I have a question for anyone who knows even though I think I already know the answer.

I mistakenly used the notary's pen which was blue when I signed the I-864 and sent it off to my lawyer to hold for my wife's interview.. Do I need to print out and resign the I-864 with black ink and get it notarized again? The rest of the form is printed out with black ink.

Also as a side note and question, Is there anyway for my wife to visit me in the U.S. while we are waiting for the approval and visa?

Thank you in advance for any help and thanks for such an informative site.

John and Christine

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-864.pdf

Based on the form instructions, I believe you are fine using blue ink.

Yes, in fact this is a popular question.

Please, see the following threads for more info:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=67796
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=83496
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=82474
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=83223
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=82901
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=82968

Best of luck!

Thank you for your reply, When it was brought to my attention I did not even think to look at the form instructions and just posted my question.. sorry

John

That's understandable. These aren't trivial matters, and the potential consequences of an error could be disastrous. It's better to be safe and ask.

check that you are using the correct form. the i864 that we used a few months ago did not need notarized, the old forms did need to be notarized. you'll probably get a REF if you use the old version of the form.

Good point.

I just checked and here is what is on the website:

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD



So make sure your form says "Form I-864 (Rev. 11/01/06)N" in the bottom right hand corner of each page.