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Instructions for Affidavit of Support Under

USCIS

Section 213A of the INA

Form I-864EZ

Department of Homeland Security

OMB No. 1615-0075

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Expires 07/31/2017

What Is the Purpose of Form I-864EZ?

Form I-864EZ, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA, is a shorter version of Form I-864, Affidavit of

Support Under Section 213A of the INA, designed for cases that meet certain criteria. Form I-864 or Form I-864EZ is

legally required for many family-based immigrants to show that the intending immigrant has adequate means of financial

support and is unlikely to become a public charge.

Who May Use Form I-864EZ?

You may use Form I-864EZ if ALL the following conditions apply:

1. You are the person who filed or is filing Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, for a relative being sponsored;

2. The relative you are sponsoring is the only person listed on Form I-130; and

3. The income you are using to qualify is based entirely on your salary or pension and is shown on one or more Internal

Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-2s provided by your employers or former employers.

When Not To Use Form I-864EZ?

Do not use Form I-864EZ if any of the following conditions apply. Instead, you must complete and submit Form I-864.

1. The relative you are sponsoring is not the only person immigrating based upon the underlying visa petition;

2. You filed or are filing Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, for the immigrant you are sponsoring;

3. You are a joint sponsor; or

4. You are a substitute sponsor filing because the original Form I-130 petitioner is deceased.

How Is Form I-864EZ Used?

This affidavit is a contract between a sponsor and the U.S. Government. The person completing and signing this affidavit

is the sponsor. By signing Form I-864EZ, you are agreeing to use your income and resources to support the intending

immigrant named in this affidavit, if it becomes necessary. You must show on this affidavit that you have enough income

to ensure that the sponsored immigrant will not have to rely on means-tested public benefits for support in the United

States.

In most cases, the submission of this affidavit will make the sponsored immigrant ineligible for Federal, state, or local

means-tested public benefits, because an agency that provides means-tested public benefits will consider your income and

resources available to the sponsored immigrant in determining eligibility for the program.

If the immigrant sponsored in this affidavit does receive a Federal, state, or local means-tested public benefit, the agency

providing the benefit may require you to repay the cost of those benefits. That agency can sue you if you do not repay the

cost of the benefits provided.

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