Almost done with co-sponsor's I-134

[limejello 0]

I'm filling out the I-134 for my mom just to make her life easier, and I just want to clear up a couple of things before I send it to her to print out.

1. Number 3: Name of spouse and children accompanying or following to join this person. My fiance and I have a child together, and this child is an American citizen (with a birth abroad report and U.S. passport), am I correct that our son DOES NOT need to be listed under "children" because a separate visa is not being done for him? He will be listed on my affidavit of support as a dependent, right? [i think I already know the answer to this, but just want to confirm].

2. Number 7: The employer's address. My mom works out of her home, but she is NOT her own boss. The business letterhead has got a P.O. Box on it. Can I/should I put the P.O. Box here or the actual PHYSICAL address (which is the same as her home address). Can this be problematic if her boss writes an employment letter for her and it doesn't have the same address on it?

3. Number 9: She did an affidavit of support for my ex-husband, who is now a naturalized citizen. I'm thinking of putting "see attachment" in parentheses after his name, then including a letter saying that he's naturalized. The only problem is that I can't remember the exact date of the original affidavit of support (just the month and year), and will it be necessary to include in the letter the date that he was naturalized? How about proof of his naturalization (like a copy of his passport?).

Input is much appreciated!

[JeroenAndMichelle 28]

1. Number 3: Name of spouse and children accompanying or following to join this person. My fiance and I have a child together, and this child is an American citizen (with a birth abroad report and U.S. passport), am I correct that our son DOES NOT need to be listed under "children" because a separate visa is not being done for him? He will be listed on my affidavit of support as a dependent, right? [i think I already know the answer to this, but just want to confirm].

This is not a request for the visa but just the affidavit for support, right? Well, the kid is also entering the US and is a dependent of both you and your fiance, therefore this kid should also be listed on the affidavit of support. It does not matter if the kid is getting a visa or not, just if it is a dependent of you and your fiance or not.

2. Number 7: The employer's address. My mom works out of her home, but she is NOT her own boss. The business letterhead has got a P.O. Box on it. Can I/should I put the P.O. Box here or the actual PHYSICAL address (which is the same as her home address). Can this be problematic if her boss writes an employment letter for her and it doesn't have the same address on it?

I don't think this is a problem, but to be sure you might want to add an explanation of it IF the boss actually had his letter written with a different letterhead. My wife, for example, worked from her own home when she filed for me, she was her own boss, had no letterhead but wrote a small explanation of the situation and it was still all accepted without any problem.

3. Number 9: She did an affidavit of support for my ex-husband, who is now a naturalized citizen. I'm thinking of putting "see attachment" in parentheses after his name, then including a letter saying that he's naturalized. The only problem is that I can't remember the exact date of the original affidavit of support (just the month and year), and will it be necessary to include in the letter the date that he was naturalized? How about proof of his naturalization (like a copy of his passport?).

If he is a naturalized citizen, then she is not a sponsor any more as the contract (affidavit of support) after the amount of time listed in the affidavit of support, or when the sponsored person becomes a citizen. I would not name him at all as she has no legal binding to him anymore.

[limejello 0]

1. Number 3: Name of spouse and children accompanying or following to join this person. My fiance and I have a child together, and this child is an American citizen (with a birth abroad report and U.S. passport), am I correct that our son DOES NOT need to be listed under "children" because a separate visa is not being done for him? He will be listed on my affidavit of support as a dependent, right? [i think I already know the answer to this, but just want to confirm].

This is not a request for the visa but just the affidavit for support, right? Well, the kid is also entering the US and is a dependent of both you and your fiance, therefore this kid should also be listed on the affidavit of support. It does not matter if the kid is getting a visa or not, just if it is a dependent of you and your fiance or not.

One of my main reasons for this is because under #4, it says that "This affidavit is made by me for the purpose of assuring the U.S. Government that the person(s) named in item (3) [my fiancee and children entering with him or following to join] will not become a public charge in the United States." This would make total sense if my fiance had a child with a former spouse or girlfriend and wanted to bring the child into the U.S., obviously the government wouldn't want them to be a burden, but since our son is American, this really doesn't apply. Numbers 5 and 6 (more stipulations/responsibilities that the sponsor has for the persons in #3) are also not applicable to U.S. citizens (e.g. making sure they leave before their visa expires, etc.).

Edited March 29, 2009 by limejello