2010 Poverty Guidelines (I-864P)

[uk2usa2010 2]

Just thought I'd start this thread for those of us waiting patiently for the impending publication of an updated I-864P to alert each other if we see it...

[jandk 6]

Just thought I'd start this thread for those of us waiting patiently for the impending publication of an updated I-864P to alert each other if we see it...

Your not alone might as well wait to send it in since im waiting for ds230 from the wife

[txladykat 1]

seems they were supposed to issue them March 1, but still running behind.

[uk2usa2010 2]

seems they were supposed to issue them March 1, but still running behind.

Still nothing as of midday GMT on 11 March.

[jandk 6]

Still nothing as of midday GMT on 11 March.

Congress has been able to hold off the new guidelines until March 31st 2010.

Topic on the 2010 Poverty Guidelines

[jandk 6]

They arent in a hurry to publish these are they

[Marina-Del 10]

Just out of curiosity...what is the I-864P and what are you guys talking about?

Hope it's not of relevance to me since I'm clueless!

[trailmix 77]

Just out of curiosity...what is the I-864P and what are you guys talking about?

Hope it's not of relevance to me since I'm clueless!

It is of relevance to everyone filing to sponsor an immigrant.

The I-864P lists the poverty guidelines USCIS uses to ensure sponsors satisfy their income requirements to support an immigrant.

As an example, if you are the U.S. sponsor and you are sponsoring only 1 person, your wife or husband, for instance, you must meet the poverty guidelines at 125% for 2 people, so your income must be a minimum of $ 18212.00 per annum.

Edited April 4, 2010 by trailmix

[sachinky 464]

Apparently, the 2010 guidelines are the same as 2009?

Is this true?

[Marina-Del 10]

Awww...okay, thanks. I knew that sponsors had to make over 125% of the poverty guidelines, I guess I just didn't know that was called I-864P or whatever!!

So our interview is this month, does our joint sponsor (my mother) need over the limit for 2009 or 2010? Probably it doesn't matter either way as long as the limit doesn't change by thousands! Just curious...

[trailmix 77]

The 2010 guidelines haven't been published yet, so you just need to go by the 2009. Even if they did release them before your interview, the general consensus seems to be that they won't change much anyway, due to the poor economy.

Even when the economy was not as bad, the change is never very significant, at least in recent history. For instance in 2007 for 2 people it was $17,212.00, in 2008 it was $17,500.00, currently it is $18,212.00 - that's only a change of $1000 in the last 2 years.

As to your question, current income is most important, they look at past years to see the overall earning/financial picture of the sponsor.

Edited April 5, 2010 by trailmix

[jandk 6]

The 2010 guidelines haven't been published yet, so you just need to go by the 2009. Even if they did release them before your interview, the general consensus seems to be that they won't change much anyway, due to the poor economy.

Even when the economy was not as bad, the change is never very significant, at least in recent history. For instance in 2007 for 2 people it was $17,212.00, in 2008 it was $17,500.00, currently it is $18,212.00 - that's only a change of $1000 in the last 2 years.

As to your question, current income is most important, they look at past years to see the overall earning/financial picture of the sponsor.

According to whats been written or documented is the poverty guidelines for 2010 will for the first time go down, because of the economy. I would hope for this due to the fact that im 1k shy of meeting the requirements w/o a co sponsor.

[Jannah1208 2]

Nothing new?? I am filing the forms for my husbands I-485 what do I do???

[trailmix 77]

Nothing new?? I am filing the forms for my husbands I-485 what do I do???

Use the 2009 guidelines - you always use the most current and right now they are the most current.

[GJen 9]

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/vgnextoid=73c63591ec04d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

At the bottom of this form it says "These poverty guidelines remain in effect for use with Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, from February 13, 2009, until new poverty guidelines go into effect in the spring of 2010. I know March was supposed to be when they would introduce the new fees. However, instead of it going up as it usually has done, it decreased, so rather than lower the poverty guidelines, they took action to freeze the guidelines from 2009 until March 31st.

http://aspe.hhs.gov/...extension.shtml

^^It looks like more recently they've extended it throughout the end of this month.