What are the requirements for sponsoring an immigrant?
The only requirement that USCIS imposes on financial sponsors is that the sponsor’s income must be at least 125% of the US poverty line based on the household size (see Form I-864P for guidelines).
Who is responsible for supporting a sponsored immigrant?
Any joint sponsors and household members who allowed the sponsor to combine their income with the sponsor’s income to meet the minimum income requirements are also legally responsible for financially supporting the sponsored immigrant.
Who is the sponsor of an immigration petition?
The sponsor is usually the petitioner who filed an immigrant petition on behalf of the intending immigrant.
Do you have to sign an affidavit to sponsor an immigrant?
Although all sponsors must prepare and sign the form, it won’t always be enough by itself. For one thing, in deciding whether an immigrant is a likely public charge, the government looks to the “totality” of the person’s circumstances, assessing his or her own education and job skills, health insurance coverage, and more.
The only requirement that USCIS imposes on financial sponsors is that the sponsor’s income must be at least 125% of the US poverty line based on the household size (see Form I-864P for guidelines).
Any joint sponsors and household members who allowed the sponsor to combine their income with the sponsor’s income to meet the minimum income requirements are also legally responsible for financially supporting the sponsored immigrant.
The sponsor is usually the petitioner who filed an immigrant petition on behalf of the intending immigrant.
Can You sponsor another immigrant in the future?
You may have a limited ability to sponsor other immigrants in the future – if you choose to sponsor another immigrant in the future, you will need to count any immigrants that you are currently sponsoring when calculating your household size. This will increase the level of income that you will need to be eligible to sponsor a new immigrant.