Affidavit of Support Under
Section 213A of the Act
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
01/07/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2021
604,065
769,145
3,342,122
3,347,720
147,995,925
135,569,525
USCIS uses the data collected on Form
I-864 to determine whether the sponsor has the ability to support
the sponsored alien under section 213A of the Immigration and
Nationality Act. This form standardizes evaluation of a sponsor’s
ability to support the sponsored alien and ensures that basic
information required to assess eligibility is provided by
petitioners. Form I-864A is a contract between the sponsor and the
sponsor’s household members. It is only required if the sponsor
used the income of his or her household members to reach the
required 125 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines. The
contract holds these household members jointly and severally liable
for the support of the sponsored immigrant. The information
collection required on Form I-864A is necessary for public benefit
agencies to enforce the Affidavit of Support in the event the
sponsor used income of his or her household members to reach the
required income level and the public benefit agencies are
requesting reimbursement from the sponsor. USCIS uses Form I-864EZ
in exactly the same way as Form I-864; however, less information is
collected from the sponsors as less information is needed from
those who qualify in order to make a thorough
adjudication.
US Code:
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USC 1183a Name of Law: Immigration Nationality Act
USCIS is proposing substantive
changes to Forms I-864, I-864A, and I-864EZ and their associated
Instructions as a result of this rulemaking, to include collection
of bank account information from sponsors and household members,
information about previously submitted affidavits of support,
information about receipt of means-tested public benefits, required
submission of a credit report and three years of Federal income tax
returns as evidence, and other revisions to reflect the changes
proposed in the rule. USCIS is removing Form I-864W as a result of
the rule. The full scope of changes to each form and its
corresponding Instructions can be found in the Tables of Changes
submitted as supporting documentation with this Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.