poverty guidelines question

[neonmikey 0]

i pay child support for three children...when filling out the affidavitt of support am i considered a famliy of 4?is my fiance to be included here to make it 5? thx...mike

[john_and_marlene 162]

i pay child support for three children...when filling out the affidavitt of support am i considered a famliy of 4?is my fiance to be included here to make it 5? thx...mike

That's the way I counted mine. I pay support for two children...plus me plus her = 4.

[Keith & Xiang 0]

i pay child support for three children...when filling out the affidavitt of support am i considered a famliy of 4?is my fiance to be included here to make it 5? thx...mike

I have encountered the same issue, I'm paying child support on my 17 year old son. I put him on the form but as "Partially Dependent", not sure how this plays on the 125% of the poverty level though, I did calculate my earnings per year to include him, I still make well above the 125% poverty level.

I know that this doesn't answer your question, I hope that it helps though.

Thanks,

Keith & Xiang

[noura 0]

I'm sorry I don't have an answer to your question, but I do have a question looking for an answer - Does poverty level get determined by "gross" or "net" income?

Thanks!

Noura

[Mew 0]

From the I-864 FAQ's - I know! I know, you guys are talking about I-134, but still, it might be helpful:

Household Size

* What does household size mean on the I-864?

Household size means all those living in the sponsor's house or dependent on the sponsor for support. The household size is:

* The sponsor

* All relatives by blood, marriage or adoption living in the sponsor's household

* All dependents listed on the most recent federal tax forms (IRS 1040), whether or not they live in the sponsor's household.

* Any individuals for whom the sponsor has already signed an I-864 and for whom the contractual obligation still exists

* The applicant (beneficiary) for the visa

* The applicant's (beneficiary's) accompanying dependents

The petitioner can reduce his/her household size by limiting the number of applicants that he/she will sponsor. This gives him/her a lower minimum income requirement. The petitioner would be able to file another Affidavit of Support for the principal applicant's

dependents at a later time when the petitioner and the principal applicant make more money.

When the petitioner files a new Affidavit of Support for the remaining eligible family members, the principal applicant and any of his/her family members who may have already immigrated would be included in the household size for that I-864.

* How do you count children of a divorced couple who reside with one parent part of the time and with the other parent the other part?

A divorced parent's dependent children are members of his or her household, even if they live part of the time with the former spouse. A parent almost always has a legal obligation to support his or her children. Although only one of the parents may be legally entitled to claim the child as a dependent on tax returns (1040), the child must be considered as part of both parents' households for purposes of the Affidavit of Support, unless a parent can show that he or she no longer has a legal obligation to support the child.

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