i-864 cover sheet with sponsors: how to check off?

[octobop 0]

Hi everyone, I'm sorry if this is a repeat topic, but I couldn't find the answer anywhere.

I'm gathering my i-864 affidavit of support package. I am the petitioner (for my Hungarian husband) and I have one joint sponsor (my father).

1) How do I check off the cover sheet if some of the documents enclosed are Not Applicable for myself, but ARE included for my joint sponsor, and vice versa?

2) Do I need to include forms that were already established in the I-130 (proof of relationship? marriage certificate, photos, etc?) Shouldn't this be a given since the i-130 was approved?

3) Since we are not in the USA, I am unemployed, and my husband has a Hungarian income. Would it be appropriate to include his diploma and/or employment record to show that he has skills and can find a job in the US? Or is this covered in the Visa application? Can I assume all our documents will be reviewed by one entity, or are they so disorganized as they seem that everything should be sent twice or thrice to make sure someone knows we have everything?

4) Does anyone else think we could start a "Locks of Love" organization with all the hair we've collectively pulled out trying to deal with NVC? ( response not necessary)

Thank you!

[joeygen 2]

I have the same question regarding the proof of relationship. I will follow your thread. I hope we can get an answer soon

[Ryan H 3,790]

Answers:

• Use separate cover sheets for each I-864.
• No; however, civil documents which includes a marriage certificate will need to be included in the visa application package (also referred to as the DS-260 package).
• No

[octobop 0]

Thank you!

I guess #3 had several questions, so I don't know which one you're answering. I will also check topics on the cover LETTER that people write and see if there are any hints in those about the order of documents and checklist.

[octobop 0]

Except now I'm confused, because first I had a cover sheet that was a checklist, then I had it sent to my email from the NVC website to print a better copy... and it's a different one, just big letters and a bar code.

[jöni 37]

Except now I'm confused, because first I had a cover sheet that was a checklist, then I had it sent to my email from the NVC website to print a better copy... and it's a different one, just big letters and a bar code.

We just send out both. The "Checklist" first and then for each packet a print from the AOS payment with the Bar code on

[octobop 0]

We just send out both. The "Checklist" first and then for each packet a print from the AOS payment with the Bar code on

Thank you.

That's what I'm going to do.

Also, I'm realizing that if we send the AOS package first (before the IV and supporting documents can be collected/translated), then the bottom half of the checklist is N/A (#3, supporting documents).

[octobop 0]

I have the same question regarding the proof of relationship. I will follow your thread. I hope we can get an answer soon

From the website:

If you completed Form I-864A, submit evidence that proves your relationship to the sponsor (the person who filed Form I-864). You can prove your relationship by submitting a photocopy of one of the documents below:

• Birth certificate;
• Marriage certificate;
• Adoption certificate;
• The petitioner or joint sponsor’s most recent Federal Income Tax Returns, if you are listed as a dependent; or
• A signed, written statement describing the relationship

I am not using form I-864A, so I don't need this. If you are using form A, you can simply include a photocopy of the certificate (however, as I understand, for the IV supporting documents, you need the original or CERTIFIED copy)

I imagine if you're submitting the AOS and IV together, you don't need the same document twice in the same envelope.

If they are being submitted separately, then yes, you probably need to submit it twice (a photocopy in the AOS, a certified copy with the IV)

But again, this is not my situation, so if you want absolute answers from a "veteran" immigrant, keep checking!

[Ryan H 3,790]

3) Since we are not in the USA, I am unemployed, and my husband has a Hungarian income. Would it be appropriate to include his diploma and/or employment record to show that he has skills and can find a job in the US?

Thank you!

Thank you!

I guess #3 had several questions, so I don't know which one you're answering. I will also check topics on the cover LETTER that people write and see if there are any hints in those about the order of documents and checklist.

I'll clarify what I was answering. Including your husband's diploma and employment record is irrelevant to your I-864. Don't bother including it because it carries zero weight when the I-864 is being reviewed.