It is important to carefully follow the instructions included with each form. Remember you must submit all pages of the Form I even if they are blank. The petitioner and any other financial sponsors can download the forms at www. Notice: In order to download forms, you must have a recent version of Adobe Reader installed on your computer.
There is no charge to download Adobe Reader. Incomplete forms, including those missing pages, will not be accepted. When calculating their household size, sponsors must include:.
A sponsor does not have to include people on other Is who have not yet immigrated to the United States. A financial sponsor, including a petitioner, must be at least 18 years old and either a U. The sponsor must also have a domicile residence in the United States. Petitioners must meet a minimum income level, called the Federal Poverty Guidelines, in order to financially sponsor a visa applicant. The Poverty Guidelines in effect on the filing date of an Affidavit of Support are used to determine whether the income requirement is met.
These additional financial sponsors also have to submit an Affidavit of Support, proof of their income, and proof of their legal status in the United States. Remember: Even if a petitioner finds a joint sponsor or uses the income of a household member to financially sponsor a visa applicant, that petitioner must still submit an Affidavit of Support. No, consular officers also look at other public charge factors affecting the financial situation of both the financial sponsor s and the applicant.
Age, health, education, skills, financial resources and family status of the applicant and the sponsor are factors. Consular officers will verify to the extent possible that applicants have adequate financial support to prevent them becoming a public charge in the United States. Public charge means that someone is likely to be primarily dependent on the U. No, the Form I remains valid indefinitely unless evidence of failure to meet the poverty guidelines in effect on the date of I filing arises.
The consular officer will determine whether the income claimed by the sponsor and documented with financial evidence meets the poverty guidelines in effect at the time the I was filed. If the income claimed does not meet the poverty guidelines, then the consular officer may request that the sponsor submit current year income information. No, the law does not recognize offers of employment in place of the Form I A job offer may show ability of the applicant to overcome ineligibility as a public charge, but does not meet any I requirement.
If a sponsor's income does not meet the minimum Federal Poverty Guidelines, he or she can submit the value of assets to make up the difference unless the sponsor is submitting a Form IEZ. When looking at income levels, the consular officer will look at the sponsor's employment income first.
If the sponsor is using assets to meet the minimum Federal Poverty Guidelines, they must upload a scanned copy of documentation of those assets into CEAC. Sponsors of spouses and children of U. Sponsors of orphans who will acquire citizenship after admission to the United States must only prove assets equal to the difference between the poverty guidelines and actual household income.
Examples of assets easily convertible to cash are savings, stocks, bonds and property. Sponsors may include the value of their home. They may not include the value of their automobile, unless they can show they have more than one and the primary automobile is not included as an asset. The visa applicant needs to file a Form IA to have his or her assets included in the minimum income level calculations.
Yes, financial sponsors receiving housing and other benefits in place of salary may count those benefits as income. The sponsor may count both taxable and non-taxable income such as housing allowance. The sponsor must prove the nature and amount of non-taxable income. Evidence of such income can be a Form W-2 such as Box 13 for military allowances or Form To qualify as a financial sponsor, a petitioner must be domiciled in any of the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United States.
A sponsor who is not currently living in the United States may meet the domicile requirement if he or she can submit evidence to establish that any of the following conditions apply:. If not submitted to NVC along with the Affidavit of Support form, the petitioner will need to provide the visa applicant with evidence of his or her domicile. The visa applicant will need to bring that evidence to the visa interview for the consular officer to review.
The joint sponsor would also sign a Form I, thereby promising to provide any and all financial support necessary to assist you in supporting the immigrant s. Another possible other source of income is from relatives or dependents living in the sponsor's household or listed on their most recent federal tax return.
Such a person would need to sign Form IA, described below. To be eligible, you must:. Note that this means that joint sponsors cannot use the EZ form. Nor can petitioners who filed Form I; "substitute sponsors" filing on behalf of a deceased petitioner; or petitioners sponsoring more than one immigrant on the same I If, in a low-income situation, people in the sponsor's household are willing to help sponsor the immigrant, they must sign Form IA: Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member.
In doing so, they promise to provide any and all financial support necessary to assist the main sponsor in supporting the immigrant. The following people do not need to file a Form I when they petition for an immigrant or in connection with their own application for U. They must instead file Form IW, showing their exemption from the I requirement:. Regardless of whether you're able to put together sufficient total income, the U. They can take into account such factors as the person's age, ability to work, and access to medical insurance.
Proving financial capacity is a common difficulty for new immigrants and their families. If you intend to take on the task, we recommend that you do not rely upon information solicited directly from a USCIS office. If you would like assistance, find a local immigration attorney. Browse All Immigration Topics ». CitizenPath only provides a service to help you prepare Form I Our service makes it easy to complete and ensures you do everything correctly.
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