petition of stepson

[mark n jess 0]

hello everyone , my husband who is a US Citizen would like to petition my 2 sons in the philippines, what does he needs to do first? and how much income does he needs to make? can i support my income too ? or can my sister whos also a USC can support her income ? i know that 125% of my husbands income is required and his income is only 24,000.00 a year is this enough to support

my sons application ? pls we need ur help ..... thanks and happy holidays!...jessica

[YuAndDan 153]

Firstly step children need to be less than age 18 at the time of marriage for step parent to be able to file I-130's for them.

At this point income does not matter to file the I-130. Income comes into play when NVC sends out the I-864 fee bill for the visas, at that time you need to provide an I-864 for each immigrant and need to satisfy the income requirement for a family of 4. Currently 26,500 (AK, and HI are MORE) GROSS income before tax.

You can add your income to that of your husband by providing an I-864A as a member of household.

This topic is a "Bring Family Members of USC topic"

Edited December 13, 2008 by YuAndDan