Re: Affidavit of Support (I-864)

[Gator]

Also if you do not provide basic support the new immigrant YOU may be sued by the sponsored immigrants and by the agencies for the amount of benefits provided to sponsored immigrants. Income tax refunds (state/federal) can be attached, your wages can be attached, etc., etc.  The I-864 has been declared a legally enforcable contact by federal courts.  The really bad part is you are obligated to support the immigrant until the immigrant naturalizes, works for 10 years, leaves the US permanently, or dies. If you die your estate can be held liable for any obligations that arose before the support obligation ended. Now the real, real bad part.  DIVORCE does not nullify the I-864 obligations.

Might appear to be unfair but I say that every week I do not win the lottery.

A la orden,

Gator

[pablo]

... in response to Re: Affidavit of Support (I-864), posted by Gator on Aug 1, 2004


Does anyone know that the conditions of the I-864 in regards to supporting an ex-spouse has actually been enforced?

[Rebel]

... in response to Re: Affidavit of Support (I-864), posted by Gator on Aug 1, 2004

Hi Gator: Are you sure these things have been tested in the courts? I suspect there may be some propaganda going on with the Feds with these. I certainly hope so. I did read that the I-134 affidavit which is the initial affidavit for the K-1 and which was used in other visas, was considered unenforcable by the Feds and never acted upon. So they write into law that this new I-864 is now enforcable but if the underlying criteria are the same for both the I-134 and I-864 I don't see how they suddenly become valid just because they say so. Seems to me that they are still way too one-sided and invalid.

Rebel