Minimum Income Requirements

Generally speaking, the U.S. Government requires that a sponsor of a foreign national make at least 125% of the national poverty income.  Complicating factors include where you live, your assets, the number of people in your household, etc.  Below are the Poverty Charts provided on the State Department’s website.  For more information, go to: http://travel.state.gov/i864gen.html 

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_1327.html

2005 Poverty Guidelines

For Immigrant Affidavit of Support

Add $3,750 for each additional family member to meet the poverty guideline; $4688 to meet 125% of the poverty guideline.

When processing immigrant visa cases subject to the Affidavit of Support (I-864) requirement under INA 212(a)(4)(C), posts must use the figures in the column on the right (125% of poverty guidelines) as the minimum income that a petitioner and/or a joint sponsor must demonstrate, or the column on the left (100%) for an active member of the U.S. Armed Forces sponsoring his orher spouse or children.

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