Not sure if my visa will be accepted (povert line issues etc)

[pushbrk 14,249]

Support is till the kids turn 21? I thought it was 18?

I said nothing about supporting children. I indicated that you list them and count them in household size until they are 21, no matter where they live. To clarify, this is for unmarried children. Once married, you don't count them, no matter the age.

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And what is the effect of counting if not support?

Anyways any official source to read up on this?

[N-o-l-a 7,169]

And what is the effect of counting if not support?

Anyways any official source to read up on this?

The effect is that they want to know what are presumably your economic obligations based on societal trends.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-864instr.pdf

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[pushbrk 14,249]

And what is the effect of counting if not support?

Anyways any official source to read up on this?

It's simply a requirement. Read about it in the I-864 instructions. The logic need not make sense to anybody. It simply is what it is.

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Thank you, thank you so much everybody. Now I have a better idea of what we have to do. Still checking marriage laws on South Carolina for remarrying. I'm much calmer now, just need to make sure everything will be filled in right date.

Y'all have a great weekend:))))

[Darnell 8,480]

And what is the effect of counting if not support?

Anyways any official source to read up on this?

you could read the I-864 instructions. That'd be cool, I think so.

[pushbrk 14,249]

Though it doesn't matter, it is my opinion that the reason USCIS requires sponsors to "count" all unmarried children under the age of 21 no matter where they live, is because even if you are not directly responsible for supporting them today, you could be responsible for doing so at any time. (Other parent could die or become unable) This has nothing to do with any legal requirement to support a child over 18. It's not USCIS's business to dictate how we support our children. Their business is objectively evaluating whether we are capable of supporting the intending immigrant. They make their own rules as to how to make that determination.

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The effect is that they want to know what are presumably your economic obligations based on societal trends.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-864instr.pdf

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Thanks mate.

So I was right all along. It's 18 for me and not 21. I knew I was sure about what I read before.

Edited February 15, 2013 by Gowon

[pushbrk 14,249]

Thanks mate.

So I was right all along. It's 18 for me and not 21. I knew I was sure about what I read before.

You're right. The updated instructions make the exclusion for those who have reached the age of majority and are not claimed as dependents. Makes more sense that way.