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

Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

USCIS
Form I-864EZ
OMB No. 1615-0075
Expires 03/31/2015

For Government Use Only
This Form I-864EZ:
DOES NOT MEET
the requirements of
INA section 213A

MEETS the
requirements of
INA section 213A

Reviewed By:
Location:

Date (mm/dd/yyyy):

► START HERE. Type or print in black ink.

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Part 1. Qualifying to Use Form I-864EZ

Other Information

1.a. I am the petitioner of the family member sponsored on
this affidavit.
Yes
No (Use Form I-864)

3.

Daytime Telephone Number

1.b. I am using my own earned or retirement income, which is
documented using Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form
W-2.
Yes
No (Use Form I-864)

4.

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

5.

Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any)
► A-

6.

USCIS ELIS Account Number (if any)
►

7.

U.S. Social Security Number (if any)
►

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

No (Use Form I-864)

Part 2. Information About the Immigrant You
Are Sponsoring (Intending Immigrant)
Name of Immigrant

Part 3. Information About You (Sponsor)

1.a. Family Name
(Last Name)
1.b. Given Name
(First Name)

1.a. Family Name
(Last Name)
1.b. Given Name
(First Name)

1.c. Middle Name

1.c. Middle Name

Mailing Address

Mailing Address

2.a. In Care Of Name

2.a. In Care Of Name

2.b. Street Number
and Name

2.b. Street Number
and Name

2.c.

Apt.

Ste.

Flr.

2.d. City or Town
2.e. State

2.c.

Apt.

Ste.

Flr.

2.d. City or Town
2.f.

ZIP Code

2.e. State

2.g. Province

2.g. Province

2.h. Postal Code

2.h. Postal Code

2.i.

2.i.

Country

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2.f.

ZIP Code

Country

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Part 3. Information About You (Sponsor)
(continued)
3.

13.

Is your current mailing address the same as your physical
address?
Yes
No
If you answered "No" to Item Number 3., provide your
physical address below.

I am currently on active duty in the United States Armed
Forces or U.S. Coast Guard.
Yes
No

Part 4. Information About Your Household Size
NOTE: Do not count any household member more than once.
1.a. Yourself and the person you are sponsoring on this Form
I-864EZ.

Physical Address
4.a. Street Number
and Name
4.b.

Military Service

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1.b. Your spouse.

Ste.

Flr.

1.c. Your dependent children under 21 years of age.

4.c. City or Town
4.d. State
4.f.

4.e. ZIP Code

Province

4.g. Postal Code

1.d. If you have sponsored any other persons on a Form I-864
who are now lawful permanent residents in the United
States, enter the number here.
1.e. If you have any other dependents listed on your most
recent Federal income tax return, enter the number here.

4.h. Country

1.f.

Add together Item Numbers 1.a. - 1.e. and enter the
number here. This is your HOUSEHOLD SIZE for the
purpose of this Form I-864EZ.

Other Information
5.

Country of Domicile

Part 5. Information About Your Employment
and Income

6.

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

7.

City or Town of Birth

1.

I am currently:
Employed (Complete Item Numbers 2.a. - 2.c.)
Retired (Complete Item Numbers 3.a. - 3.b.)

8.

State or Province of Birth (if applicable)

9.

Country of Birth

10.

U.S. Social Security Number (Required)
►

2.c. Name of Employer 2 (if applicable)

11.

USCIS ELIS Account Number (if any)
►

3.a. Name of Former Employer

2.a. Current Occupation

2.b. Name of Employer 1 (if applicable)

Citizenship or Nationality

3.b. Date of Retirement (mm/dd/yyyy)

12.a.

I am a U.S. citizen.

4.

12.b.

I am a lawful permanent resident.

My current individual annual income
$

12.c. My alien registration number is:
► A12.d.

I am a U.S. national.

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Part 5. Information About Your Employment
and Income (continued)
Federal Income Tax Information
5.a. Have you filed a Federal income tax return for each of the
three most recent tax years?
Yes
No
NOTE: You MUST attach a photocopy or transcript
of your Federal income tax return for only the most
recent tax year.
5.b.

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

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 a foreign national likely to
become a public charge, the U.S. Government can consider
your income and assets available for the support of the
intending immigrant.

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

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My total income (adjusted gross income on IRS Form 1040EZ)
as reported on my Federal income tax returns for the most recent
three years was:
Tax Year

Total Income

6.a. Most Recent

$

6.b. 2nd Most Recent

$

6.c. 3rd Most Recent

$

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

If an intending immigrant becomes a lawful permanent resident
in the United States based on a Form I-864EZ that you have
signed, then, until your obligations under Form I-864EZ
terminate, you must:
A.

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 (or 100
percent if you are the petitioning sponsor and are on
active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. Coast
Guard and the person is your husband, wife, or
unmarried child under 21 years of age.)

B.

Notify U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) of any change in your address, within 30
days of the change, by filing Form I-865. Please
see the USCIS Web site at www.uscis.gov/I-865 for
more information on filing a change of address as a
sponsor.

Part 6. Sponsor's Contract, Statement, Contact
Information, Certification, and Signature

NOTE: Read the information on penalties in the Penalties
section of the Form I-864EZ Instructions before completing this
part.

By signing this Form I-864EZ, you agree to assume certain
specific obligations under the Immigration and Nationality
Act (INA) and other Federal laws. The following paragraphs
describe those obligations. Please read the following
information carefully before you sign 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 Signing Form
I-864EZ?
If you sign Form I-864EZ on behalf of any person (intending
immigrant) who is applying for an immigrant visa or adjustment
of status to a lawful permanent resident, and that intending
immigrant submits Form I-864EZ to the U.S. Government with
his or her application for an immigrant visa or adjustment of
status, under INA section 213A, these actions create a contract
between you and the U.S. Government. The intending
immigrant becoming a lawful permanent resident is the
"consideration" for the contract.

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What Other Consequences Are There?

If an intending immigrant becomes a lawful permanent resident
in the United States based on a Form I-864EZ that you have
signed, then, until your obligations under Form I-864EZ
terminate, your income and assets may be considered 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 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 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.

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Part 6. Sponsor's Contract, Statement, Contact
Information, Certification, and Signature
(continued)

Sponsor's Statement
NOTE: Select the box for either Item Number 1.a. or 1.b.
If applicable, select the box for Item Number 2.
1.a.

I can read and understand English, and have read and
understand every question and instruction on this
affidavit, as well as my answer to every question.

1.b.

The interpreter named in Part 7. has also read to me
every question and instruction on this affidavit, as
well as my answer to every question, in

What If I Do Not Fulfill My Obligations?
If you do not provide sufficient support to the person who
becomes a lawful permanent resident based on the Form
I-864EZ that you signed, that person may sue you for this
support.
If a Federal, state, local, or a private agency provides any covered
means-tested public benefit to the person who becomes a lawful
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.

,
a language in which I am fluent. I understand every
question and instruction on this affidavit as translated
to me by my interpreter, and have provided complete,
true, and correct responses in the language indicated
above.

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2.

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. Please see the USCIS Web site at
www.uscis.gov/I-865 for more information on filing a change
of address as a sponsor.

When Will These Obligations End?

I have requested the services of and consented to
,

is
is not an attorney or accredited
who
representative, preparing this affidavit for me.

Sponsor's Contact Information

3.

Sponsor's Daytime Telephone Number

4.

Sponsor's Mobile Telephone Number (if any)

5.

Sponsor's Email Address (if any)

Your obligations under Form I-864EZ will end if the person
who becomes a lawful permanent resident based on a Form
I-864EZ that you signed:
A.

Becomes a U.S. citizen;

B.

Has worked, or can receive credit for 40 quarters of
coverage under the Social Security Act (SSA);

C.

No longer has lawful permanent resident status and
has departed the United States;

D.

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

E.

Dies.

NOTE: Divorce does not terminate your obligations
under this Form I-864EZ.
Your obligations under 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.

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Sponsor's Certification

Copies of any documents I have submitted are exact
photocopies of unaltered, original documents, and I understand
that USCIS or the Department of State may require that I submit
original documents to USCIS or the Department of State at a
later date. Furthermore, I authorize the release of any
information from any and all of my records that USCIS or the
Department of State may need to determine my eligibility for
the immigration benefit that I seek.
I furthermore authorize release of information contained in this
affidavit, in supporting documents, and in my USCIS or
Department of State records to other entities and persons where
necessary for the administration of U.S. immigration laws.
I certify, under penalty of perjury, that the information in my
affidavit and any document submitted with my affidavit were
provided by me and are complete, true, and correct, and:

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Part 6. Sponsor's Contract, Statement, Contact
Information, Certification, and Signature
(continued)
A.
B.

I know the contents of this affidavit of support that I
signed;
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 lawful permanent resident of the United
States;

Part 7. Interpreter's Contact Information,
Certification, and Signature
Provide the following information about the interpreter.

Interpreter's Full Name
1.a. Interpreter's Family Name (Last Name)

1.b. Interpreter's Given Name (First Name)

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C.

D.

E.

F.

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-864EZ;

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 IRS;
I understand that, if I am related to the sponsored
immigrant by marriage, the termination of the
marriage (by divorce, dissolution, annulment, or
other legal process) will not relieve me of my
obligations under this Form I-864EZ; and

I authorize the Social Security Administration to
release information about me in its records to the
Department of State and USCIS.

2.

Interpreter's Business or Organization Name (if any)

Interpreter's Mailing Address

3.a. Street Number
and Name
3.b.

Apt.

Ste.

Flr.

3.c. City or Town
3.d. State
3.f.

3.e. ZIP Code

Province

3.g. Postal Code
3.h. Country

Sponsor's Signature

6.a. Sponsor's Signature

6.b. Date of Signature (mm/dd/yyyy)

NOTE TO ALL SPONSORS: If you do not completely fill
out this affidavit or fail to submit required documents listed in
the Instructions, USCIS or the Department of State may deny
your request.

Interpreter's Contact Information

4.

Interpreter's Daytime Telephone Number

5.

Interpreter's Email Address (if any)

Interpreter's Certification
I certify that:
I am fluent in English and
,
which is the same language provided in Part 6., Item Number
1.b.;
I have read to this sponsor every question and instruction on
this affidavit, as well as the answer to every question, in the
language provided in Part 6., Item Number 1.b.; and

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Part 7. Interpreter's Contact Information,
Certification, and Signature (continued)
The sponsor has informed me that he or she understands every
instruction and question on the affidavit, as well as the answer
to every question, and the sponsor verified the accuracy of
every answer.

Interpreter's Signature

Preparer's Contact Information
4.

Preparer's Daytime Telephone Number

5.

Preparer's Fax Number

6.

Preparer's Email Address (if any)

6.a. Interpreter's Signature

Preparer's Statement

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6.b. Date of Signature (mm/dd/yyyy)

7.a.

I am not an attorney or accredited representative but
have prepared this affidavit on behalf of the sponsor
and with the sponsor's consent.

Part 8. Contact Information, Statement,
Certification, and Signature of the Person
Preparing this Affidavit, If Other Than the
Sponsor

7.b.

I am an attorney or accredited representative and my
representation of the sponsor in this case
extends
does not extend beyond the
preparation of this affidavit.

Provide the following information about the preparer.

Preparer's Full Name

1.a. Preparer's Family Name (Last Name)

NOTE: If you are an attorney or accredited representative
whose representation extends beyond preparation of this
affidavit, you must submit a completed Form G-28, Notice of
Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative,
with this affidavit.

Preparer's Certification

1.b. Preparer's Given Name (First Name)

2.

Preparer's Business or Organization Name (if any)

Preparer's Mailing Address
3.a. Street Number
and Name
3.b.

Apt.

Ste.

Flr.

By my signature, I certify, swear, or affirm, under penalty of
perjury, that I prepared this affidavit on behalf of, at the request
of, and with the express consent of the sponsor. I completed
this affidavit based only on responses the sponsor provided to
me. After completing the affidavit, I reviewed it and all of the
responses with the sponsor, who agreed with every answer on
the affidavit. If the sponsor supplied additional information
concerning a question on the affidavit, I recorded it on the
affidavit.

Preparer's Signature
8.a. Preparer's Signature

3.c. City or Town
3.d. State
3.f.

3.e. ZIP Code

8.b. Date of Signature (mm/dd/yyyy)

Province

3.g. Postal Code
3.h. Country

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5.a. Page Number

Part 9. Additional Information
If you need extra space to provide any additional information
within this affidavit, use the space below. If you need more
space than what is provided, you may make copies of this page
to complete and file with this affidavit or attach a separate sheet
of paper. Include your name and A-Number (if any) at the top
of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part Number, and
Item Number to which your answer refers; and sign and date
each sheet.

5.b. Part Number

5.c. Item Number

5.d.

1.a. Family Name
(Last Name)
1.b. Given Name
(First Name)

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1.c. Middle Name
2.

A-Number (if any)

A-

3.a. Page Number

3.d.

4.a. Page Number

3.b. Part Number

3.c. Item Number

6.a. Page Number

6.b. Part Number

6.c. Item Number

6.d.

4.b. Part Number

4.d.

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4.c. Item Number

7.a. Sponsor's Signature

7.b. Date of Signature (mm/dd/yyyy)

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