Form I-864EZ Affiavit of Support of Support Under Section 213A of the

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I-864EZ, Affidavit of Support
Under Section 213A of the Act

Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Part 1. Qualifying to use Form I-864EZ.
The answer must be "Yes" to all of the following statements to qualify to use Form I-864EZ.

For Government
Use Only

a. I am the petitioner of the family member sponsored on this form.

No (Use I-864).

This I-864EZ:

No (Use I-864).

does not meet the
requirements of
section 213A.

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b. I am using only my own earned or retirement income, which is
documented using IRS Form W-2.

c. The sponsored immigrant is the only person immigrating based
on the underlying visa petition.

Yes

Yes

Yes

No (Use I-864).

Part 2. Information on the immigrant you are sponsoring.
1. Name of Immigrant

Last Name

meets the
requirements of
section 213A.

Reviewer

Location

First Name

Middle Name
Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

2. Mailing Address

3. Telephone Number
4. Date of Birth
(mm/dd/yyyy)
5. Social Security
Number (if any)
6. Alien Registration
Number (if any)

Street Number and Name (include apartment number)
City

State or Province

Country

Zip/Postal Code

(Include area code or country and city codes)

A-

Part 3. Information on the Sponsor (You).
7. Name of Sponsor

Last Name
First Name

8. Mailing Address

Middle Name

Street Number and Name (include apartment number)
City

State or Province

Country

Zip/Postal Code
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For Government
Use Only

Street Number and Name (include apartment number)

9. Place of Residence
(if different from
mailing address)

State or Province

Country

Zip/Postal Code

10. Country of Domicile Country
11. Date of Birth
(mm/dd/yyyy)
12. Place of Birth

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City

State or Province

City

13.U.S. Social Security
Number (required)
14.Citizenship/Residency
I am a U.S. citizen

Country

I am a Lawful Permanent Resident. My alien registration number is A -

15.Military Service
I am currently on active duty in the U.S. armed services.
Yes

No

Part 4. Sponsor's household size.
16. Your Household Size - Do not count anyone twice.
a. Yourself and the person you are sponsoring on this form.

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b. Your spouse.
c. Your dependent children under age 21.
d. If you have sponsored any other persons on an I-864 who are
now lawful permanent residents in the United States, enter the
number here.
e. If you have any other dependents listed on you most recent
Federal Income tax return, enter the number here.

f. Add together lines a, b, c, d and e and enter the number here.
This is your HOUSEHOLD SIZE for the purposes of this form.
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Part 5. Sponsor's income and employment.
17. I am currently:
a.

Employed as a/an

.

Name of Employer (if applicable)

.

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Name of Second Employer (if applicable)

b.

Retired since (mm/dd/yyyy)
Name of Former Employer

For Government
Use Only

.
.
.

$

18. My individual annual income is currently:

19. Federal income tax information.

I have filed a Federal tax return for each of the three most recent tax years. I have attached the
required photocopy or transcript of my Federal tax return for only the most recent tax year.
My total income (adjusted gross income on IRS Form 1040EZ) as reported on my Federal tax
returns for the most recent three years was:

Tax Year

Total Income
(most recent)

$

(2nd most recent) $
(3rd most recent)

$

(Optional) I have attached photocopies or transcripts of my Federal tax returns for my second
and third most recent tax years.

Part 6. Sponsor's Contract.
Please note that, by signing this Form I-864EZ, you agree to assume certain specific obligations under the Immigration
and Nationality Act and other Federal laws. The following paragraphs describe those obligations. Please read the
following information carefully before you sign the Form I-864EZ. If you do not understand the obligations, you may wish
to consult an attorney or accredited representative.
What Is the Legal Effect of My Signing a Form I-864EZ?

If you sign a Form I-864EZ on behalf of any person (called the "intending immigrant") who is applying for an immigrant
visa or for adjustment of status to a permanent resident, and that intending immigrant submits the Form I-864EZ to the
U.S. Government with his or her application for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status, under section 213A of the
Immigration and Nationality Act these actions create a contract between you and the U. S. Government. The intending
immigrant's becoming a permanent resident is the "consideration" for the contract.
Under this contract, you agree that, in deciding whether the intending immigrant can establish that he or she is not
inadmissible to the United States as an alien likely to become a public charge, the U.S. Government can consider your
income and assets to be available for the support of the intending immigrant.

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Part 6. Sponsor's Contract. (Continued.)
What If I Choose Not to Sign a Form I-864EZ?

You cannot be made to sign a Form I-864EZ if you do not want to do so. But if you do not sign the Form I-864EZ, the
intending immigrant may not be able to become a permanent resident in the United States.

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What Does Signing the Form I-864EZ Require Me to Do?

If an intending immigrant becomes a permanent resident in the United States based on a Form I-864EZ that you have
signed, then, until your obligations under the Form I-864EZ terminate, you must:
-- Provide the intending immigrant any support necessary to maintain him or her at an income that is at least 125 percent
of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for his or her household size (100 percent if you are the petitioning sponsor and are
on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and the person is your husband, wife, unmarried child under 21 years old.)
-- Notify USCIS of any change in your address, within 30 days of the change, by filing Form I-865.
What Other Consequences Are There?

If an intending immigrant becomes a permanent resident in the United States based on a Form I-864EZ that you have
signed, then until your obligations under the Form I-864EZ terminate, your income and assets may be considered
("deemed") to be available to that person, in determining whether he or she is eligible for certain Federal means-tested
public benefits and also for State or local means-tested public benefits, if the State or local government's rules provide for
consideration ("deeming”) of your income and assets as available to the person.
This provision does not apply to public benefits specified in section 403(c) of the Welfare Reform Act such as, but not
limited to, emergency Medicaid, short-term, non-cash emergency relief; services provided under the National School
Lunch and Child Nutrition Acts; immunizations and testing and treatment for communicable diseases; and means-tested
programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
What If I Do Not Fulfill My Obligations?

If you do not provide sufficient support to the person who becomes a permanent resident based on the Form I-864EZ that
you signed, that person may sue you for this support.
If a Federal, State or local agency, or a private agency provides any covered means-tested public benefit to the person who
becomes a permanent resident based on the Form I-864EZ that you signed, the agency may ask you to reimburse them for
the amount of the benefits they provided. If you do not make the reimbursement, the agency may sue you for the amount
that the agency believes you owe.
If you are sued, and the court enters a judgment against you, the person or agency that sued you may use any legally
permitted procedures for enforcing or collecting the judgment. You may also be required to pay the costs of collection,
including attorney fees.
If you do not file a properly completed Form I-865 within 30 days of any change of address, USCIS may impose a civil
fine for your failing to do so.
When Will These Obligations End?

Your obligations under a Form I-864EZ will end if the person who becomes a permanent resident based on a Form
I-864EZ that you signed:
Becomes a U.S. citizen;
Has worked, or can be credited with, 40 quarters of coverage under the Social Security Act;
No longer has lawful permanent resident status, and has departed the United States;

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Part 6. Sponsor's Contract.

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Becomes subject to removal, but applies for and obtains in removal proceedings a new grant of adjustment of status,
based on a new affidavit of support, if one is required; or
Dies.

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Note that divorce does not terminate your obligations under this Form I-864EZ.
Your obligations under a Form I-864EZ also end if you die. Therefore, if you die, your Estate will not be required to take
responsibility for the person's support after your death. Your Estate may, however, be responsible for any support that
you owed before you died.

20. I,

,

(Print Sponsor's Name)

certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that:

a. I know the contents of this affidavit of support that I signed.

b. All the factual statements in this affidavit of support are true and correct.
c. I have read and I understand each of the obligations described in Part 6, and I agree, freely and without any

mental reservation or purpose of evasion, to accept each of those obligations in order to make it possible for the
immigrant indicated in Part 2 to become a permanent resident of the United States;

d. I agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of any Federal or State court that has subject matter jurisdiction of a
lawsuit against me to enforce my obligations under this Form I-864;

e. Each of the Federal income tax returns submitted in support of this affidavit are true copies, or are unaltered tax
transcripts, of the tax returns I filed with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service; and

f.

I authorize the Social Security Administration to release information about me in its records to the Department of
State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

g. Any other evidence submitted is true and correct.
21.

(Sponsor's Signature)

(Date--mm/dd/yyyy)

Part 7. Information on Preparer, if prepared by someone other than the sponsor.
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that I prepared this affidavit of support at
the sponsor's request and that this affidavit of support is based on all information of which I have knowledge.
Signature:
Printed Name:

Date:
(mm/dd/yyyy)

Firm Name:
Address:
Telephone Number:

E-Mail Address:

Business State ID # (if any)

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