Affidavit of support I-864

[iznar24 1]

Hi. I am going through a CR1 visa process with my husband, he is a American citizen and I am from Venezuela, both currently living in Ecuador. We already submitted civil documents and the DS-260 form on the NVC website. My husband does not have the minimum income to be my sponsor, so we talked to his father. He is willing to be my co sponsor, but my mother in law is not. Does she need to sign the affidavit of support too or can my father in law do it without her? They declare taxes together as a married couple.

 

The only other option we have is a cousin who is a paralegal. She has done this before but she does not want to upload all her personal information (taxes, prove of citizenship, etc) on the NVC website. Instead, she wants to mail it. My only worry is that the email NVC sent with the welcome letter states "DO NOT MAIL ANYTHING". I guess because the case is electronic. Would that be a problem? We have no more options 😟.

[Babu Frik 1,162]

For the 2nd part, EVERYONE does it electronically now.

[iznar24 1]

4 minutes ago, Babu Frik said:

For the 2nd part, EVERYONE does it electronically now.

I am aware of that. But I would like to know if mailing anything to the NVC means they are not going to accept it..¿

[aaron2020 11,651]

Some US Embassy/Consulate are okay with the Joint Sponsor's spouse not submitting an I-130a.  Some US Embassy/Consulate will require the Joint Sponsor's spouse to submit an I-130a.  

A Joint Sponsor must upload to CEAC.  There is no option to mail it.  Uploading to the US government directly is safe.

[aaron2020 11,651]

8 minutes ago, iznar24 said:

I am aware of that. But I would like to know if mailing anything to the NVC means they are not going to accept it..¿

They are not going to accept it.  They are not going to scan in those documents and upload them to CEAC.  That's your responsibility to scan and upload the Joint Sponsor's documents to CEAC, not theirs.

Edited January 4, 2021 by aaron2020

[MrHanky 1,377]

8 minutes ago, iznar24 said:

I am aware of that. But I would like to know if mailing anything to the NVC means they are not going to accept it..¿

You already answered your own question.

 

"DO NOT MAIL ANYTHING"

 

We don't get to decide to do something different.

[iznar24 1]

10 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

Some US Embassy/Consulate are okay with the Joint Sponsor's spouse not submitting an I-130a.  Some US Embassy/Consulate will require the Joint Sponsor's spouse to submit an I-130a.  

A Joint Sponsor must upload to CEAC.  There is no option to mail it.  Uploading to the US government directly is safe.

Do you mean an I-864a? Because we already filled the I-130a. Our case has already been approved by the USCIS.

[aaron2020 11,651]

7 minutes ago, iznar24 said:

Do you mean an I-864a? Because we already filled the I-130a. Our case has already been approved by the USCIS.

Sorry, it's the I-864a.  

[iznar24 1]

18 minutes ago, MrHanky said:

You already answered your own question.

 

"DO NOT MAIL ANYTHING"

 

We don't get to decide to do something different.

You are right. Sometimes we ask questions hoping a different answer than what we already know. I am just worried. Thanks for your answers!

[kris&me 572]

I  can't answer the NVC part but the following site helped me with interview in Guayaquil

 

https://photos.state.gov/libraries/guayaquil/231771/PDFs/WEB PK4 General ENGLISH _September 2013_.pdf

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

3 hours ago, iznar24 said:

 

 

The only other option we have is a cousin who is a paralegal. She has done this before but she does not want to upload all her personal information (taxes, prove of citizenship, etc) on the NVC website. Instead, she wants to mail it. My only worry is that the email NVC sent with the welcome letter states "DO NOT MAIL ANYTHING". I guess because the case is electronic. Would that be a problem? We have no more options 😟.

Seems very odd that she is reluctant to upload directly to a site where only authorized USCIS personnel can see it, and prefers to use the mail which is obviously much less secure?

[Joel Alcaraz 4]

Based on our experience at Boundless, most joint sponsors only fill out the I-864 if one meets the income requirements. The I-864a is only added when they want to include the spouses income. The only thing that must be submitted from the joint sponsor's spouse is the joint tax returns with all W2s, attachments, and/or 1099s. 

[iznar24 1]

On 1/5/2021 at 3:56 PM, Joel Alcaraz said:

Based on our experience at Boundless, most joint sponsors only fill out the I-864 if one meets the income requirements. The I-864a is only added when they want to include the spouses income. The only thing that must be submitted from the joint sponsor's spouse is the joint tax returns with all W2s, attachments, and/or 1099s. 

Thanks a lot for your answer!

[iznar24 1]

On 1/4/2021 at 9:58 PM, SusieQQQ said:

Seems very odd that she is reluctant to upload directly to a site where only authorized USCIS personnel can see it, and prefers to use the mail which is obviously much less secure?

I already talked her through doing it online! Thanks for your comment.

[iznar24 1]

On 1/4/2021 at 7:58 PM, kris&me said:

I  can't answer the NVC part but the following site helped me with interview in Guayaquil

 

https://photos.state.gov/libraries/guayaquil/231771/PDFs/WEB PK4 General ENGLISH _September 2013_.pdf

Thanks a lot! I see the document says that your passport must be valid for at least 1 year. Did you have any experience about that? I'm from Venezuela and it is very complicated to get a new passport.