I've noticed that some people send the I-864 and some the I-864EZ. How do you determine which one to send?

I already have most of my paperwork ready, including the forms, as I am using James shortcuts. But I've come across this a couple of times so now I'm wondering which one to use.

Any clarification is greatly appreciated.

You can have a look at the guidelines for filling both forms on the uscis.gov website. However as a short explanation the I-864EZ form is a shorter version of the I-864 Affidavit of support and it can be used IF ALL the following conditions apply:

• You are the person who filed or is filing the Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative, for a relative being sponsored
• The relative you are sponsoring is the only person listen on the Form I-130 petition
• The income you are using to qualify is based entirely on your salary or pension and is shown on one or more Forms W-2 provided by your employer(s) or former employer(s)

Who MAY NOT use Form I-864EZ:

• The relative you are sponsoring is not the only person immigrating based upon the underlying visa petition
• You filed or are filing a Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, for the immigrant you are sponsoring
• You are a joint sponsor
• You are a "substitute sponsor" filing because the original I-130 petitioner is deceased

HOPE THIS HELPS!!!!

easy question
own income but over poverty line and 1 benificiary used i864ez
under poverty line use sponsor or asset use i864

if we use joint sponsor do we have to pay 2 times the $ 70 or just once

just once fee $ 70
but you do need their tax return and your tax return to send back

what if you aren't using a joint sponsor but you are using your husbands income because yours is zero and it states he doesn't need to file a joint sponsor form? would you be able to use the EZ version?

You will need to use the I-864 if you are including your spouse's income.

If you look at the I-864EZ there is no space to enter your spouses income whereas on the I-864 at item 24 there is.

Also, his/her income needs to continue from the same source when he/she arrives in the U.S. (if the income is foreign).