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Hello, I have some queries in regards to completing an I-864 which I have listed below in bullet point form.  I was hoping that I could have clarification if possible please.

• Can you please confirm that I need to complete two separate I-864's for each myself and the two children in the names of both my Mother and Father in law?
• If we do need to complete individual forms for my Mother and Father in law, how do I separate the income on the form as they file their tax returns jointly?
• Part 3, page 2 - Do I checkbox 1, 2 or 3, and should I add the children as Family Member 1 and Family Member 2 in conjunction with me being the Principal Immigrant?
• Part 5, page 4 - Sponsor's Household Size.  Does this include all people living in the house? How do I include them in the options given from 1 - 7? My understanding is the household size should equate to 6 in total (Father and Mother in law, husband, myself and 2 children) which to me means I should be including the children as Member 1 and Member 2 in Part 3. Can you clarify please?
• I have read that I need to complete an I-864a - Contract Between Sponsor and Household member as well as the I-864, is this correct?
• My husband (US citizen) has not lodged a Tax Return, what does he need to do if anything?
• Part 6, page 5 - Employment and Income (continued) I have been through my in laws joint tax returns.  Items 24a through 24c require the last three years adjusted gross income (1040) which for example is $16,096.  My interpretation on reading through documents online is that their total Social Security allocation is taken into consideration as security/sponsorship ie total amount equals $34,704. What amount should I be putting on the form?

Thank you for clarifying that I need to complete 3 separate I-130's it is much appreciated.

My wife needs to complete a separate I-130A and needs clarification on page 2 'Information about Parent 2' regarding her Father.  It asks for City/Town/Village of Residence and Country of Residence, however her Father is deceased.

Should she just write deceased in both sections or list his last information prior to his death?

Thank you.

I have a query on the updated version dated 2/13/19 of Instructions for Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, and Form I-130A, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary.

On Page 1, #4 it states "If the beneficiary qualifies under Items 1.C., 1.D., or 1.E. above, you are not required to file separate petitions for the beneficiary’s spouse or unmarried children under 21 years of age. They are considered derivative beneficiaries and you should list them in Part 4. of this petition." 

However Item 1C actually states "Your unmarried sons or daughters 21 years of age or older" which to me is a contradiction.

Can you confirm if we need to complete 3 separate I-130 forms for my wife and 2 children under the age of 21 or if the children can be added to the same form as my wife?

9 hours ago, geowrian said:

One parent will complete an I-864 as a joint sponsor. You are always the petitioner.

The other parent will complete an I-864A as a household member to join their income/assets with the joint sponsor's I-864. This is not strictly required, but is often requested for married couples who file jointly.

 

Yes, SSI is income.

 

Just as a note, income is not combined across sponsors. Ensure that your parents' combined income is sufficient to sponsor you. The reason I mention this is if, for example, SSI is their only income then the CO would may have a hard time believing that they can support themselves plus the intending immigrant (given the high costs of supporting yourselves at that age, specifically due to medical costs).

 

I believe they are only required for intending immigrants age 16 or greater. But check the instructions just to confirm.

From what I've been able to see, SSI income, pensions and assets put them well over the threshold.

When I was double checking the police check age thing, and you're correct it's 16 and above it mentions the applicant needs one as well, which is me and American citizen, am I understanding that correctly?

Thanks for your help!

Thanks again for all the replies.  Bit of a delay due to unforeseen circumstances.  Few more questions and I'm sure I'll have even more in the coming days.  

On the I-864 since my parents will be the ones helping us, in 1.a they'd be the petitioner yes?  What about 1.d or 1.e?  My parents are married and reside together.

Secondly in regards to the financial support part, does SSI count towards it since they are retired?  

In regards to police checks, will we need one for our kids 12 and 14 years old?

Sorry to be a pain, but we're in a rush, and the language used in these documents confuses the hell out of me. 

Cool thanks Ryan!

Ahh thanks for the info everyone, I was going through the form in order and hadn't realized there were additional spots for addresses.  

Should I be concerned that the I-130 I got off the USCIS website says "Expires 07/31/18"?

Basic Info-

I'm a U.S. Citizen residing in Australia. 

Wife and her 2 children from a prior marriage are Australian citizens.  Children aged 12-14

Married less than 2 years.  Children not adopted.

Will be applying ASAP

• From what I gather and have been told I need to file 3 I-130 forms, and 1 I-130A, correct?
• I understand my wife will be interviewed and will need a medical check.  Will the children also need medical checks and need to be interviewed?
• Was told by an immigration attorney it costs roughly, $1700 total for each person.  Looking at the fee for the I-130, and understanding there's a cost with medical checks, what other fees are there, and where on the timeline do they occur?
• We will be using my parents as a joint sponsor.  When in the process do we need to have both mine and my parent's I-864 ready and turned in?  Reading the guide it seems as though it's not a concern till the interview.  If I had my parents do this now, with their last 3 years income tax paperwork would that then be outdated?
• With this Visa I'm having trouble connection dots as to when my wife would be able to work.  When *fingers crossed* we get to the states, we both want to hit the ground running.  
• Guide states we need original birth, divorce, marriage certificates for the interview.  Do we get them back or is it best to have certified copies made?

When filling out the I-130 I ran into a problem with 12a-15b as shown in the attached image.  I have lived a total of 3 places besides where we reside in the last 5 years.  When I check the box where it asks is the mailing address the same as my physical address which I take to mean as my current address, 13.b shows up as "Current" and I'm not allowed to change it.  I'll list a timeline of where I lived in the last 5 years with just the street name and country.  Frankly I'm not sure what to put, and where, in addition to the only 2 address spots allowed on the form.

2012-2015 Philip St, Australia

2015-2016 Edward St, Australia

2016-2017 Dodge St, U.S

2017-Current, Australia living with my then fiancee now wife.

Thanks for any and all help that we can get.  I'm sure these questions have been asked before, but after several days of searching on here and google we haven't had much luck. 

Tommy & Rhonda