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The vacinations are included in the total price for the medical, but she will not be allowed to have her interview until she completes her medical and they will not complete her medical until the child is born because they can not give her the vaccinations while she is pregnant. That means no interview until after the child is born and thus you need to include the child in all of your paperwork. Fist you will need to get a DNA test done before the baby is declared a USC. In other words she is put on hold coming to the states until after the baby is born. Sorry. Do what you can. Read the Manila US Embassy web site. It is full of info.

http://manila.usembassy.gov/

Correct. The CO had an issue about my domicile when my wife had her VISA interview, but after informing him that I had included some of my bank statements recently and several years ago with my address in the states along with my State ITR, he approved my wife with no problem.

Thanks everyone for the info. Can't wait to get back to the states and she can't wait to see it for the first time. Thanks.

My wife has her VISA in hand and we are flying to the states in a few weeks. My question is, can we fly to another location than the one shown as the domicile address on the papers she is carrying? We want to attend my daughter's birthday party which is in another city. So we want to fly into that city and attend the birthday party and then go to the address stated as our home of record. Will the customs agents be ok with that or do customes require us to fly directly to the address stated as our address of domicile? Thanks.

Yep, and question #3 is:

The income you are using to qualify is based entirely on

your salary or pension and is shown on one or more Forms

W-2 provided by your employer(s) or former employer(s).

That means there is NO other place for a joint sponsor on that form such as one that may use an I-864a to meet the income requirments.

One can have another person fill out a I-864 to sponsor the immigrant using their sole income, but you can NOT use the I-864ez if you do.

I stand corrected. hktw is right. List whether employed or unemployed for the last 10 years; no gap.

Don't try to over-think the questions.

If the question asks for employment for the last 10 years, then list only employment for the last 10 years.

On the question of educational institutions attended, list them all even if you only took one class there.

On question 35, since I'm a USC, I have never had to get one of these and can't really help you out on that, however here is the link to the State Department website concerning visa types...hope it helps. Good Luck.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1262.html

I saw from a credible source that one CAN provide their state tax return as one of the possible forms of proof of domicile in the US, just can't remember where it was now. In any case here is another site I saw that states the sources one can provide to prove domicile. Good luck.

http://laeskimita.blogspot.com/2011/04/proving-domicile-in-usa-on-i-864.html

The petitioner can show proof of domicile by providing such documents as state tax returns, drivers license, property tax statements, vehicle registration with the address on it, bank statements with the address in the states listed, other bills such as credit card bills with their address listed in the states and/or any other docmented evidence of domicile such as any mail that has been going to the domiciled residence.

1. Yes. It is a good idea and I think manditory that proof of the joint sponsor lives at that address so by providing some sort of evidence that his address is that of the I-864, you are killing two birds with one stone. I simply provided the Social Security letter from the SSA as proof that my joint sponsors were indeed at the address stated on the I-864a.

1. It is ok for her to fill out the I-864ez IF she will not need a joint sponsor and you are the only person she is sponsoring and her income alone is enough to satisfy the minimum threshold amount.

I agree with reginakrys. You only have to show last year's ITR.

My wife had her interview yesterday and got approved...

We only showed our last year's ITR and provided no other proof of income from any other year prior to last year.

You may read #25 from the included link below. The fist sentence which states you only need to provide the previous year tax return.

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

1. Yes. If she is the sponsor, she needs to fill out the I-864 regardless of any other joint sponsor.

2. Her dad is a joint sponsor as are all others as this is the proper term.

3. Her dad needs to fill out the I-864 since he does not live with either of you. (One fills out the I-864a if the joint sponsor is a household member only).

4. Her dad's minimum income needs to be $33,762 per year...This is providing he lives in the continental US and is not active military. Does his wife work? Do they file jointly or separately?

According to the I-864, part 5, question 21, The sponsor enters one from line 10 who is the person being sponsored, in this case you.

a. you

Then is asks for those Persons NOT sponsored in this affidavit:

b. the sponsor

c. his wife

d. his two kids

That totals to be five.

Look on the poverty income guidelines for 2012... http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/86991.pdf

You will see that he or the total household income needs to be at least $33,762 annually.

If there are other incomes in the same household and was not included on his ITR then they can include the I-864a to add to the total household income.

I agree with the others. My wife had her interview today and we just included three pictures from our wedding. The other pictures were just from the last 18 months together including one from 2010 of us holding a Manila Times newpaper up showing the date on it with a Christmas tree in the back ground. You'll be fine. Good luck.

Just an update for those who had the same question as mine...

My wife had her interview today and she was approved...

I filed a I-864 for myself as the petitioner

I filed a I-864a for both my brother and mother who are joint sponsors and are household members.

My income on VA disability is $17,600 a year.

My mother's income on SS disability is $13,000 a year.

My brother's income on SS disability is $6,500 a year.

The total income for the household is $37,000 a year.

If using other household members to add to your income then that is fine in order to increase the total household income in order to meet the 125% threshold.

Special thanks to all the VJ advice recieved on this matter in order to help understand the I-864 better.

Make sure your husband can still show the consolate proof of domicile in the states since he has been living here in the Philippines for an extended time. I've been here this time for 6 moths straight and today at my wife's interview, they wanted to see my proof of domicile in the states which I provided in the form of bank statements and state income tax return.

Thank you for the replies.

I believe I understand.

As per stated by navchusu11, "there are certain conditions ( your spouse and/or any other relatives living in your residence ,unrelated dependents listed on your income tax return )that can help you to meet the minimum income requirments...."

So the way I understand it, I CAN include income from relatives who reside in the same household to help me meet the minimum income requirments.

Thanks again for your help.

Oh and sorry about the multiple threads. I wasn't aware it was not allowed under the same topic discussion. Thanks.

As per my discussion in this thread: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/372632-so-is-it-one-or-two-or-more/

What is the answer?

How Can My Relatives and Dependents Help Me Meet the Income Requirements? ( per I -864 Affidavit of support under section 213A)

You may use the income of your spouse and/or any other relatives living in your residence if they are willing to be jointly responsible with you for the intending immigrant(s) you are sponsoring. If you have any unrelated dependents listed on your income tax return you may include their income regardless of where they reside.

The income of such household members and dependents can be used to help you meet the income requirements if they complete and sign Form I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member, and if they are at least 18 years of age when they sign the form.

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

SO CAN A HOUSEHOLD MEMBER INCLUDE THEIR INCOME BY BEING A JOINT SPONSOR (I-864a) ADDING TO THE INCOME OF THE SPONSOR THUS TOTALING THE OVERALL HOUSEHOLD INCOME?

Thanks.

Here is the answer your looking for along with the web site.

Can a credible offer of employment for the visa applicant replace or supplement an insufficient Affidavit of Support?

No, the law does not recognize offers of employment in place of the I-864.

A job offer may show ability of the applicant to overcome ineligibility as a public charge, but does not meet any I-864 requirement.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3183.html

Thank you for the reply...

What about this then? I got this from the same source as you.

How Can My Relatives and Dependents Help Me Meet the Income Requirements? ( per I -864 Affidavit of support under section 213A)

You may use the income of your spouse and/or any other relatives living in your residence if they are willing to be jointly responsible with you for the intending immigrant(s) you are sponsoring. If you have any unrelated dependents listed on your income tax return you may include their income regardless of where they reside.

The income of such household members and dependents can be used to help you meet the income requirements if they complete and sign Form I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member, and if they are at least 18 years of age when they sign the form.

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

Ok. I found the answer. Thanks for the replies.

According to the State Department web site there can be up to two joint sponsors.

When can there be a Joint Sponsor?

A joint sponsor may submit an Affidavit of Support to sponsor all or some of the family members if the primary sponsor does not meet the income requirements. A maximum of two joint sponsors per petition can be used. Each joint sponsor is only responsible for the applicant(s) listed on that joint sponsor’s Affidavit of Support. Important note: If a joint sponsor is used, the petitioning sponsor must submit Form I-864, not Form I-864EZ.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3183.html

I found it. According to the State Department web site, one can have as many as two joint sponsors:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3183.html

When can there be a Joint Sponsor?

A joint sponsor may submit an Affidavit of Support to sponsor all or some of the family members if the primary sponsor does not meet the income requirements. A maximum of two joint sponsors per petition can be used. Each joint sponsor is only responsible for the applicant(s) listed on that joint sponsor’s Affidavit of Support. Important note: If a joint sponsor is used, the petitioning sponsor must submit Form I-864, not Form I-864EZ.

Lay out the specific numbers here. If it takes 2 + you to meet the income, then you have 2 weak joint sponsors. Who are the potential household members? There are no extra points for being way over.

Don't try to game the system. Just get the visa.

The potential household memebers would be my mother and/or my brother both recieving disability from social security.

So is it only one co-sponsor allowed for each immigrant?

I am sponsoring my wife only.

So I can have only one co-sponsor? Can I have two co-sponsors?

Thanks.

I think you both are misunderstanding my question.

A petitioner filing for a CR-1 and including a I-864 AOS can have a co-sponsor as well fill out a I-864a in order to increase the earned income in order to meet or exceed the minimum poverty rate.

My question is how many co-sponsors can one use to increase that total income.

The co-sponsors will come from the same household in which the petitioner and immigrant will reside.

Thanks.