Affidvit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act

OMB No. 1615-0075; Expires 10/31/2011

I-864A, Contract Between
Sponsor and Household Member

Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Instructions
How Should I Complete This Form?
Print clearly or type your answers using CAPITAL letters.
Use black ink.
If you need extra space to answer any item:
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Attach a separate sheet of paper (or more sheets if
necessary);

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Write your name, U.S. Social Security number and the
words "Form I-864A" on the top right corner of the
sheet; and

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Write the number and subject of each question for which
you are providing additional information.

What Is This Form?
Form I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household
Member, is an attachment to Form I-864, Affidavit of Support
Under Section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
It is an optional form, completed and signed by two
individuals: a sponsor who is completing Form I-864, and a
household member who is promising to make his or her
income and/or assets available to the sponsor to help support
the sponsored immigrant(s). The combined signing of this
form constitutes an agreement that the household member is
responsible along with the sponsor for the support of the
individual(s) named in this form.
A separate Form I-864A must be used for each household
member whose income and/or assets are being used by a
sponsor to qualify. This form must be submitted
simultaneously with Form I-864.
Form I-864A may only be used when a sponsor's income and
assets do not meet the income requirements of Form I-864 and
the qualifying household member chooses to combine his or
her resources with the income and/or assets of a sponsor to
meet the requirements. The obligations of the household
member under this contract terminate when the obligations of
the sponsor under the Affidavit of Support terminate.
For additional information, see section 213A of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, and part 213a of title 8 of
the Code of Federal Regulations. For more information about
Form I-864, or to obtain related forms please contact:
The USCIS website (www.uscis.gov);
The National Customer Service Center (NCSC) telephone
line at 1-800-375-5283 TTY: (1-800-767-1833); or
Your local USCIS office by using InfoPass.

What Is a Sponsor?
A ''sponsor'' is a person, either the petitioning relative, a
relative with a significant ownership interest in the petitioning
entity, a substitute in the case of a deceased petitioner, or
another person accepting joint and several liability with the
sponsor, who completes and files Form I-864, Affidavit of
Support under Section 213A of the Act on behalf of an
intending immigrant. A sponsor must be an individual and
may not be an enterprise, a business, or any other type of
organization.

Who May Be Considered a "Household
Member" for Purposes of This Form?
For purposes of this form, a "household member" is:
A relative who has the same principal residence as the
sponsor and is related to the sponsor as a spouse, adult
child, parent, or sibling;
A relative or other person whom the sponsor has lawfully
claimed as a dependent on the sponsor's most recent Federal
income tax return even if that person does not live at the
same residence as the sponsor;
The intending immigrant, in certain circumstances. (See
"How Can the Intending Immigrant Be Considered a
Household Member"?)

How Can the Intending Immigrant
Be Considered a Household Member?
Listed below are two ways that the intending immigrant may
be considered to be a household member for the purposes of
pooling income with the sponsor to meet the Affidavit of
Support requirements:
The intending immigrant has the same principal residence
as the sponsor and the intending immigrant can establish
that his or her income will continue from the same source,
even after acquisition of permanent residence.
The intending immigrant is the sponsor's spouse and the
intending immigrant can show that his or her income will
continue from the same source after acquisition of
permanent residence.

Why Does a Household Member
Complete This Form?
A household member completes this form if the household
member's income and/or assets will be used to demonstrate
the sponsor's ability to meet the income requirements and to
maintain the sponsored immigrant at an annual income at the
level specified in section 213A(f)(1)(E) or 213A(f)(3) of the
Act.

Form I-864A Instructions (Rev. 10/08/10Y

If the Intending Immigrant Is a Household
Member, Must He or She Complete This Form?

You may include evidence supporting your claim about
your expected income for the current year if you believe
that submitting this evidence will help you establish
ability to maintain sufficient income. You are not
required to submit this evidence, however, unless
specifically instructed to do so by a Government
official. For example, you may include a recent letter
from your employer, showing your employer's address
and telephone number, and indicating your annual salary.
You may also provide pay stub(s) showing your income
for the previous six months. If your claimed income
includes alimony, child support, dividend or interest
income, or income from any other source, you may also
include evidence of ability to maintain that income.

If you are the intending immigrant and the sponsor is
including your income on Form I-864 to meet the eligibility
requirements, you need to complete this form only if you have
accompanying dependents. If you are the intending
immigrant and the sponsor is including only your assets on
Form I-864, you do not need to complete this form, even if
you have accompanying dependents.

Step-by-Step Instructions.
This form is divided into three parts. The sponsor completes
Part 2 of this form and gives it to the household member. The
household member completes Parts 1 and 3 of this form. The
information below gives detailed information on completing
this form. The Privacy Act Notice and information on
penalties for misrepresentation or fraud are included on the
instructions to Form I-864.

Part 1. Information on the Household Member.
8. Household Member's Relationship to the Sponsor.
If you, the household member, are also the sponsored
immigrant, check box (a) or (b) as applicable.
If you check box (a) (married to the sponsor), you do not
have to reside with the sponsor, but you must provide
proof that your income will continue from the same
source after immigration. If you check box (b) (not
married to the sponsor), you must provide proof that you
currently have the same principal residence as the sponsor
and that your income will continue from the same source
after immigration.
If you are the household member completing this form,
but are not the intending immigrant, check box (c), and
check the box below that describes your relationship to
the sponsor. If you check "dependent," you must be listed
as a dependent on the sponsor's most recent Federal tax
return. You do not have to provide proof that you have
the same principal residence as the sponsor. If you check
any other relative except for spouse, you must provide
proof of the relationship and that you have the same
principal residence as the sponsor.
9. Household Member's Employment.
Check all boxes that apply to you. A sponsor may not
rely on a household member's income from illegal
activities, such a proceeds from illegal gambling or drug
sales, to meet the income requirements, even if the
household member paid taxes on that income.
10. Current Individual Annual Income.

11.

Household Member's Federal
Income Tax Information.
You must provide either an IRS transcript or a photocopy
from your own records of your Federal individual income
tax return for the most recent tax year. If you believe
additional returns may help you to establish your ability to
maintain sufficient income, you may submit transcripts or
photocopies of your Federal individual income tax returns
for the three most recent years.
You are not required to have the IRS certify the transcript
or photocopy unless specifically instructed to do so by a
Government official; a plain transcript or photocopy is
acceptable. Telefile tax records are not acceptable proof
of filing.
Do not submit copies of your State income tax returns.
Do not submit any tax returns that you filed with any
foreign government unless you are claiming that you were
not required to file a Federal tax return with the United
States government and you wish to rely on the foreign
return solely to establish the amount of your income that
was not subject to tax in the United States.
If you provide a photocopy of your tax return(s), you
must include a copy of each and every FormW-2 and
Form 1099 that relates to your return(s). Do not include
copies of these Forms if you provide an IRS transcript of
your return(s) rather than a photocopy.
If you checked box 9(b) (self-employed), you should have
completed one of the following forms with your Federal
income tax return: Schedule C (Profit or Loss from
Business), Schedule D (Capital Gains), Schedule E
(Supplemental Income or Loss) or Schedule F (Profit or
Loss from Farming). You must include each and every
Form 1040 Schedule, if any, that you filed with your
Federal tax return.

Enter your current individual earned or retirement annual
income that you are using to meet the requirements of this
form and indicate the total on this line.
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If you were required to file a Federal income tax return
during any of the previous three tax years but did not do
so, you must file any and all late returns with IRS and
attach an IRS-generated tax return transcript documenting
your late filing before submitting the Form I-864A. If
you were not required to file a Federal income tax return
under U.S. tax law because your income was too low,
attach a written explanation
.
If you were not required to file a Federal income tax
return under U.S. tax law for any other reason, attach a
written explanation including evidence of the exemption
and how you qualified for it. Residence outside of the
United States does not exempt U.S. citizens or lawful
permanent residents from filing a U.S. Federal income tax
return. See "Filing Requirements" in the IRS Form 1040
Filing Instructions to determine whether you were
required to file.
For purposes of this form, the line for gross (total) income
on IRS Forms 1040 and 1040A will be considered when
determining income. For persons filing IRS Form 1040
EZ, the line for adjusted gross income will be considered.
Obtaining Tax Transcripts. You may use Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) Form 4506-T to request tax
transcripts from the IRS. Complete IRS Form 4506-T
with the ending date for each of your three most recent
tax years listed on line 9. Follow all instructions for
completing and filing Form 4506-T with the IRS.

If you wish to include the net value of your home, this,
you must include documentation demonstrating that you
own it, a recent appraisal by a licensed appraiser, and
evidence of the amount of any and all loans secured by a
mortgage, trust deed, or other lien on the home. You may
not include the net value an automobile unless you show
that you have more than one automobile, and at least one
automobile is not included as an asset.

Part 2. Sponsor's Promise
If the sponsor you are promising to make your income
available to is sponsoring the the principal intending
immigrant (the sponsor should have “Yes” as his or her
answer to item number 8 of his or her Form I-864), you should
list the intending immigrant on line “a” of Item 13 and then
list on lines “b” through “f” any spouse and any and all
children that appear on lines 9a through 9e of the sponsor's
Form I-864.
If the sponsor you are promising to make your income
available to is not sponsoring the intending immigrant (this
should be true only in cases with two joint sponsors, with
“No” checked on item 8 of the sponsor's Form I-864), then do
not list the intending immigrant on line “a” of Item 13 on this
form. Instead, list on lines “a” through “f” any spouse and any
and children that appear on lines 9a through 9e of the
sponsor's Form I-864.

Part 3. Household Member's Promise
12. Assets.
Complete this item only if the sponsor is using the value
of your assets to help meet the requirements of the
affidavit of support. If you are using only your income to
help the sponsor meet the requirements, do not complete
this item.
If you are the intending immigrrant and have no
accompanying dependents, then do not list your assets on
this form. Instead, your assets must be listed on item 24
of Form I-864.
Only assets that can be converted into cash within 1 year
and without considerable hardship or financial loss to the
owner may be included. The owner of the asset must
include a description of the asset, proof of ownership, and
the basis for the owner's claim of its net cash value.
You may include the net value of your home as an asset.
The net value of the home is the appraised value of the
home, minus the sum of any and all loans secured by a
mortgage, trust deed, or other lien on the home.

Read the household member's promise carefully, print your
name, and then sign and date the form. If you do not print
your name on line 15 and sign and date the form on line
16, the intending immigrant cannot be issued a visa or be
granted adjustment of status based upon the income and/
or assets listed on this form.

Other Information
Penalties
The Government may pursue verification of any information
provided on or in support of this form, including employment,
income, or assets with the employer, financial or other
institutions, the Internal Revenue Service, or the Social
Security Administration. If you include in this form any
information that you know to be false, you may be liable for
criminal prosecution under the laws of the United States.

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Privacy Act Notice.

Reporting Burden.

Authority for the collection of the information requested on
this form is contained in 8 U.S.C. 1182a(4), 1183a, 1184(a),
and 1258. The information will be used principally by USCIS,
a Consular Officer, or an immigration judge to whom it is
furnished, to accompany a sponsor's Form I-864, Affidavit of
Support, which supports an alien's application for benefits
under the Immigration and Nationality Act, specifically the
assertion that he or she has adequate means of financial
support and will not become a public charge.

A person is not required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control
number.

Submission of the information is voluntary. Failure to provide
the information may result in denial of the application for an
immigrant visa or adjustment of status.
The information may as a matter of routine use be disclosed to
other Federal, State and local agencies providing means-tested
public benefits for use in civil action against the sponsor for
breach of contract. Social Security numbers may be verified
with the Social Security Administration. It may also be
disclosed as a matter of routine use to other Federal, State,
local, and foreign law enforcement and regulatory agencies to
enable these entities to carry out their law enforcement
responsibilities.

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be easily understood, and which impose the least burden on
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