Section 24 Enforceability

• Library: Immigration Law Impacts in Family Law 2011

Before 1996, one had to file a different affidavit of support form
(Form I-134) than the current version (Form I-864). The primary difference between the two forms is that the former affidavit of support form did not constitute a binding, legal contract but a mere moral obligation. The current affidavit of support form creates a binding contract enforceable against the sponsor and the joint sponsor, who are jointly and severally liable for any contractual obligation owed to the intending immigrant or to a provider of means-tested...