Aware Of When To File Affidavit Of Support In Us Using Form I-134?

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Any alien is disqualified from entering U.S., according to Section 212(a)(4) of Immigration and Nationality act, in the opinion of the U.S. department of State officer delivering judgment on a visa application, a department of Homeland security officer or an immigration judge adjudicating an application of admission, if he/she is found to become a public charge at any time.

The petitioning relative should file Form I-864, as specified in section 212(a)(4)(C) and 213A of the act and 8 CFR part 213a, for aliens seeking admission or adjustment of status as permanent residents as immediate relatives , family-based immigrants and certain employment based immigrants .

When to file Form I-134?

When you are not required to file Form I-864 on his/her behalf and in cases where you are inadmissible on public charge grounds Form I-134 should be used. In the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security or for immigration judge cases, the discretion of the attorney general Section 213 of the act allows the alien to enter US though he/she is inadmissible on public charge grounds by posting of a bond or other ...
... undertaking method.

Undertaking which is prescribed in section 213 of the act is Form I-134. It is to show that visa applicants will not become public charges while in the United States and have sponsorship. A separate