AOS (I-864) Question re Poverty Level

[jcruzazucar 131]

I have a question regarding the the I-864 form. I looked at the I-864P Poverty Guidelines for 2014 and it says that for a household of 2 in the 48 contiguous states (in my case, this is what applies), the income is $19,662. My question is this:

Is $19,662 the minimum I have to make per year to be at or above the 125% poverty level? Or do I need to multiply $19,662 by 125% and make $44,239.50 or more per year to be able to sponsor my spouse on my own without a co-sponsor?

Thanks for any responses. I just need a bit of clarification.

[dwheels76 5,468]

I have a question regarding the the I-864 form. I looked at the I-864P Poverty Guidelines for 2014 and it says that for a household of 2 in the 48 contiguous states (in my case, this is what applies), the income is $19,662. My question is this:

Is $19,662 the minimum I have to make per year to be at or above the 125% poverty level? Or do I need to multiply $19,662 by 125% and make $44,239.50 or more per year to be able to sponsor my spouse on my own without a co-sponsor?

Thanks for any responses. I just need a bit of clarification.

Note thats the minimum you can make $19,662. It's already multiplied for you at 125%.

[jcruzazucar 131]

Note thats the minimum you can make $19,662. It's already multiplied for you at 125%.

Awesome thank you so much for the response!!

[Dave&Roza 748]

Is $19,662 the minimum I have to make per year to be at or above the 125% poverty level? Or do I need to multiply $19,662 by 125% and make $44,239.50 or more per year to be able to sponsor my spouse on my own without a co-sponsor?

19662 * 1.25 is 24557.5. To get the 44239.50 you multiplied the 19662 by 2.25. If you will notice there is a column that is 100% of the HHS poverty level which is $15,730 and the second column is labeled 125% of HHS poverty guidelines and is $19,662. So 19662 is 15730 * 1.25.

Dave