Affidavit of Support

When this applies to you

• You're the petitioner sponsoring a family-based green card
• You meet the minimum household income requirement (125% of poverty)
• You can provide tax returns and proof of income
• You understand the legally enforceable nature of the affidavit

Documents you'll need

You upload these while filling out the form. You can start now and add them as you go.

• Proof of your U.S. citizenship, U.S. national or permanent resident status

  U.S. passport (biographic pages), U.S. birth certificate, Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship, or Green Card (front and back).

• Proof of your status (if you did not already send it with your I-130)Optional

  As the petitioner you do not need to send it again if it was already filed with your I-130 (or I-129F). Otherwise: U.S. passport, birth certificate, Certificate of Naturalization or Green Card (front and back).

• Your federal income tax return for the most recent tax year

  An IRS transcript, or a photocopy of your return with every schedule you filed (Schedule C, D, E, F…). This is the year entered in Part 6, item 16.a. Transcripts are free at irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript.

• Your Forms W-2 and 1099 for the same yearOptional

  Include them if you send a photocopy of your return, or if it was a joint return. Not needed with an IRS transcript of an individual return.

• Your returns for the two previous years (optional)Optional

  Only if you entered them in Part 6, items 16.b and 16.c, to support your ability to maintain sufficient income.

• Explanation and evidence that you were not required to file a tax return

  A typed or printed explanation, including the U.S. tax rule that exempted you and evidence of it.

• Evidence of your current income (optional)Optional

  A letter from your employer showing your position and salary, and/or pay stubs for the last six months. Useful if this year's income differs from your last tax return.

• Forms I-864A from your household members

  One per person whose income you are using, completed and signed by them, with their own income evidence.

• Intending immigrant's income: evidence it will continue and that they live with you

  Evidence that their income will continue from a lawful source after they become a permanent resident, and evidence that they live at your residence.

• Evidence of the assets listed in Part 7

  For each asset: a description, proof of ownership and the basis for its net value (bank statements, securities…), plus any liens against it. For a home: proof you own it, a recent appraisal by a licensed appraiser, and evidence of every loan secured by it.

• Evidence of your active-duty military service

  On active duty (other than training) the threshold is 100% of the poverty guidelines instead of 125%, provided you submit evidence of it.

• Explanation and evidence of your U.S. domicile

  You live outside the United States: attach a written explanation and evidence that the United States is still your domicile. For example qualifying employment abroad (U.S. government or a U.S. company), a temporary stay (U.S. voting record, state or local taxes, bank accounts, property), or your return no later than the immigrant's arrival.

How the filing works

• 13 guided sections in your language. We only ask the questions that apply to you.
• Your answers are saved as you go, so you can stop and come back
• We fill the official USCIS PDF and you sign it online