusiast title haha!! Thank you! I wouldn’t have been able to put out these detailed videos without the subscribers who have been so generous about sharing their experiences.
I followed your videos to apply for a green card for my mother in law and they accepted it right away without having to fix anything. Thanks so much! We saved so much money on a lawyer. She is finally here in the US.
Hi! I paid a lawyer already and they say they don't have access to CEAC, I'm frustrated because I can enter the portal, I need help on this part of the process, can anyone help me?
There is a new form now. The questions are still the same at the old form. Anyway, I save money from going to the fixer. Your channel helps me a lot. Anything I want to know is in your list. I keep on coming back in your channel if I have a question or what to do… I also checked some channel but it’s not detailed like you do. I don’t really subscribe but I found myself subscribed to your channel. You’re an angel. Thank you so much.
I started filling this form yesterday and was referencing your old video. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this updated video. It is very much appreciated.
Hi Kseninya, your tutoring videos provide great help to me on preparing the family based immigration for my parents and save me tons of efforts to search online and ask around. Thank you very much and best wishes.
Hi hun.. I would like to thank you . I follow all of your instructions on how to correctly file my case..and I got my green card this week. Your are the best. Thank you.
Thank you so much!!!! You took away all my worries and anxieties in trying to do these forms by myself. The way that you have explained in details with examples in every videos is truly so easy to understand You are so amazing!
Hi 2 weeks ago I filled out this form following your tips from your old videos and Uscis instructions and my form got approved in 3 days. Thanks you so much!!!❤
DO NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE: I used mac book's default editor to fill this application and when I printed it, it had no values at all (correct house hold size, income, names) I overlooked them as I reviewed digital copy not the hard copy. Make sure you check your papers before submitting and use Adobe Acrobat as Kseniya suggests. You can get a free trial for 7 days.
Thank you so much Kseniya. Watching your videos plays a major part for the approval of my I-539. Now I am processing my mother's petition and this video helps me clear my confusion in filing the I-864.
I am here again, watching your videos for NVC. I watched your videos for i-130 and it was really totally helpful and very easy to understand. Thank you very much for the help.
Thanks Kseniya. A small token for the great work you are doing. Someone in my family is filing an IR5. They have zero income but they have a joint sponsor. How do they produce their tax returns when they had zero income ? Could you guide ?
Thank you so much! Your videos are very well explained and detailed. Defiantly please keep posting updated question videos regarding NVC and USCIS Process.
Thank you so much for making such detailed videos. I had no idea and 0 courage to do it by myself thinking about the money and the amount of time needed to rectify if i made a mistake on the form. But your videos really helped me a lot. Also thank you for responding to my email ❤ I had submitted everything by September 15th and on September 20th everything got accepted. Finally, now we are on waiting list for the interview. God bless you. Thank you once again. Tip for the readers see all her videos new and old, combine all the instructions. Best of luck!!
Hello, Kseniya! I'm filing for my AOS. I just want to ask about the "current individual annual income". I'm filling out my papers since December but I'm only submitting them this January. What should I put under that question? Please help me. Thank you so much! 18:26
Hey Kseniy, can you help me with a question? At 21:10, you said that if the beneficiary is not authorized to work, she should not include her income in section 8, but then my question is: should the beneficiary attach a copy of her last 5 years of tax returns as evidence of her income even if she is not working legally?
Why didn't they put a warning that the form must be printed out and signed and electronic signatures would not suffice? I don't understand what is the purpose of this because it just adds more work and time to print out at a library or Staples and having to scan and upload to pc and NVC. I'm baffled by how everything is so complicated when it could be so easy.
24:28 Thank you for you significant contributions to people’s lives 😍 My question is, i am joint sponsor, I’m married, my individual income is quite enough to meet the requirements, i mean I’m not going use my wife’s income, however we have filed taxes together for the past 2 years. 1-Is it required by USCIS to my wife to file I-864A ? 2- is it required to include her w2s along with my i-864 since we filed tax jointly? Thank you in advance for your answers
Hi Kseniya. Thank you for making this video. We are trying to fill out I-864 for my mom and she will be a the only joint sponsor. Our case is at the NVC right now. Both my mother and myself are filing an i864. However, my mother’s preferred language is not English. Can I interpret the forms for her and sign the interpreter section, or would a licensed interpreter be required? Please help us Thank you!
Hi, what if the unmarried child of the sister of the US citizen who was included in the I-30 petition but the decision didn’t came with the parents and is still under review. Do we need to include the unmarried child in this affidavit?
I have a question. I was documentarily qualified on October 2023. My wife's interview is coming up in January. After reviewing the old i864 it looks like I put the Sponsor (me) Mailing Address under Part 2: Information About he Principal Immigrant. Our interview is in January, we need to upload a new ta transcript and a new i864. Do I need to correct the old one and upload the new i864? I was thinking about correcting the old one and uploading it in the portal and also uploading the new i864. Also, have my wife take both to the interview.
What about Part 5, question #2? My friend became naturalized here in the U.S. a few months ago and is applying for his wife to come over from the Ivory Coast. Is he supposed to enter "1" in Part 5, question #2? That's what's entered in the video; I'm not understanding this.
You have been such a great help throughout my process, and you have no idea how much I appreciate it. Thank you so much! I have one question about the I-864. I’m not currently working and am being counted as part of the household. Do I need to provide all the documents for myself under the “household member’s documentation”
Thank you for sharing. I love your videos so much; they have been incredibly helpful! My husband’s current income is not enough to sponsor me and my 12-year-old son. His mother, who is retired, married, and has no other dependents, will help by filling out a joint sponsor I-864 for both me and my son, separately. How many people should be counted in the household on my I-864 and my son's I-864? Do I need to count my son on my form? Should the total household size be 2 or 3 on each form? Thanks!
Question - For part 6 employment, I am retired but I also am a Disabled Veteran and receive a monthly income from the VA. How should I fill this part out and should I include my yearly amount in the estimate box ?? Thank you for all your help, we finally got our approval on the I-130 today and going through the Consular process
Thank you for sharing this Kseniya, this is amazing and thanks for the help. I do have one question though. I see in the video, from the supporting documents, you've mentioned "Copy of sponsor's tax returns and W2s/1099s from most recent 3 tax years". However, while I read from I864 instructions, I see it says: "If you provide a photocopy of your Federal individual income tax returns, you must include a copy of each and every Form W-2 and Form 1099 that relates to your returns. Do not include copies of these forms if you provide an IRS transcript of your Federal individual income tax returns rather than a photocopy unless you filed a joint income tax return with your spouse and are qualifying using only your income." So my understanding is: If sponsor filed jointly with spouse or others, he/she needs to submit IRS tax return transcript along with W2s/1099s, but if the sponsor filed individually, then only IRS tax return transcript is required, and USCIS even instructs not to include W-2s or 1099s in this case. (I know this only applies to IRS tax return transcript, not federal individual income tax return) Am I understanding this correctly? I know this must be included somewhere in your videos or video lists, my apologize if I missed it. Let me know what you think, thank you so much!
@@guanlinchen6519 hello, although the instructions state it, unfortunately USCIS doesn’t follow their own rules and expects everyone to include their W2 regardless of their tax filing status.
@ Thanks for replying! Yikes, I submitted w2 and 1099 for most recent year as filed jointly. But 2022 and 2021 I only submitted tax return transcript without w2s. Looks like gonna get a RFE. But will definitely report data point once get it. Thanks again!
Hi please help! I’m a US citizen trying to file my affidavit of support form i-864 for my spouse and four biological children who are presently overseas. I’m confused on counting my household since I have to fill form I-864 for each of them resulting in a total of six. My question here is, does it mean on each form the total household number should be six (6) or the number should descend to 5,4,3,2 as I fill each form I-864? Thank you
I’m scheduled for an interview but my attorney did not save the form after uploading. I also couldn’t view it on my profile but I have my wife’s current w2. Will that be Sufficient for my interview? If not, what do I do?
Regarding Form I-184 What if my immigrating spouse does not have a mailing address in his country? Please advise me as to what to do about this on the form where it asks for this.
Im confused....Im sponsoring my wife and stepdaughter (each have their own I-130). If I dont write in my stepdaughter in section 3 (family member 1) then when I get to household I end up showing a house hold of only 2 and the same when I complete the form for my step daughter and not listing her mother....it ends up a household of 2. so how do i show it is a household of 3???
Hello, I'm starting filling this form for my spouse, and when I arrived to part 5, I found number 1 is empty even I put 1 on number 29, they don't count it, I tried many time and still empty
You said that the tax returns for only the most recent year is required, but you did not say how many years of W2s would be good to include. The word document you showed on screen listing the evidence said 3 years for both tax returns and W2s. Is it only the most recent year for both? Also, if my wife is the beneficiary and the only additional household member, does she have to provide the documents of proof you listed for additional household members. Like tax returns and W2s and employment letter, etc.
Hello. Page 10 Part 11. I have something filled out on the page, it says to sign and date (wet ink) the sheet on top, right? Or is this only when I have an 11th page? I am also filling out I-864W for a 2-year-old toddler. I am confused on Page 2 Part 3 if I should tick 1.a. when as a petitioner I ticked 2. since I prepared it for the child.
hi, im using the free acrobat reader in a computer but i can't input anything on the household size Part 5 # 1, though i can fill out the rest of the boxes and it'll calculate fine
@@KseniyaInternationaloh..that was my mistake..😂.. i did what you said and added the number in #29 and it populate automatically...oh, god..thank you so much❤
Hey, I am working with my wife on this and have run into an issue. I started my business half way through the year, so I have paystubs from being an employee. Do I need to follow the linked lawyers's page and submit all those things (I did put self employed on the I864) or do I am I okay not to? Does someone have (had) a similar situation to me?
I submitted the tax return transcript obtained from the IRS website, just like you did, but I still got a RFE saying that my sponsor cannot be determined to qualify...I was instructed to send in W-2s, 1099 and 2555. Should I also be sending in bank statements? I thought the transcripts directly obtained from the irs would be the most convincing. But apparently not?
If you made an error with the income for one of the tax income (2021) when you filled it out and uploaded it online . Can you submit another form along with all that you submitted on line through mail if your RFE deadline hasn’t passed if so should i write on the cover page new i864form(one online has an error)
I was so confused! my husband is my joint sponsor since I'm not making any money to petition my parents. He didn't claim me on his taxes for some reason. Im not sure if my husband file the I-864 or I-864A as a joint sponsor or household member. please enlighten me Kseniya.
In Part 5-Person 1: Can the Beneficiary include his/her savings (CDs, etc) even if he/she is not working and doesn't have EAD? Kindly help with this, I'm highly confused.
Hello, I have been watching your videos a lot of time. But I couldn’t find the form of I-864w. Please help me I am so confused about filling the I-864w form. Thank you
Adobe Acrobat Reader will not let me edit the form. I can not input anything / Update. Had to download Adobe Reader before downloading the form. If you download the form before installing Acrobat Read you will not be able to edit it.
Kseniya. Many people are still having trouble paying CEAC fees, both AOS and I 864, and not getting help 😊from NVC. Have you heard of any tips or tricks? Thank you!
One thing I just want to make it clear that if the immigrant is eligible for I-864W (i.e. have 40 credits from social security or other criteria) then there is NO need to file I-864. This information is not clearly mentioned anywhere in the video. However, the video is very informative and helpful. Thank you Kseniya.
@@reyreyvlogs there are different type of transcripts, there is an account transcript which is usually 1 page and the tax return transcript, you need the tax return transcript.
Hi Kseniya, thank you SO much for this information. On part 5, item 7, if my husband will combine his income with mine in order for me to sponsor a parent and he’ll be filling out I-864A, should I write 1 or leave it blank? This question mentions others family members but doesn’t mention husband. We live in the same address and I am the petitioner. Thank you so much!!!
I accidentally submitted joint sponsors documents before submitting the primary petitioners documents. Now when i click the submit button for primary sponsor it doesn't do anything what should i do
Part 11. Help Please - For Part 11. Additional Information - are we to list here the additional documentation you start to mention at the Evidence timestamp mark (35:46 min) - supporting evidence we will be providing, such as W2, 1099, Proof of Citizenship, IRS Transcript, etc?
kseniya i need your help; you guide me a lot with my diy i130 and i485 application. i submitted my my packet last nov 4 in overnight package and as per ups it was delivered on the 5th.. here is my question i will be introuble as my i94 will expired tomorrow (nov9) and until now i dont receive notification from uscis, thank you
What if my current income now meet the requirement but my taxes from 3 years ago don’t? Will that be a problem will I still need a joint sponsor and am I still required to answer part 7?
Hello i am sponsoring my mom’s petition but i filed jointly on tax with my husband but my income is way high thank the average puberty guideline do i still need to file i-864a even though i make more money than my husband? Hope you can answer this soon than you in advance
Hi Kseniya!! How are you My husband and I fills tax jointly and have one dependent. Now I am filling for my both parents and they are in states Should I put household size 4 and they are planning to go back to home country in March. Is it ok for them to go or they can’t leave when their file is in process.
Thank you so much for your detailed videos the instructions were very clear. However I have a question, what if the sponsor is currently a student but made enough money during the past and current years, is actually unemployed. Is there any information needed about it and/or additional document to provide please?
I can not find the invoice ID number to have access to the NVC portal. I need help!😭 our interview is in 4 weeks, and i can not upload affidavits of support or make payments. Growing anxious!😢
Hello kseniya, I follow you from Chile in south America, I have a question about an additional supporter, my cousin got humanitarian asylum many years ago and he is financially stable, can he filed I-864 for me ? I got I-130 approved through my daughter but she doesn't reach the 25k a year income because she only work a part time job
Hey Kseniya! My husband is the petitioning sponsor & he’s filing this affidavit for me. In Part 5 Household Size nr. 3, what should we put there? He’s supposed to list persons who are NOT sponsored but if married he should put 1 for spouse. Even though this document is being filed FOR his spouse, me. It’s kind of confusing and we were denied once because of this document. What would you do?
i have a question related to the co-sponsor, i am the petitioner, and if i have a family member who will co-sponsor with me and they do not live in my same house, they will fill out the the normal I-864, correct? and for part 6, question #8, do i enter anything in there? is this section ONLY for family members who currently reside at the same address as me? should I leave this section blank in that case? and also, what if i use the same mailing address as my family member, but have a different physical address, does that change anything? would i still have my family member fill out the I-864, or would they do the I-864A? I know this is very specific so understand if you don't have the right answer. Thank you for your time.
@@lifesill yes sounds like they’ll use I-864 For part 6 q 8 on your form leave blank I don’t think the mailing address will affect it. You can also clarify it in a cover letter
Hi Kseniya, my spouse is petitioning for me, we both work. Just to reiterate on part 6, person 1 I can list myself? And check off part 6, question 22? Is that correct
Part 5 #6 I have filled out I-864 for my wife and she is a resident. Do I need to put 1 in this section? Also, I already added 1 in #3 because I am married.
hey! Kseniya , Im so confused about joint sponsor : Joint Sp has 70k $ total income also joint sponsor totaly 5 househouldsize so I got RFE cuz my sponsor /pettioner number was under the federal HHS Poverty Guidelines $25,550 itwas (11.500$) so am I good with this joint sponsor ?
Thanks for the great video! Do you know where I can find the USCIS account number? I don't have a PROFILE tab on my USCIS account, and it was not listed in any of the documents I received from USCIS. Thanks!
Hello, if I will be petitioning for my dad, in my household it’s just my husband and me (we don’t have kids). My income qualifies for me to petition for him alone, and I don’t want to include my husband’s income. Would my household size be 2 or 3 with my father? Thank you.
Thank you so much for this video. It helps a lot. One question for you. My son is applying for me (he is 21 and married). I include his wife on the part 5 (household size) so in that case the total household will be 3 but do I have to send any documentation from his wife too? like her identification, proof that she is married to him, and that she is a student? Their income tax are together but she doesn't work. Please let me know. I saw a list of household requires at the end of this video and I just want to make sure that i don't need to send anything from her. Thanks
TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Intro - How to edit the form correctly
02:08 Part 1: Which option to choose
04:48 Part 2: Beneficiary's Information
07:15 Part 3 Question 1
08:09 Part 3 Questions 2-3, Family Members
10:50 Part 3 Question 29
11:31 Part 4 Information About Sponsor
13:33 Part 5 Household Size
17:04 Part 6 Questions 1-7 Employment and Current Income
19:01 Part 6 Questions 8-19 Household Members
21:31 Part 6 Questions 20-22 Explained
24:14 Part 6 Questions 23-25 Tax Returns
30:25 Part 7 Assets
33:38 Parts 8-11
35:46 Evidence
Thank you so much for your amazing efforts My wife gets SSI help for a disability. We are really confused about what should we put in the sponsor employment section. Should we put unemployed and put the amount she gets from ssi as an income or not. Plz help us with this
How do I state that one of my forms of income is Social Security disability?
@KseniyaInternational why cant your spouse be a co-sponsor????!
@KseniyaInternational on page 4, Part 5. I am only petitioning my sister and I only put my income even I am married, I only put my name and income details as sponsor. So, on number on page 4 part 5, number 1 I put 1, number 2, 1 and 3. 1 what will be my household size? The form I printed has already 1 in the box. Basically my sister will live in our apartment with my me and my husband. And I only put my income . Please help.
What if your spouse didn't file for the most recent year
You’re by far one of the most knowledgeable immigration enthusiasts I’ve ever watched videos about - some “lawyers” that claim to specialize in immigration even provide confusing a/o incorrect information. You’d make a great attorney and advocate of the Law. Congrats on such a well-structured channel!
@@luisogushi6651 I like the immigration enthusiast title haha!! Thank you! I wouldn’t have been able to put out these detailed videos without the subscribers who have been so generous about sharing their experiences.
@@KseniyaInternational I haven't finished watch your video, but I want to say (Thank you very much) without your video I would be lost in the wood.
@@KseniyaInternationaldo I need a Lawyer about my case I'm married to US citizen but I came here as tourist visa
Is your visa. Expired? Did you apply for TPS ?
I followed your videos to apply for a green card for my mother in law and they accepted it right away without having to fix anything. Thanks so much! We saved so much money on a lawyer. She is finally here in the US.
Hi! I paid a lawyer already and they say they don't have access to CEAC, I'm frustrated because I can enter the portal, I need help on this part of the process, can anyone help me?
@velvetdelissa you should contact the NVC.
@@velvetdelissa have you been approved by the USCIS? I had access to CEAC two weeks after USCIS approved the case.
@@kayyb92 I had, Thank you! We will try to upload the documents to NVC next week, hopefully everything run ok.
Can I get help from you with a co sponsor.
There is a new form now. The questions are still the same at the old form. Anyway, I save money from going to the fixer. Your channel helps me a lot. Anything I want to know is in your list. I keep on coming back in your channel if I have a question or what to do… I also checked some channel but it’s not detailed like you do. I don’t really subscribe but I found myself subscribed to your channel. You’re an angel. Thank you so much.
I started filling this form yesterday and was referencing your old video. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this updated video. It is very much appreciated.
Hi Kseninya, your tutoring videos provide great help to me on preparing the family based immigration for my parents and save me tons of efforts to search online and ask around. Thank you very much and best wishes.
@@rvdarter8394 thank you 😮
Hi hun.. I would like to thank you . I follow all of your instructions on how to correctly file my case..and I got my green card this week. Your are the best. Thank you.
Thank you so much!!!! You took away all my worries and anxieties in trying to do these forms by myself. The way that you have explained in details with examples in every videos is truly so easy to understand You are so amazing!
Hi 2 weeks ago I filled out this form following your tips from your old videos and Uscis instructions and my form got approved in 3 days. Thanks you so much!!!❤
@@nobodyknows8521 I’m glad!
Wow! How long were you married before you filed?
Really? Good for you. It's been a month now with no approval message on either of my submitted documents.
Great
DO NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE: I used mac book's default editor to fill this application and when I printed it, it had no values at all (correct house hold size, income, names) I overlooked them as I reviewed digital copy not the hard copy. Make sure you check your papers before submitting and use Adobe Acrobat as Kseniya suggests. You can get a free trial for 7 days.
A huge shout out to you, Kseniya! All instructions are super detailed and clear. Super helpful! Thank you!
Thank you so much. I love how you showed us step by step. Very clear in detailed. So professional.
Thank you so much. You answered all the questions I had and were so detailed in the video. You are a blessing!
@@Midastouch85 yay I’m glad! That was the goal 🫡🤗
Great work much appreciated and most of all thank you for making life easy for self filers.
Thank you so much Kseniya. Watching your videos plays a major part for the approval of my I-539. Now I am processing my mother's petition and this video helps me clear my confusion in filing the I-864.
I am here again, watching your videos for NVC. I watched your videos for i-130 and it was really totally helpful and very easy to understand. Thank you very much for the help.
Perfect video to explain the joint filing question for only using petitioner’s income and how to write total income!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks!
you're such a life saver! thanks so much for the easy to understand explanations
Thanks
Thanks Kseniya. A small token for the great work you are doing. Someone in my family is filing an IR5. They have zero income but they have a joint sponsor. How do they produce their tax returns when they had zero income ? Could you guide ?
Thank you for this video, your previous videos and the update!
wow! great tip on the buggy document!!!
You are so awesome! Your explanations make everything so much easier
Wow, what an incredibly helpful video! Thank you very much as you have done a great service to me and others in the same immigration process.
Thank you so much! Your videos are very well explained and detailed. Defiantly please keep posting updated question videos regarding NVC and USCIS Process.
Thank you for this video, it was so helpful & clear to follow. The best video I seen!!!!!!
Extremely helpful in every aspect. God bless you, and thank you for this video.
Thank you so much for making such detailed videos. I had no idea and 0 courage to do it by myself thinking about the money and the amount of time needed to rectify if i made a mistake on the form. But your videos really helped me a lot. Also thank you for responding to my email ❤
I had submitted everything by September 15th and on September 20th everything got accepted. Finally, now we are on waiting list for the interview.
God bless you. Thank you once again.
Tip for the readers see all her videos new and old, combine all the instructions. Best of luck!!
Thank you so much for your help! You are amazing!
You are the best! Thanks for everything you doing!
Pure Gold. as always
Hello, Kseniya! I'm filing for my AOS. I just want to ask about the "current individual annual income". I'm filling out my papers since December but I'm only submitting them this January. What should I put under that question? Please help me. Thank you so much! 18:26
Hey Kseniy, can you help me with a question? At 21:10, you said that if the beneficiary is not authorized to work, she should not include her income in section 8, but then my question is: should the beneficiary attach a copy of her last 5 years of tax returns as evidence of her income even if she is not working legally?
You Are Awesome. Thank you😘
thank you so much for all you do, God bless you.
Why didn't they put a warning that the form must be printed out and signed and electronic signatures would not suffice? I don't understand what is the purpose of this because it just adds more work and time to print out at a library or Staples and having to scan and upload to pc and NVC. I'm baffled by how everything is so complicated when it could be so easy.
I am having the same issue with downloading. How did you download it?
@@siribihfru9622 Save as pdf to pc
thank you so much for this great resource
Thanks very much for all you do ❤❤❤
You are the best ♥ Thank you for explaining Hope I can do it without mistake ♥
Always follow all your videos very informative thank you 🙏 so much
24:28
Thank you for you significant contributions to people’s lives 😍
My question is, i am joint sponsor, I’m married, my individual income is quite enough to meet the requirements, i mean I’m not going use my wife’s income, however we have filed taxes together for the past 2 years.
1-Is it required by USCIS to my wife to file I-864A ?
2- is it required to include her w2s along with my i-864 since we filed tax jointly?
Thank you in advance for your answers
@@billybenjaminbenj621 wife is household member
Hi Kseniya. Thank you for making this video.
We are trying to fill out I-864 for my mom and she will be a the only joint sponsor. Our case is at the NVC right now. Both my mother and myself are filing an i864. However, my mother’s preferred language is not English. Can I interpret the forms for her and sign the interpreter section, or would a licensed interpreter be required?
Please help us
Thank you!
Thank you. This video is really helpful 🎉🎉🎉
Hi, what if the unmarried child of the sister of the US citizen who was included in the I-30 petition but the decision didn’t came with the parents and is still under review. Do we need to include the unmarried child in this affidavit?
I have a question. I was documentarily qualified on October 2023. My wife's interview is coming up in January. After reviewing the old i864 it looks like I put the Sponsor (me) Mailing Address under Part 2: Information About he Principal Immigrant. Our interview is in January, we need to upload a new ta transcript and a new i864. Do I need to correct the old one and upload the new i864? I was thinking about correcting the old one and uploading it in the portal and also uploading the new i864. Also, have my wife take both to the interview.
What about Part 5, question #2? My friend became naturalized here in the U.S. a few months ago and is applying for his wife to come over from the Ivory Coast. Is he supposed to enter "1" in Part 5, question #2? That's what's entered in the video; I'm not understanding this.
You have been such a great help throughout my process, and you have no idea how much I appreciate it. Thank you so much!
I have one question about the I-864. I’m not currently working and am being counted as part of the household. Do I need to provide all the documents for myself under the “household member’s documentation”
Thank you for sharing. I love your videos so much; they have been incredibly helpful! My husband’s current income is not enough to sponsor me and my 12-year-old son. His mother, who is retired, married, and has no other dependents, will help by filling out a joint sponsor I-864 for both me and my son, separately. How many people should be counted in the household on my I-864 and my son's I-864? Do I need to count my son on my form? Should the total household size be 2 or 3 on each form? Thanks!
The uscis changed the form, but your video is still helpful
Question - For part 6 employment, I am retired but I also am a Disabled Veteran and receive a monthly income from the VA. How should I fill this part out and should I include my yearly amount in the estimate box ??
Thank you for all your help, we finally got our approval on the I-130 today and going through the Consular process
Thank you for sharing this Kseniya, this is amazing and thanks for the help.
I do have one question though. I see in the video, from the supporting documents, you've mentioned "Copy of sponsor's tax returns and W2s/1099s from most recent 3 tax years". However, while I read from I864 instructions, I see it says:
"If you provide a photocopy of your Federal individual income tax returns, you must include a copy of each and every
Form W-2 and Form 1099 that relates to your returns. Do not include copies of these forms if you provide an IRS
transcript of your Federal individual income tax returns rather than a photocopy unless you filed a joint income tax return
with your spouse and are qualifying using only your income."
So my understanding is: If sponsor filed jointly with spouse or others, he/she needs to submit IRS tax return transcript along with W2s/1099s, but if the sponsor filed individually, then only IRS tax return transcript is required, and USCIS even instructs not to include W-2s or 1099s in this case. (I know this only applies to IRS tax return transcript, not federal individual income tax return)
Am I understanding this correctly? I know this must be included somewhere in your videos or video lists, my apologize if I missed it. Let me know what you think, thank you so much!
@@guanlinchen6519 hello, although the instructions state it, unfortunately USCIS doesn’t follow their own rules and expects everyone to include their W2 regardless of their tax filing status.
@ Thanks for replying! Yikes, I submitted w2 and 1099 for most recent year as filed jointly. But 2022 and 2021 I only submitted tax return transcript without w2s. Looks like gonna get a RFE. But will definitely report data point once get it. Thanks again!
@ let me know! Since you sent it for the most recent year (the only required year), you probably will be ok. 🤞🏼
Thank you Ksenia for your useful videos! Tell me which of your videos explains in detail how to fill out the I-864EZ form?👏🙏
Hi please help!
I’m a US citizen trying to file my affidavit of support form i-864 for my spouse and four biological children who are presently overseas.
I’m confused on counting my household since I have to fill form I-864 for each of them resulting in a total of six.
My question here is, does it mean on each form the total household number should be six (6) or the number should descend to 5,4,3,2 as I fill each form I-864?
Thank you
I’m scheduled for an interview but my attorney did not save the form after uploading. I also couldn’t view it on my profile but I have my wife’s current w2. Will that be Sufficient for my interview? If not, what do I do?
Regarding Form I-184 What if my immigrating spouse does not have a mailing address in his country? Please advise me as to what to do about this on the form where it asks for this.
Ксения, подскажите, пожалуйста, как правильно указать на странице 10 в дополнительной информации мою третью работу. Заранее спасибо.
@@Angel-ey6bh page 4 part 6 Employment 3 - name, occupation -
Thank you so much!!!@@KseniyaInternational
Im confused....Im sponsoring my wife and stepdaughter (each have their own I-130). If I dont write in my stepdaughter in section 3 (family member 1) then when I get to household I end up showing a house hold of only 2 and the same when I complete the form for my step daughter and not listing her mother....it ends up a household of 2. so how do i show it is a household of 3???
Hello, I'm starting filling this form for my spouse, and when I arrived to part 5, I found number 1 is empty even I put 1 on number 29, they don't count it, I tried many time and still empty
You said that the tax returns for only the most recent year is required, but you did not say how many years of W2s would be good to include. The word document you showed on screen listing the evidence said 3 years for both tax returns and W2s. Is it only the most recent year for both?
Also, if my wife is the beneficiary and the only additional household member, does she have to provide the documents of proof you listed for additional household members. Like tax returns and W2s and employment letter, etc.
Hello. Page 10 Part 11. I have something filled out on the page, it says to sign and date (wet ink) the sheet on top, right? Or is this only when I have an 11th page?
I am also filling out I-864W for a 2-year-old toddler. I am confused on Page 2 Part 3 if I should tick 1.a. when as a petitioner I ticked 2. since I prepared it for the child.
hi, im using the free acrobat reader in a computer but i can't input anything on the household size Part 5 # 1, though i can fill out the rest of the boxes and it'll calculate fine
@@GiftBerlan did you put a number in question 29 on the prior page?
@@KseniyaInternationaloh..that was my mistake..😂.. i did what you said and added the number in #29 and it populate automatically...oh, god..thank you so much❤
Hey, I am working with my wife on this and have run into an issue. I started my business half way through the year, so I have paystubs from being an employee. Do I need to follow the linked lawyers's page and submit all those things (I did put self employed on the I864) or do I am I okay not to? Does someone have (had) a similar situation to me?
I submitted the tax return transcript obtained from the IRS website, just like you did, but I still got a RFE saying that my sponsor cannot be determined to qualify...I was instructed to send in W-2s, 1099 and 2555. Should I also be sending in bank statements?
I thought the transcripts directly obtained from the irs would be the most convincing. But apparently not?
If you made an error with the income for one of the tax income (2021) when you filled it out and uploaded it online . Can you submit another form along with all that you submitted on line through mail if your RFE deadline hasn’t passed
if so should i write on the cover page new i864form(one online has an error)
I was so confused! my husband is my joint sponsor since I'm not making any money to petition my parents. He didn't claim me on his taxes for some reason. Im not sure if my husband file the I-864 or I-864A as a joint sponsor or household member. please enlighten me Kseniya.
In Part 5-Person 1: Can the Beneficiary include his/her savings (CDs, etc) even if he/she is not working and doesn't have EAD?
Kindly help with this, I'm highly confused.
Hello, I have been watching your videos a lot of time. But I couldn’t find the form of I-864w. Please help me I am so confused about filling the I-864w form. Thank you
Great Thanks, really appreciate it
Adobe Acrobat Reader will not let me edit the form. I can not input anything / Update. Had to download Adobe Reader before downloading the form. If you download the form before installing Acrobat Read you will not be able to edit it.
Kseniya. Many people are still having trouble paying CEAC fees, both AOS and I 864, and not getting help 😊from NVC. Have you heard of any tips or tricks? Thank you!
Once you create your account it allows you to pay from a US bank account only
One thing I just want to make it clear that if the immigrant is eligible for I-864W (i.e. have 40 credits from social security or other criteria) then there is NO need to file I-864. This information is not clearly mentioned anywhere in the video. However, the video is very informative and helpful. Thank you Kseniya.
For some crazy reason we can't find my husbands W2s for all the past 3 years. Would I get an RFE if a year is missing?
IN IRS FORMS, WHY I DONT HAVE THE SECOND PAGE OF THE IRS? TIME STAMP: 38:26
@@reyreyvlogs there are different type of transcripts, there is an account transcript which is usually 1 page and the tax return transcript, you need the tax return transcript.
Hi Kseniya, thank you SO much for this information. On part 5, item 7, if my husband will combine his income with mine in order for me to sponsor a parent and he’ll be filling out I-864A, should I write 1 or leave it blank? This question mentions others family members but doesn’t mention husband. We live in the same address and I am the petitioner.
Thank you so much!!!
@@TabathaFalconi do not count anybody twice
I accidentally submitted joint sponsors documents before submitting the primary petitioners documents. Now when i click the submit button for primary sponsor it doesn't do anything what should i do
Part 11. Help Please - For Part 11. Additional Information - are we to list here the additional documentation you start to mention at the Evidence timestamp mark (35:46 min) - supporting evidence we will be providing, such as W2, 1099, Proof of Citizenship, IRS Transcript, etc?
@@AdamMundok no, additional information section is only to clarify things from the form. You don’t list evidence there
kseniya i need your help; you guide me a lot with my diy i130 and i485 application. i submitted my my packet last nov 4 in overnight package and as per ups it was delivered on the 5th.. here is my question i will be introuble as my i94 will expired tomorrow (nov9) and until now i dont receive notification from uscis, thank you
Do I need other sponsors for only one immigrant if my income a year is 45,000?
What if my current income now meet the requirement but my taxes from 3 years ago don’t? Will that be a problem will I still need a joint sponsor and am I still required to answer part 7?
Did you find out?
Hello i am sponsoring my mom’s petition but i filed jointly on tax with my husband but my income is way high thank the average puberty guideline do i still need to file i-864a even though i make more money than my husband? Hope you can answer this soon than you in advance
Hi Kseniya!! How are you
My husband and I fills tax jointly and have one dependent. Now I am filling for my both parents and they are in states Should I put household size 4 and they are planning to go back to home country in March. Is it ok for them to go or they can’t leave when their file is in process.
i have been asked to fill i864 as a house hold but when i complete it it rejects it.
Thank you so much for your detailed videos the instructions were very clear.
However I have a question, what if the sponsor is currently a student but made enough money during the past and current years, is actually unemployed. Is there any information needed about it and/or additional document to provide please?
Hey.. there is a new form expires 01.31.27 that is different - will you do a video. it seems to have changed from 1.26 one
I can not find the invoice ID number to have access to the NVC portal. I need help!😭 our interview is in 4 weeks, and i can not upload affidavits of support or make payments. Growing anxious!😢
Hello kseniya, I follow you from Chile in south America, I have a question about an additional supporter, my cousin got humanitarian asylum many years ago and he is financially stable, can he filed I-864 for me ? I got I-130 approved through my daughter but she doesn't reach the 25k a year income because she only work a part time job
Hey Kseniya! My husband is the petitioning sponsor & he’s filing this affidavit for me. In Part 5 Household Size nr. 3, what should we put there? He’s supposed to list persons who are NOT sponsored but if married he should put 1 for spouse. Even though this document is being filed FOR his spouse, me. It’s kind of confusing and we were denied once because of this document.
What would you do?
thanks!
i am confused, did they update it again? my section 2 says information about you (sponsor)
What if it’s a US citizen filing for spouse and children would they select option 2 in part 2 or would everyone need their own affidavit of support?
i have a question related to the co-sponsor, i am the petitioner, and if i have a family member who will co-sponsor with me and they do not live in my same house, they will fill out the the normal I-864, correct? and for part 6, question #8, do i enter anything in there? is this section ONLY for family members who currently reside at the same address as me? should I leave this section blank in that case?
and also, what if i use the same mailing address as my family member, but have a different physical address, does that change anything? would i still have my family member fill out the I-864, or would they do the I-864A?
I know this is very specific so understand if you don't have the right answer.
Thank you for your time.
@@lifesill yes sounds like they’ll use I-864
For part 6 q 8 on your form leave blank
I don’t think the mailing address will affect it. You can also clarify it in a cover letter
Hi Kseniya, my spouse is petitioning for me, we both work. Just to reiterate on part 6, person 1 I can list myself? And check off part 6, question 22? Is that correct
Is it still appropriate to used the old form for filing purposes now that their is a new edition.
Part 5 #6
I have filled out I-864 for my wife and she is a resident. Do I need to put 1 in this section? Also, I already added 1 in #3 because I am married.
You are a godsend
hey! Kseniya , Im so confused about joint sponsor : Joint Sp has 70k $ total income also joint sponsor totaly 5 househouldsize so I got RFE cuz my sponsor /pettioner number was under the federal HHS Poverty Guidelines $25,550 itwas (11.500$) so am I good with this joint sponsor ?
Thanks for the great video! Do you know where I can find the USCIS account number? I don't have a PROFILE tab on my USCIS account, and it was not listed in any of the documents I received from USCIS. Thanks!
@@DaveVincentWoo you can just leave it blank
Thank you!@@KseniyaInternational
Hello, if I will be petitioning for my dad, in my household it’s just my husband and me (we don’t have kids). My income qualifies for me to petition for him alone, and I don’t want to include my husband’s income. Would my household size be 2 or 3 with my father? Thank you.
One detail I missed is it is recommended that the form be filed out in CAPITAL letters. I don't know if this will result in rejection
@@drichards3069 it doesn’t have to be all capitals. It’s my personal preference
Hello,can anyone tell me if a co-sponsor have to be reside in same state?or he/she could be living anywhere in US?Thanks.
Thank you so much for this video. It helps a lot. One question for you. My son is applying for me (he is 21 and married). I include his wife on the part 5 (household size) so in that case the total household will be 3 but do I have to send any documentation from his wife too? like her identification, proof that she is married to him, and that she is a student? Their income tax are together but she doesn't work. Please let me know. I saw a list of household requires at the end of this video and I just want to make sure that i don't need to send anything from her. Thanks