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Overview
The Affidavit of Support is legally required for the petitioning sponsor for many family-based and some employment based immigrants to show the intending immigrant will have adequate means of support, when planning to immigrate to the U.S. The purpose of the process is to prove that the intending immigrant has adequate means of financial support and is unlikely to become a public charge. A “petitioning sponsor” is a person who has filed an immigrant petition, which has been approved by USCIS.
After the petitioner (sponsor) has paid the Affidavit of Support processing fee, the petitioner (sponsor) is contacted by the NVC. You are ready for the next step in the immigration process, which is to download the necessary forms, complete them, and then submit them for the purpose of sponsoring the intending immigrant.
The I-864 Affidavit of Support is a contract between a sponsor and the U.S. Government. The legal basis for the I-864 Affidavit of Support is Section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
After receiving notification from the NVC to download the Affidavit of Support Instructions, take the following actions:
Warning: Do not take any action described below without authorization from the NVC. Taking action without the NVC's authorization could result in a delay in processing.
Notification from the NVC
- IF the petitioner has received notification from the NVC, please read the Affidavit of Support Instructions and download the appropriate form(s).
- The following links are provided for individuals who have already read the Affidavit of Support Instructions and need additional forms:
Important Note: Form I-134 is not acceptable, and cannot be used in place of the appropriate I-864 form(s) listed above.
In order to download forms, you will need to have a recent version of Adobe Reader installed on your computer. If you do not have Adobe Reader on your computer, please visit http://www.adobe.com. There is no charge to download Adobe Reader.
Please note that you may receive a "file corrupted" error message if you are using an older version of Adobe Reader.
Warning: Do not take any action described above without authorization from the NVC. Taking action without the NVC's authorization could result in a delay in processing.
