joint sponsor?

[portorusa 431]

A question from my friend. She is a citizen of Uzbekistan. Her daughter is a U.S citizen. Daughter wants to file I-130 for mother. The family size of Daughter is 4 (Daughter+husband+2 babies) and total income (Daughter+husband) is roughly 60K.

My friend is confused: Will they have to count her as their family member, too? If yes, then the family size will be 5, right?

Will the income be enough to sponsor Mother or a joint sponsor is needed?

[Beth & Achraf 328]

5    and depends on where they live    As long as they don't live in Hawaii or Alaska, its $30,170.00 for 5 people.

 

Here is  link to the poverty guide lines

 

https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines

Edited April 26, 2019 by Beth & Achraf

[Crazy Cat 42,296]

and here are the instructions for the I-864.  She should read and understand these.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864instr.pdf

[portorusa 431]

Thanks for the responses! They live in Arizona. I checked the link, thanks! Why $30,170 for the family of 5 if in the link it's 100% of poverty guidelines. Isn't it supposed to be 125% for IR-5?

1 hour ago, Beth & Achraf said:

5    and depends on where they live    As long as they don't live in Hawaii or Alaska, its $30,170.00 for 5 people.

 

Here is  link to the poverty guide lines

 

https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines

 

[Lil bear 4,328]

14 minutes ago, portorusa said:

Thanks for the responses! They live in Arizona. I checked the link, thanks! Why $30,170 for the family of 5 if in the link it's 100% of poverty guidelines. Isn't it supposed to be 125% for IR-5?

 

Yes it is 125%. On the instructions  for the I864 there is a link to a table which gives the correct figure for 125% 

 

$37,712.50

[Boiler 46,107]

It is, the biggest issue we see on VJ is people bringing over parents and not allowing for Healthcare costs, will she be working, a job with benefits?