Does the petitioner have to be a sponsor and fill out the I-864 for DCF

[Mattchina 0]

Hi all!

I have decided to get married in China with my Chinese fiance and file a DCF for a CR-1 visa as this is the best route for our situation. I am starting to review and prepare all the paperwork for later on and was wondering about the I-864. I have been out of the USA for five years and have been working in China for more than a year now but I don't think my salary in China is enough to be a sponsor. Does the petitioner have to be a sponsor and fill out the I-864? Is it fine if I only have my mother and father fill out a I-864 and a I-864a as their salaries are more than enough to be sponsors?

Thanks again of all the help!

[Krikit 1,164]

Moving from K-1 Process to DCF Process.

Welcome to VJ.

[Asia 2,498]

The petitioner is always the main sponsor (even if he/she haven't earned a penny).

Your parents (or even one of them - depending on their salaries) can be your co-sponsor/s.

Edited January 12, 2013 by Asia

[Cathi 5,771]

yes

[Darnell 8,478]

the petitioner is the primary sponser, no way round that.

so, without sustainable income in 2013 and with a possible 'below the poverty line' for 2012 and maybe 2011,

is best you secure a joint / co sponser.

A relative, USCitizen or LegalPermanentResident, that lives in the USA.

So that'll be 2 I-864s.

Is it fine if I only have my mother and father fill out a I-864 and a I-864a as their salaries are more than enough to be sponsors? - absolutely perfect ! but don't forget YOUR I-864.

Good luck with the marriage stuff - can tell us which city ?

Edited January 12, 2013 by Darnell

[Mattchina 0]

Thanks for clearing that up for me everyone! I live in Dalian now with my fiance but her HuKou is in Haicheng (close to Anshan). I will make an appointment with the US consulate in Shenyang to get a affidavit of marrigeability and according to their website we must get married at a Foreign Marriage Registration Office in Shenyang. Hopefully they can translate our marriage certificate in English for the embassy.

[Darnell 8,478]

suggest you take a trip into the hukuo city as well - as it's better to married in the hukuo city - no other cities will accept the marriage registration. Sure, there may be something in ShenYang - but usually....

The marriage registration office in her hukuo city will TELL YOU which translation office (english to chinese) they accept translations from - and you'll need to get the marriageability affadavit / affadavit of single status issued from the US Consulate TRANSLATED into Chinese.

So, if you are getting married in her hukuo city, find out which translation office they accept work from.

If it's one-stop shopping in ShenYang - well, that's a plus, less travelling and shillyshallying about , aye?