I-864 Poverty Guidelines help!!

[EmpressJA 11]

Last year I made 10,000 but this year I'm a student and I've only made 4,000 I know that's not enough to support both my husband and I, So if I get a joint sponsor does both our income joined together have to meet the requirements or does he/she have to meet the requirements on their own?? And what if I get two sponsors can both the sponsors income added together meet the requirements?? Please and thanks in advance for your help..

Edited February 17, 2014 by Sutanya

[ManCharsey 254]

A joint sponsors income should independently meet the requirements stipulated by USCIS. You being the petitioner will still have to fill out the I-864 form regardless of whether you meet the requirements or not since you are the principal sponsor. If you have a member in your household who wants to join their income with yours to meet the requirements then they will fill out the I-864A instead of the I-864. As long as the requirements are met, you do not need an additional joint sponsor. So if one joint sponsor meets the requirements, that's fine.

[EmpressJA 11]

Thank you so much..

[ManCharsey 254]

You're welcome. Feel free to ask any questions you have and you will get help in this forum. All the best!

Edited February 17, 2014 by ManCharsey

[acabrera7186 10]

Ok I asked the same question on vj and got a different now I'm confused I made 14,000 I doubted that's enough so I my mother joined me that would be 20,000 can I do that or can I have 6,000 in the bank

[pushbrk 13,528]

The correct answer always depends on the exact circumstances. You and your parent can only combine income if you are part of the same household as defined by USCIS in the I-864 instructions. Have you read that section carefully and determined whether you can be considered part of the same household?

[EmpressJA 11]

Ok I asked the same question on vj and got a different now I'm confused I made 14,000 I doubted that's enough so I my mother joined me that would be 20,000 can I do that or can I have 6,000 in the bank

I think if the person lives in the same household you guys can join both incomes together but if it still doesn't reach the requirements then you would have to get a different sponsor to meet the requirement on their own..

[EmpressJA 11]

If I get a sponsor and he or she have a child do they have to go by the guideline of 2 people or do they have to include my spouse to make 3.?

Edited February 17, 2014 by Sutanya

[acabrera7186 10]

What section

[pushbrk 13,528]

If I get a sponsor and he or she have a child do they have to go by the guideline of 2 people or do they have to include my spouse to make 3.?

It's always the sponsor's household size plus the intending immigrant, so a single parent with one child sponsoring a your foreign spouse would have a household of 3.

What section

I advise you to read all the instructions very carefully. Are you really asking me to do your homework for you and tell you exactly where to look? It's the section about using household members' income. Really, study ALL the instructions.

[EmpressJA 11]

Thank you and does the poverty guidelines usually go up each year?

[Ketsuban 1,034]

Thank you and does the poverty guidelines usually go up each year?

Yes. They are expected to increase this year. Whether they increase every year, I don't know. But I would have thought so. Usually by a few hundred $ or so, I believe.

[pushbrk 13,528]

They did not increase for a couple years during the current recession but did last year, slightly. I expect they'll go up slightly this year too.

[Amber and Cande 0]

They will go up because minimum wage is suppose to be going up(hopefully anyways)