Form I-864EZ Affidavit of Support of Support Under Section 213A of th

Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA

USCIS
Form I-864EZ

Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

OMB No. 1615-0075
Expires 12/31/2023

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

MEETS the
requirements of
INA section 213A

To be completed by an
attorney or accredited
representative (if any).

Select this box if
Form G-28 or
G-28I is attached.

Reviewed By:
Location:

Date (mm/dd/yyyy):

Attorney State Bar Number
(if applicable)

Attorney or Accredited Representative
USCIS Online Account Number (if any)

► START HERE - Type or print in black ink.

Part 1. Qualifying to Use Form I-864EZ

Mailing Address

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

2.a. In Care Of Name

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)

2.b. Street Number
and Name

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

No (Use Form I-864)

2.c.

Apt.

(USPS ZIP Code Lookup)

Ste.

Flr.

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

2.f.

ZIP Code

2.g. Province

Part 2. Information About the Immigrant You
Are Sponsoring (Intending Immigrant)
Name of Immigrant
1.a. Family Name
(Last Name)
1.b. Given Name
(First Name)
1.c. Middle Name

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2.h. Postal Code
2.i.

Country

Other Information
3.

Daytime Telephone Number

4.

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

5.

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

6.

USCIS Online Account Number (if any)
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7.

U.S. Social Security Number (if any)
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Part 3. Information About You (Sponsor)

7.

City or Town of Birth

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

8.

State or Province of Birth (if applicable)

1.c. Middle Name

9.

Country of Birth

Mailing Address

10.

U.S. Social Security Number (Required)
►

11.

USCIS Online Account Number (if any)
►

2.a. In Care Of Name

2.b. Street Number
and Name
2.c.

Apt.

Ste.

Flr.

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

2.f.

ZIP Code

Citizenship or Nationality
12.

I am a U.S. citizen.

13.a.

I am a lawful permanent resident.

2.g. Province

13.b. My alien registration number is:
► A-

2.h. Postal Code

14.

2.i.

Country

Military Service

3.

Is your current mailing address the same as your physical
address?
Yes
No

15.

If you answered "No" to Item Number 3., provide your
physical address below.

I am a U.S. national.

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.

Physical Address

1.a. Yourself and the person you are sponsoring on this Form
I-864EZ.
2

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

Apt.

Ste.

Flr.

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

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

1.b. Your spouse.

4.e. ZIP 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.

Province

4.g. Postal Code

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.

Other Information
5.

Country of Domicile

6.

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

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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.
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Part 5. Information About Your Employment
and Income
1.

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

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.

2.a. Current Occupation

What Is the Legal Effect of Signing Form
I-864EZ?

2.b. Name of Employer 1

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.

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

3.a. Name of Former Employer

3.b. Date of Retirement (mm/dd/yyyy)
4.

My current individual annual income $

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.

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

$

Part 6. Sponsor's Contract, Statement, Contact
Information, Declaration, Certification, and
Signature
NOTE: Read the Penalties section of the Form I-864EZ
Instructions before completing this part.

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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.

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.); and

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 website at www.uscis.gov/I-865 for
more information on filing a change of address as a
sponsor.

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

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.

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.

What If I Do Not Fulfill My Obligations?

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.

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 I have read
and understand every question and instruction on this
affidavit and my answer to every question.

1.b.

The interpreter named in Part 7. read to me every
question and instruction on this affidavit and my
answer to every question in

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.
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 website at
www.uscis.gov/I-865 for more information on filing a change
of address as a sponsor.

When Will These Obligations End?
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);

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,
a language in which I am fluent, and I understood
everything.
2.

At my request, the preparer named in Part 8.,
,
prepared this affidavit for me based only upon
information I provided or authorized.

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)

Sponsor's Declaration and Certification
Copies of any documents I have submitted are exact
photocopies of unaltered, original documents, and I understand
that USCIS or the U.S. Department of State (DOS) may require
that I submit original documents to USCIS or DOS at a later
date. Furthermore, I authorize the release of any information
from any of my records that USCIS or DOS may need to
determine my eligibility for the immigration benefit I seek.
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Part 6. Sponsor's Contract, Statement, Contact
Information, Declaration, Certification, and
Signature (continued)
I furthermore authorize release of information contained in this
affidavit, in supporting documents, and in my USCIS or DOS
records to other entities and persons where necessary for the
administration and enforcement of U.S. immigration law.
I certify, under penalty of perjury, that all of the information in
my affidavit and any document submitted with it were provided
or authorized by me, that I reviewed and understand all of the
information contained in, and submitted with, my affidavit, and
that all of this information is complete, true, and correct.
A.

I know the contents of this affidavit of support that I
signed;

B.

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;

C.

D.

E.

F.

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)

2.

Interpreter's Business or Organization Name (if any)

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

Apt.

3.d. State

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;

3.g. Postal Code

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

Flr.

3.c. City or Town

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;

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

Ste.

3.f.

3.e. ZIP Code

Province

3.h. Country

Interpreter's Contact Information
4.

Interpreter's Daytime Telephone Number

5.

Interpreter's Mobile Telephone Number (if any)

6.

Interpreter's Email Address (if any)

Sponsor's Signature
6.a. Sponsor's Signature

Interpreter's Certification
I certify, under penalty of perjury, that:

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 DOS may deny your request.

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I am fluent in English and
,
which is the same language specified in Part 6., Item Number
1.b., and I have read to this sponsor in the identified language
every question and instruction on this affidavit and his or her
answer to every question. The sponsor informed me that he or
she understands every instruction, question, and answer on the
affidavit, including the Sponsor's Declaration and
Certification, and has verified the accuracy of every answer.

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Part 7. Interpreter's Contact Information,
Certification, and Signature (continued)

Preparer's Statement
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.

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.

Interpreter's Signature
7.a. Interpreter's Signature

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

Part 8. Contact Information, Declaration, and
Signature of the Person Preparing this Affidavit,
if Other Than the Sponsor

NOTE: If you are an attorney or accredited representative, you
may be obliged to submit a completed Form G-28, Notice of
Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative,
or G-28I, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney In Matters
Outside the Geographical Confines of the United States, with
this affidavit.

Provide the following information about the preparer.

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

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

2.

Preparer's Business or Organization Name (if any)

Preparer's Mailing Address

Apt.

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

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

By my signature, I certify, under penalty of perjury, that I
prepared this affidavit at the request of the sponsor. The
sponsor then reviewed this completed affidavit and informed
me that he or she understands all of the information contained
in, and submitted with, his or her affidavit, including the
Sponsor's Declaration and Certification, and that all of this
information is complete, true, and correct. I completed this
affidavit based only on information that the sponsor provided to
me or authorized me to obtain or use.

Ste.

Flr.

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

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

3.e. ZIP Code

Province

3.g. Postal Code
3.h. Country

Preparer's Contact Information
4.

Preparer's Daytime Telephone Number

5.

Preparer's Mobile Telephone Number (if any)

6.

Preparer's Email Address (if any)

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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. Type or print 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

6.b. Part Number

6.c. Item Number

7.b. Part Number

7.c. Item Number

5.d.

1.a. Family Name
(Last Name)
1.b. Given Name
(First Name)
1.c. Middle Name
2.

A-Number (if any)
► A-

3.a. Page Number

3.b. Part Number

3.c. Item Number

6.d.

3.d.

4.a. Page Number

6.a. Page Number

4.b. Part Number

4.d.

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4.c. Item Number

7.a. Page Number

7.d.

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