Financial Documents / Affidavit of Support

Form I-864 Affidavit of Support and supporting financial evidence used to show a sponsor can financially support an intending immigrant, as required in many family-based cases.

NVC collects Affidavit of Support documents before a case can become documentarily complete. The Islamabad family-based checklist also requires the appropriate Form I-864 for each financial sponsor, related W-2s, and proof of the sponsor’s status and domicile.

Most family-based immigrant visa applicants. Follow the forms NVC lists in CEAC.

The U.S. petitioner/sponsor completes USCIS Affidavit of Support forms. Official forms are on uscis.gov.

Download current USCIS forms, complete them according to the instructions, and upload the packet in CEAC. Bring interview copies listed on the embassy checklist.

Current form edition, required tax evidence, and proof of status/domicile. Confirm the current USCIS instructions; this site does not invent income thresholds.

These documents are usually prepared in the United States by the sponsor, not at a Pakistani government office.

Fee amounts and poverty-guideline tables change. Use the current official USCIS form and instructions.