Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday for our webinar on enforcing the Form I-864, Affidavit of Support. This page contains written material for the program, along with a recording of the presentation.
Immigration Financial Support – Using the I-864 to transition to self-sufficiency
This training will help advocates, law enforcement and other professionals identify clients/survivors who might be able to benefit from the Form I-864. Learn easy questions that can be added to your intake procedure to screen for potential eligibility. Learn to assess the scope of support to which an individual might be eligible, and what steps may be taken to enforce the support obligation.
Presentation materials: Clallam County Bar Association
Thanks to the Clallam County Bar Association for inviting me to speak this week about the Form I-864. This page provides the slides and written material's for the presentation.
Slides for the presentation.
Written materials.
Written materials for the event may be downloaded here: ABA Article: . The article was authored for the American Bar Association and is designed as an overview of the Form I-864 for family law attorneys.
Immigration Financial Support – Using the I-864 to trasition to self- sufficiency
We are proud to be offering this webinar in partnership with End Violence Against Women International. Our talk will be on February 16, 2017 at 10:00 PST. To register, please complete this short online form. The presentation will help advocates identify which of their clients might be able to recover immigration financial support under the Form I-864, Affidavit of support. For further community resources please visit our advocate’s resource page.
January Webinar
This month we are hosting a free webinar for domestic violence advocates and other allies serving our community. The training will be January 31, 2017 at noon Pacific Time - register here.
The presentation will help advocates identify which of their clients might be able to recover immigration financial support under the Form I-864, Affidavit of support. For further community resources please visit our advocate's resource page.
The talk will cover:
- What is the Form I-864, Affidavit of Support?
- When is the Form I-864 used?
- What are an immigrant's rights under the Form I-864?
- How long do these rights last?
- Under what circumstances can an immigrant recover support?
- How does an immigrant enforce the contract?
- How much money can an immigrant recover?
- How to identify clients who might have a support right.
- How to advise clients about enforcing their support rights.