Poverty Guidelines have changed

[jess100 53]

I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this, but this information just came in an email and could affect those who are filing soon.

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has updated the poverty guidelines effective January 22, 2015. Among other things, the poverty guidelines are used in determining minimum income requirements for Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, and Form I-912, Fee Waiver Request.

The latest guidelines were published in the Federal Register athttp://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-01-22/pdf/2015-01120.pdf.

[KayDeeCee 4,894]

Yes, the USCIS tends to put out the updated poverty guidelines in March. http://www.uscis.gov/i-864p

Good info for those interviewing after they go up.

[J&N071213 57]

Thanks for the update.

It's good to point out that this is at a 100% level of poverty and that for immigration purposes a 125% is needed, so for a household of 2 it would be roughly $19,912 for 2015.

[TBoneTX 45,663]

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[charlieprince 24]

good post. thank you.

Question: is it GROSS SALARY or After Taxes they look at?

thank you

[KayDeeCee 4,894]

Gross

[Kim and Jermaine 28]

So the guidelines were lowered? Am I reading correctly?

[KayDeeCee 4,894]

So the guidelines were lowered? Am I reading correctly?

No, they were not lowered. The link in the first post here shows the poverty guidelines at 100%. For the affidavits of support needed for immigration, you need 125% of the poverty guidelines. So, currently the amount for a household of 2 is $19,662, but for 2015 it will be about $19,913. Not much of an increase, but still an increase.

The I-864p should be updated next month or at the beginning of April > http://www.uscis.gov/i-864p

[dvdm 2]

ok, since we filed February 11th 2015, do we need to meet the new guideline or not?

[dvdm 2]

ok, since we filed February 11th 2015, do we need to meet the new guideline or not?

We only beat the old guidelines by 32 dollars, if we have to use the new guidelines we will not qualify. Because the guidelines were going to go up in March is the reason I went ahead and filed in February.

[kamw 93]

Is the poverty guideline the same if i'm filinf the i1-30?

[KayDeeCee 4,894]

Is the poverty guideline the same if i'm filinf the i1-30?

Yes, poverty guidelines are for the I-864 > http://www.uscis.gov/i-864p

[NikLR 13,230]

We only beat the old guidelines by 32 dollars, if we have to use the new guidelines we will not qualify. Because the guidelines were going to go up in March is the reason I went ahead and filed in February.

Can you save $100? Because you can make up the difference between income by using assets at 3x the difference.