Affidavit of Support

[kbvesey 0]

Hi All,

Our NOA2 has come in, and now we are gathering the documents that my fiancee will give to the consulate in Brazil. I don't see many instructions about the affidavit of support, though. When do I fill that out? Do I have to mail that (and the evidence) to my fiancee for her to bring to the consulate? Do I fill out the I-134 or the I-864?

Thanks!

[paojack 41]

Yes, she needs to bring the Affidavit of support AND supporting evidence to the interview. Affidavit HAVE to be original so yes, you need to mail it to her. For K1 you need I-134, you will use I-864 for the AOS... Good luck!

[Nero 17]

Just to tack on to what the poster above me said, the Affidavit has to be original, but photocopies are fine for the evidence. I sent my fiancee photo copies of my last 3 tax returns, 6 months of pay check stubs, statments about my investments / life insurance policies, and a bank statement. This was plenty of evidence for the consulate in London. I can't imagine the consulate in Rio would demand too much more than that. Good Luck on your journey. Take care - Rich

[skiptex 225]

Hi All,

Our NOA2 has come in, and now we are gathering the documents that my fiancee will give to the consulate in Brazil. I don't see many instructions about the affidavit of support, though. When do I fill that out? Do I have to mail that (and the evidence) to my fiancee for her to bring to the consulate? Do I fill out the I-134 or the I-864?

Thanks!

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

11 pages

[kbvesey 0]

Thanks for your help, everyone! Do you know if the affidavit of support is submitted at the interview or beforehand?

[Pitaya 2,577]

Thanks for your help, everyone! Do you know if the affidavit of support is submitted at the interview or beforehand?

at the interview as stated previously by paojack.

Edited January 28, 2012 by A&B

[Stephen + Elisha 92]

http://www.uscis.gov.../i-864instr.pdf

11 pages

Those are the instructions for the I-864 Affidavit of Support. People going the K-1 route don't use that until it's time to file the I-485 to adjust status (i.e., after the beneficiary receives the K-1 visa, enters the United States, and marries the petitioner within 90 days). The I-134 affidavit of support is used at the consular interview stage.