Beginning this month, sponsors completing the I-864 Affidavit of Support should consult the latest HHS Poverty Guidelines for 2022 to determine whether the 125% threshold has been met. (Sponsors who are on active duty in the US armed forces petitioni…
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Last week, USCIS’s plan to implement its new public charge rule and forms, including the dreaded I-944 Declaration of Self Sufficiency, was stymied by a temporary injunction blocking the revised guidelines. However, the nationwide ban only appl…
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In recent months, many of the more notable immigration developments have concerned the public charge ground of inadmissibility. The first rumblings occurred when the Department of State began implementing new guidelines vitiating the presumptive weig…
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In nearly all family based immigration cases, the petitioner must execute an I-864 Affidavit of Support form. The “affidavit” is essentially a contract between the sponsor and the US government that the sponsor has sufficient income to ma…
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Do I fill out the I-864 or the I-864A? This is a very common question. The affidavit of support is often a source of great confusion because there are two forms bearing the same number: the I-864 and the I-864A. Although they are both affidavits, eac…
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One of the more pressing concerns that a potential sponsor will have regarding signing an affidavit of support on behalf of a prospective immigrant is whether the affidavit of support covers medical and hospital bills, which we all recognize in this…
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One often-overlooked requirement of the affidavit of support is that the petitioner maintain a domicile in the United States. This issue comes into play when the petitioner, usually a United States Citizen, is living abroad and does not currently liv…
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In many different types of cases, USCIS will require an Affidavit of Support for an individual to qualify for a visa or green card. This can sometimes cause confusion because there are actually two different types of affidavits of support: there is F…
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What is the Affidavit of Support? The Affidavit of Support, in the plain terms, is simply a contract between the Sponsor-usually the Petitioner, or the person filing-and the government of the United States. It refers to obligations that the signer wi…
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