i864 household size co sponsor who do i count?

[selinaxx89 4]

im hoping someone can clarify all this for me i keep on reading uscis website n the form and once i think i understand it all i get confused.

my husband is from mexico and i am his sponsor. our household size is 3 hubby, me and our baby. i do not make enough for all 3 of us so i need my DAD to be our joint sponsor who DOES NOT live in my house.

i know i need to do a seperate 1864 for ME and DAD. what confuses me is who do i count for the household? do i count hubby me n baby, AND for my dad count his spouse and his 3 kids/dependants? if so it would be my family of 3 and my dads family of 5.

i also get confused where ive read that my "dad" would have to make enough for his family of 5 PLUS enough for my family of 3? is this true.

thanks in advance my heads going in circlesssss

[nejay 4]

for you, it will have to be a family of three. you,your husband and the baby. Your dad will have to do a separate AOS....

im hoping someone can clarify all this for me i keep on reading uscis website n the form and once i think i understand it all i get confused.

my husband is from mexico and i am his sponsor. our household size is 3 hubby, me and our baby. i do not make enough for all 3 of us so i need my DAD to be our joint sponsor who DOES NOT live in my house.

i know i need to do a seperate 1864 for ME and DAD. what confuses me is who do i count for the household? do i count hubby me n baby, AND for my dad count his spouse and his 3 kids/dependants? if so it would be my family of 3 and my dads family of 5.

i also get confused where ive read that my "dad" would have to make enough for his family of 5 PLUS enough for my family of 3? is this true.

thanks in advance my heads going in circlesssss

[selinaxx89 4]

for you, it will have to be a family of three. you,your husband and the baby. Your dad will have to do a separate AOS....

Is a seperate aos a I864? So then my dad will only have to make enough for his family of 5 plus my hubby so 6 in total correct

[Otto 83]

• You (the US Citizen Spouse) needs/counts, yourself, your child and your spouse (the foreign benificiary) using your own I-864 and any needed supporting documents.
  
• Your Father (the Co Sponsor) needs/counts, himself, your husband (the foreign beneficiary) and members of his household (however many that is, but it's not you, nor your child). He needs his own I-864 and any necessary supporting documents plus some sort of proof of being either a US citizen or LPR.
  

If that helps.

[zenaxe 22]

Like others have said.

You count yourself, your baby and your husband. Your household size is 3. You will have to complete an I864 regardless of income because you are the sponsor. If you don't make enough, then a cosponsor is required ie your dad. He doesn't count as a household member if he doesn't live with you. But he also completes a separate I 864 and identifies himself as the cosponsor. Download the I 864 form and read it , you'll see the section/s to be checked off etc.

He would complete an I 864A if he was in the same household but he's not. That form is required (I864) but you and your dad will need all the supporting documentation as the prior posting wrote ie tax transcripts, W2s , letters from employment etc.

Edited April 29, 2010 by zenaxe

[sachinky 464]

Remember, the USC petitioner will file a I-864 regardless of income. If your joint sponsor lives in the same household as the petitioner, then they will use I-864A. If they live in a separate residence, then they will fill in another I-864.

For your joint sponsor you will need proof of their citizenship/residency. For household member, you will need proof of relationship and same household/residence.

[selinaxx89 4]

thank you all!! i appreciate it being explained to me

sachinky - thanks i thought since i didnt make enough for my fam of 3 i didnt have to do it but i see now that i do even though i dont make enough because i am the petitioner