Checklist for Preparing Affidavit of Support

• Barcoded cover sheet that you received from the National Visa Center (NVC).
  
• Your own cover letter that lists the exact documents you have enclosed in the package so they are easier to locate for the reviewer.
  
• A Form I-864

Make sure the form is signed. The petitioner signs for family immigrant cases. The relative signs for employment-based cases. The form does NOT have to be notarized. The sponsor must sign the form, even if a joint sponsor also submits an I-864 to meet the income requirement. However, when signing the form, under the penalty of perjury, the sponsor certifies that all the information and documents provided are true and correct.

If more than one intending immigrant is listed on the same affidavit, photocopies of the original affidavit of support may be submitted for additional persons listed. Copies of supporting documentation are not required for them.

A separate Form I-864A for each person whose income will be used. However, an intending immigrant whose income is being used needs to complete a Form I-864A only if his/her spouse and/or children are immigrating with him/her. File a separate Form I-864A for each household member using assets other than for the intending immigrant.

Proof of residency in your household can be documents such as a copy of the rental agreement showing the household member’s name or copies of items that show the same address as the sponsor such as a driver’s license, copies of school records, copies of utility bills, or personal correspondence.

Form I-864 EZ

• Form I-864 EZ
  
• Federal income tax documents
  
• Proof of your active military status, if applicable.

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