President Biden has issued an executive order that directs the secretary of State, the attorney general, the secretary of Homeland Security, and the heads of other relevant agencies, as appropriate, to review all agency actions related to public charge.
It depends on which type of affidavit the sponsor signed. There are two major types of affidavits. It is a binding contract by the sponsor for support of the immigrant and potentially for repayment of certain benefits received by the immigrant. Many categories of immigrants are not required to have a sponsor file an affidavit of support on their behalf, including: [3]. The household includes:. Sponsors who do not earn enough money can show that their assets such as a house, car, or bank account are worth 5 times the difference between percent of the federal poverty level and their income or 3 times this difference, if a U.
Sponsors who cannot meet these requirements may find a joint sponsor, who also must sign an affidavit of support promising to support the immigrant. Immigrants who have been in the U.
Additional benefits are available in some states. Although one didn't hear of the government filing suit much in the past, under the Trump Administration, a initiative launched the so-called "Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements SAVE ," meant to help "participating agencies learn and improve how they use sponsor information to make eligibility determinations and hold sponsors accountable.
The sponsor's responsibility lasts until the immigrant becomes a U. If the immigrant has already been living in the U. In fact, in marriage-based cases, work done by the U. Even a bankruptcy does not necessarily end your I obligations. Although most debts and contractual obligations are dischargeable in bankruptcy, so-called " domestic support obligations " are one exception. Such obligations are defined as alimony, maintenance, or support owed to or recoverable by one's spouse, former spouse, or child.
Under U. A sponsor in a marriage-based case remains legally obligated even after a divorce. Yes, a divorced immigrant spouse could decide to sit on a couch all day and sue the former spouse for support. The sponsor might wish to have the immigrant sign a separate contract agreeing not to do this, but it is not clear whether courts would enforce such a contract. The person petitioning the immigrant and any additional financial sponsor s must meet three requirements to serve in this role.
Each sponsor must be:. Petitioner : A U. You are about to leave travel. Department of State. Links to external websites are provided as a convenience and should not be construed as an endorsement by the U. Department of State of the views or products contained therein. Cancel GO. Skip to main content. Gov Travel. Passports International Travel U. Stay Connected. Law Enforcement.
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