Poverty Guidlines

[myperfectflaw 11]

I understand the poverty guidelines are established by the size of current household plus the immigrant and any kids they bring. How does it work when you have a co-sponsor?

My mother will be the co-sponsor, she has no one else in her household she supports, so how is household size figured here? Myself, my two children, my fiance, and my mother for a total of 5 and income level $31,000? Or is it just herself and my fiance she has to support?

Also, her actual working income is about $500 shy of the needed lvl assuming it's a household of 5 that needs to be figured. However, she recieves an additional $750 a month in spousal support from my father out of his military pension. Is this countable income? If not, I'm assuming I will need to find a 2nd co-sponsor, but reading that has totally confused me on how they figure who supports which family members.

Here comes that migraine again!!

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

If you will download the I-864 Affidavit of Support, which is the form used to adjust status, it gives alot more information in the instructions about sponsors, who is considered in the household, etc. The I-134 should basically fall under the same rules and instructions, but is a shorter version of a support affidavit. Once you get the visa and marry, then you will be doing the I-864.

[pushbrk 12,883]

I understand the poverty guidelines are established by the size of current household plus the immigrant and any kids they bring. How does it work when you have a co-sponsor?

My mother will be the co-sponsor, she has no one else in her household she supports, so how is household size figured here? Myself, my two children, my fiance, and my mother for a total of 5 and income level $31,000? Or is it just herself and my fiance she has to support?

Also, her actual working income is about $500 shy of the needed lvl assuming it's a household of 5 that needs to be figured. However, she recieves an additional $750 a month in spousal support from my father out of his military pension. Is this countable income? If not, I'm assuming I will need to find a 2nd co-sponsor, but reading that has totally confused me on how they figure who supports which family members.

Here comes that migraine again!!

Assuming only your fiance is immigrating, and your mother doesn't support you, your mother's household size would be two. If the $750 is court ordered, it can be included.