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I-134, Declaration of Financial Support

ALERT: Starting Jan. 6, 2023, you must submit Form I-134A, Online Request to be a Supporter and Declaration of Financial Support, if you are a potential supporter of a:

  • Ukrainian or their immediate family member as part of Uniting for Ukraine; or 
  • Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, or Venezuelan or their immediate family member as part of the Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.

You should not file Form I-134, Declaration of Financial Support, if you are a potential supporter of an individual under Uniting for Ukraine or the Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.

If you submitted Form I-134 online before Jan. 6, 2023, under Uniting for Ukraine or the Processes for Venezuelans, your case will continue to process and no further action is required. You should not submit a Form I-134A.

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Use this form to agree to provide financial support to a beneficiary of certain immigration benefits for the duration of their temporary stay in the United States.  You must file a separate Form I-134 for each beneficiary.

What This Form Can Help You Do

Change My Nonimmigrant Status
Extend My Nonimmigrant Stay
Humanitarian Parole

Forms and Document Downloads

Form I-134 (PDF, 1.16 MB)
Instructions for Form I-134 (PDF, 964.27 KB)

Form Details

Edition Date

01/04/23. Starting March 6, 2023, we will only accept the 01/04/23 edition. Until then, you can also use the 10/18/22 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

Before 04/25/22, this form was called Form I-134, Affidavit of Support.

Dates are listed in mm/dd/yy format.

If you complete and print this form to mail it in, make sure that the form edition date and page numbers are visible at the bottom of all pages and that all pages are from the same edition of the form. If any of the form’s pages are missing or are from a different edition of the form, we may reject your form.

If you need help downloading and printing forms, read our instructions. 

Where to File

Where you submit Form I-134 depends on whether the beneficiary named on this form is inside or outside the United States and what type of application or petition this form is being submitted with. See the instructions provided with the corresponding application or petition for detailed information on where to submit this Declaration of Financial Support.

Checklist of Required Initial Evidence (for informational purposes only)

Please do not submit this checklist with your Form I-134. It is an optional tool to use as you prepare your form, but does not replace statutory, regulatory, and form instruction requirements. We recommend that you review all the instructions before completing and submitting your form. Do not send original documents unless specifically requested in the form instructions or applicable regulations.

If you submit any documents (copies or original documents, if requested) in a foreign language, you must include a full English translation along with a certification from the translator verifying that the translation is complete and accurate, and that they are competent to translate from the foreign language to English.

Did you submit the following? 

•    Documentation of sufficient income or financial resources (see the form instructions for examples). 

Form Filing Tips

You must sign Form I-134 using your full name. Signing Form I-134 is under penalty of perjury under U.S. law. For this reason, you do not need to sign Form I-134 in front of a notary or have your signature notarized after you sign it.

Filing Tips: Go to our Tips for Filing Forms by Mail page for information on how to help ensure we will accept your application.

Don’t forget to sign your form. We will reject any unsigned form.

Last Reviewed/Updated:
01/17/2023
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