I-864 Coversheet Instructions

You will need the I-864 coversheet.

Download the MS Word copy of the I-864 coversheet (available by clicking here[1]).
Change the XXX1234567890 at the bottom to your case number.
Go to idautomation to generate the barcode. [2].
- Type the case number under "Data to encode."
- Under "Barcode symbology," select CODE 39.
- Select "No" for the "Add check digit,"
- Select "No" for the "Add check digit to text,"
- Select "No" for the "Show text below barcode" options.
- Change the "X dimension" (bar width) to 0.07
- Change the "Barcode bar height" to 0.7.
- Click on "Create Barcode."
- Right click on the barcode and click on Copy.

Paste the image into a graphics editing program such as IrfanView (either by selecting Paste under the Edit menu or hitting Ctrl + V on the keyboard)
Crop out the gray text "Powered by IDAutomation.com (i.e., draw a box around the barcode only and, e.g., in IrfanView, select Crop selection under the Edit menu).
Copy the image from the graphics program either by selecting Copy under the Edit Menu or by hitting Ctrl+C on the keyboard.
Go to the MS Word copy of the I-864 coversheet
Select the old barcode that's already there and hit the Delete key.
Click on Paste under the Edit menu (or hit Ctrl + V on the keyboard).
You then need to further adjust the size of the barcode by right-clicking on it and clicking on "Format Picture."
Click on the "Size" tab.
De-select "Lock aspect ratio"
Change the height to 0.4"
Change the width to 3.45"
Click on "OK."