hi friends the question in this
immigration 101 video is simply who is
eligible to sponsor me on the i-864 the
affidavit of support so stay tuned for
my short answer to this question friends
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question is who is eligible to sponsor
me on the i-864 the affidavit of support
first of all what you need to know is
this government our government the US
government is concerned about people
come in to the United States and then
being caught up in our welfare system so
they want to make sure that your your
petition the petitioner number 1 is
qualified to take care of you that
person has enough income that would take
care of you when you come to the United
States or if you're already here in the
US that can sustain you while you're
here at least for a period of time and
so we do ask that the petitioner number
one the petitioner must must must submit
the affidavit of support
now if the petitioners income is not
enough you can get a joint sponsor you
can get more than one sponsors for the
affidavit of support but those sponsors
must be a US citizen or a green card
holder for example let's say the
petitioner is a 22 year old college man
and he is sponsoring his mom and he's
only working part-time let's say he's
only earning $12,000 a year that is not
enough okay for our
government to have confidence in him
that he will take care of his mom and
that she would not go on welfare and so
what do we require we require a minimum
of i you know you have to check each
year it depends on the number of people
who are being sponsored but let's say he
is and it also depends on the household
size as well the petitioners household
size so all of those factors need to be
considered on the i-864 and so typically
I believe this year where the threshold
the poverty line is around 22,000 are
23,000 something like that it changes
each year usually the so the petitioner
in this scenario does not meet that
income threshold so he can get a joint
sponsor he could ask the relative or
even a friend to sponsor help him to
meet that income level so that he may
sponsor his mom so what the person must
be a green card holder or a US citizen
in order to to do so and then that the
affidavit of support requires that you
submit your tax returns or w-2s and some
other proof of your income as well as
your assets if you're seeking to build
your income level based on your assets
and not only from your job okay so it
gets a little complicated work with a
lawyer on your affidavit of support if
you have any questions about it and so I
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