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My sister is my joint sponsor and we live in the same address. I file my own tax with my daughter as dependent. And she file tax for herself. My question is, if my sister is my joint sponsor what form does she needs to fill up and does she needs to fill up the contract between the sponsor and household member(i-864A) or just the I-864 is fine? Thank you♡♡♡
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Last edited by mrsingua; 02-01-2015, 10:51 PM. -
You can do it either way, by showing her on your tax return and adding the I-864A, or having her provide a separate I-864 as a joint sponsor.
There seem to be more problems with I-864A inclusion than with separate I-864 joint sponsor packages.
--Ray B
Originally posted by mrsingua View Post -
Hi Ray,
Is it not advisable to use I-864A? What kind of problems are associated with using this form?Comment
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It doesn't matter whether you use the I-864A or I-864 for the joint sponsor, so long as the joint sponsor's income satisfies's the income requirements for the immigrant and the joint sponsor and dependents.
The advantage of using the I-864A is that your income and the joint sponsor's income can be combined.
The disadvantage of the joint sposor using the I-864A is that completing the forms properly, to link both your I-864 and the joint sponsor's I-864A, are prone to error.
--Ray B
Originally posted by visastaketoolong000 View PostComment
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Is there anything specific you can do when filling out i864A that does not cause error?Comment
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So long as you reference the household member on the primary sponsor's I-864, complete that part of the I-864 correctly, and complete the I-864A correctly, and include proof of the household member's U.S. legal status (birth or Green Card), using the I-864A can work.
But using a separate I-864 for the co-sponsor is much less prone to USCIS or NVC error responses.
--Ray B
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