I-864 AoS (Multiple Joint-sponsors, AoS Filing Fee, Document Cover Sheet, applicant moving questions)

[Kaffein 0]

Finally got to the point where we can pay the AoS and IV fees and I have a few questions...

Joint Sponsors

• If using multiple joint-sponsors for the I-864 and the first one meets the 125% poverty rate, would they use both joint-sponsors, would they just drop the secondary sponsor, or would they possibly make me resubmit my I-864 and another I-864A with a single sponsor?

AoS Filing Fee

• I've read that filing the I-864 in the applicants country would be free, but how can that be if I must pay the fee before I can move on to the next step which is submitting documents to the NVC? Do they mean if both the applicant and petitioner are out of country at the time, that can be the case? (That's not the case though: I'm in the US and my wife is another country)
• I'm assuming I (the petitioner) just pay the fee, and my wife pays the IV fee.

Document Cover Sheet

• The financial documents section only pertains to the petitioner, so where is the section for the joint-sponsors documents? Should I just check "Enclosed" on "Other Documents" at the bottom and make extra cover sheets that list each item in section 2, for each set of financial documents?
• Also, would it be OK to have each set of joint sponsors documents in a separate envelope within the main package? (the two parties probably don't want their financial info shared with one another)

Applicant Moving

• My wife (applicant) is moving somewhere else in her country within a week, would it be wise to wait until after she moves, to continue filling out the DS-260 and then collecting her supporting documents?
• ...and if I remember correctly I don't think I need to contact the USCIS and let them know that the applicant is moving, since we are past that stage and the case was approved, i.e.,That was just for if I was moving during the I-130 approval process, and we're dealing with the NVC only now, correct?

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Joint Sponsors

• If using multiple joint-sponsors for the I-864 and the first one meets the 125% poverty rate, would they use both joint-sponsors, would they just drop the secondary sponsor, or would they possibly make me resubmit my I-864 and another I-864A with a single sponsor?

There can only be one "joint sponsor" for each immigrant. Two joint sponsors is only possible in a case of multiple immigrants being sponsored on the same petition, and the two joint sponsors "split up" the immigrants among them. A joint sponsor must have enough household income from their own household to sponsor all the immigrants they are sponsoring.

[Kaffein 0]

There can only be one "joint sponsor" for each immigrant. Two joint sponsors is only possible in a case of multiple immigrants being sponsored on the same petition, and the two joint sponsors "split up" the immigrants among them. A joint sponsor must have enough household income from their own household to sponsor all the immigrants they are sponsoring.

Thanks for the reply/info!

[Thegirl 224]

If you are only petitioning one person you can only have one joint sponsor

You have to pay the 120 fee for filing AOS documents

Either of you can pay any of the fees. They just need to come from a US back account. It can be paid by anyone really

You can just put the joint sponsor documents in the envelope you don't need to make additional cover sheet

You don't need to inform anyone that the beneficiary/applicant is moving and you don't need to wait to fill out the DS-260. It needs to be correct at the time you filled out out.