Income Requirements

[salhasl 113]

Asking for a friend.

 

If someone were to sponsor their parents (retired) and then sponsor their spouse (employed, but likely would want to go back to school on arrival). How much income would be needed? 

 

They make over 100K.

 

 

[arken 4,197]

100k is more than enough to sponsor all above-mentioned beneficiaries.

[geowrian 22,338]

The I-864P (https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p) defines the minimums for consideration. Keep in mind the household size of the sponsor (which will increase by 1 each time they add a sponsored immigrant).

 

The CO will make a decision on the public charge concern based upon the totality of the circumstances. There is no income level that guarantees satisfaction, but common sense is usually a pretty good predictor.

Please make sure he researches healthcare insurance and costs for the parents. Since they are retired and likely won't qualify for most public aid for at least 5 years, and likely cannot be added to their child's insurance plan, the costs can easily be over $1,000/month each. I'm not saying >$100k can't cover this, but 2 x $12k+ per year may or may not be a hardship for them...better to be aware of it now and plan for it. Healthcare costs is a consideration the CO will make in the public charge consideration.

 

[JeanneAdil 6,633]

and the spouse visa (with I 551 stamp) does allow the person to go to study or work

[JeanneAdil 6,633]

1 minute ago, geowrian said:

The I-864P (https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p) defines the minimums for consideration. Keep in mind the household size of the sponsor (which will increase by 1 each time they add a sponsored immigrant).

 

The CO will make a decision on the public charge concern based upon the totality of the circumstances. There is no income level that guarantees satisfaction, but common sense is usually a pretty good predictor.

Please make sure he researches healthcare insurance and costs for the parents. Since they are retired and likely won't qualify for most public aid for at least 5 years, and likely cannot be added to their child's insurance plan, the costs can easily be over $1,000/month each. I'm not saying >$100k can't cover this, but 2 x $12k+ per year may or may not be a hardship for them...better to be aware of it now and plan for it. Healthcare costs is a consideration the CO will make in the public charge consideration.

 

just to ask

do we have any sites that tell us the health care costs per state or insurance companies as i too,  am thinking to apply for mother in law as he will have citizenship soon

[geowrian 22,338]

1 minute ago, JeanneAdil said:

just to ask

do we have any sites that tell us the health care costs per state or insurance companies as i too,  am thinking to apply for mother in law as he will have citizenship soon

Unfortunately, insurance availability and costs is mostly a local issue. I can find the general costs for the marketplace and private insurance my state (PA), but it could be very different in another state.

 

The most universal resource I can point at is http://healthcare.gov/. LPRs can qualify for the public marketplace, but may or may not qualify for any subsidies. Also, a couple states (NY & CA IIRC) have state-funded programs for Medicaid for new LPRs, which may or may not be available to them.

[JeanneAdil 6,633]

2 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Unfortunately, insurance availability and costs is mostly a local issue. I can find the general costs for the marketplace and private insurance my state (PA), but it could be very different in another state.

 

The most universal resource I can point at is http://healthcare.gov/. LPRs can qualify for the public marketplace, but may or may not qualify for any subsidies. Also, a couple states (NY & CA IIRC) have state-funded programs for Medicaid for new LPRs, which may or may not be available to them.

this is helpful

i ask as she has is diabetic and i hear insulin has gone thru the roof and all applicants should know that our prescription,  dental,  eye, and hearing aids are costly as i don't think the younger generation look into these factors