How Much Income an Immigrant's Sponsor Needs to Show According to the Poverty Guidelines

Family sponsors of immigrants applying for a U.S. green card must prove that they can financially support the immigrant as well as their own household at 125% of the dollar amounts shown in the U.S. Poverty Guidelines. These amounts can be found on immigration Form I-864P, published by U.S. Citizenship

What Sponsors Should Know Before Signing Form I-864 Affidavit of Support

If you are sponsoring someone for a family based green card (U.S.

What Household Members Should Know Before Signing the Form I-864A Contract

If your earnings are counted as part of the household income for a sponsored immigrant, then you will assume some financial obligations too.

When an Immigrant's Sponsor May Have to Show Higher Income Than the Poverty Guidelines Require

Under normal circumstances, a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident who is petitioning for a family member to receive a U.S.

Strategies When an Immigrant's Sponsor's Income and Assets Are Too Low

What if all of the income and assets of the U.S. citizen or permanent resident attempting to sponsor a family immigrant isn’t enough to meet the U.S. Poverty Guidelines? Here are some possibilities for making up the financial shortfalls. Sponsor Finds a New Job If you don't wish to rely on friends

Proving K-3 Sponsor's Financial Capacity

As part of proving that the U.S. citizen spouse can financially support an immigrant coming in on a K-3 visa, the consulate may require that petitioning spouse to fill out Form I-134, an Affidavit of Support. (This is necessary to assure the U.S. government that the immigrant is not inadmissible as likely

Would a U.S. job offer help me get my marriage-based visa (if my U.S. spouse’s income is too low)?

I am a national of Japan, recently married to a woman who is a U.S. citizen. I work as a business executive, and speak English.

If I Own a House, Will This Asset Help Me Sponsor My Immigrating Parents for U.S. Residence?

I am a U.S. citizen, who has filed an immigrant petition to sponsor my parents to get U.S. green cards. They are both retired, and coming to the U.S. from China.

Filling Out Form I-864, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act

In order to petition for and sponsor an immigrant to become a U.S. permanent resident (receive a green card), the U.S.

Preparing Form I-864W Affidavit of Support Exemption Form Based on 40 Quarters Worked

Not everyone petitioning for a family member to immigrate to the U.S. needs to fill out the full Affidavit of Support on Form I-864.

Filling Out Form I-864A (By the Immigrant Sponsor's Household Member)

Form I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member, is for use in only a limited type of green card (lawful permanent residence) applications: Specifically, it should be used in cases where the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident who is petitioning for a family member to immigrate does

How Overseas U.S. Citizen Proves U.S. Domicile for Form I-864 Sponsorship

If you are a U.S. citizen wishing to sponsor your foreign citizen relative for a green card, you may (or may not) need to file – among other things – a Form I-864, Affidavit of Support. This form is intended to create a contract between the U.S. government and you in which you (the sponsor) give

Avoiding an RFE When Submitting USCIS Form I-864 Affidavit of Support

If you are petitioning for an immigrant to come to the U.S., then one of the most important forms you will fill out and submit for that person is the Form I-864 Affidavit of Support, agreeing to be that person's financial sponsor. If you make a mistake, or don't submit sufficient evidence along with