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Form I-864, Affidavit of Support

How is I-864 filled out?

Part by part, in the order USCIS asks — and in our software, from your answers: you answer simple questions once, and the fields fill themselves.

Part by part

What the form asks

  1. The sponsor

    Who is promising support — usually the petitioner, always a U.S. citizen or resident with a U.S. domicile.

  2. Household size

    Counted by the form’s own rules: the sponsor, dependents, the immigrants being sponsored, and anyone already sponsored.

  3. Income and assets

    The most recent tax return and current income evidence; assets can fill a gap under their own rules.

  4. The contract

    The signature makes it enforceable — the obligation lasts until citizenship, 40 quarters of work, or other ends set by law.

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