SSI & Survivor's Benefits for AOS.. can ANYONE answer?

[Sunnybeach7 2]

you will need to fill out the worksheet IRS uses for SS taxable income / immigration will not allow the entire amount to be used for income / they use about half so you are not financially in good shape

they look at the fact that your mom's SS payments will be lost to you when she passes / also your other child will soon be out of survivor benefits

not sure how you will all live on the SSI of disabled child

Get home care health for your mom and get out there and find work / you really need a job, income and help from in home care providers

Hey thanks for this.. I didn't realize this. My husband will be working.. and my son when he graduates. And as my son gets older, plus with my husband here.. that would hopefully free up time for me to work at least some also.. after another year. My daughter is struggling in school and I'd been trying to get her appropriate classes for her disabilities without much luck. But finally with a psychologists report, and an appointment with the new school psychologist.. hopefully this year they will have her in appropriate classes that I won't have to spend so much time helping her with. This will free up some of my time once I get her through to graduate. We cyber school. In public school I was told my daughter would be getting across the board F's despite them working with her in small groups and one on one.. so I pulled her and homeschooled for a while before putting her in cyber school.

[Sunnybeach7 2]

Thank you to everyone who gave non judgemental constructive answers. Like I said, I had been trying to find out about this for a while. It's ok if I can't use the kids income.. I just wanted to be sure I'm doing the right thing when filling out the paperwork.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

If it comes in your name, then you can list it, and provide proof of the amount you receive each month along with a benefits letter from the SSA. That does not mean they will accept it though. SSI is public assistance, so that one is not going to be counted as income for sponsorship of an immigrant that you are trying to prove will not become a public charge once in the US. Relying on the SSI as family/household income is not a good thing for sponsorship. While your child's SSI is not the sole family income, you are in need of it for your family to survive right now.

You really need to try and find a joint sponsor.

https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/public-charge

Public benefits that are received by one member of a family are also not attributed to other family members for public charge purposes unless the cash benefits amount to the sole support of the family.

Acceptance of the following types of assistance may lead to the determination that the individual is likely to become a public charge:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under Title XVI of Social Security Act

[Sunnybeach7 2]

If it comes in your name, then you can list it, and provide proof of the amount you receive each month along with a benefits letter from the SSA. That does not mean they will accept it though. SSI is public assistance, so that one is not going to be counted as income for sponsorship of an immigrant that you are trying to prove will not become a public charge once in the US. Relying on the SSI as family/household income is not a good thing for sponsorship. While your child's SSI is not the sole family income, you are in need of it for your family to survive right now.

You really need to try and find a joint sponsor.

https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/public-charge

Public benefits that are received by one member of a family are also not attributed to other family members for public charge purposes unless the cash benefits amount to the sole support of the family.

Acceptance of the following types of assistance may lead to the determination that the individual is likely to become a public charge:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under Title XVI of Social Security Act

Hey thanks.. I was pretty sure that the SSI would not be able to be used, just wanted to get some confirmation.. thanks for the link!

[indiana_sweetie 120]

Between my SS and my job I made enough to meet the requirements but it was rejected anyway. Thankfully my daughter co-sponsored my hubby. He has been here since 2013 and is going to apply for citizenship soon.

[Sunnybeach7 2]

Between my SS and my job I made enough to meet the requirements but it was rejected anyway. Thankfully my daughter co-sponsored my hubby. He has been here since 2013 and is going to apply for citizenship soon.

I'm sorry to hear that

Thankfully your daughter was able to help and you are together.

If you don't mind my asking, what kind of SS was it? Was it SSI or was it retirement or disability or something?