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DHS/USCIS | RIN: 1615-AC39 | Publication ID: Spring 2020 |
Title: Affidavit of Support on Behalf of Immigrants | |
Abstract:
An affidavit of support filed in accordance with INA 213A is required for most family-based immigrants and some employment-based under INA 212(a)(4). An Affidavit of Support is a legally enforceable contract between the sponsor that completes the affidavit and the U.S. Government. A sponsor must show on the affidavit that he or she has enough income and assets to maintain the intending immigrants and the rest of the sponsor’s household at 125 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. If an immigrant sponsored in the affidavit receives certain public benefits, the public benefit granting agency providing the benefit may request that the sponsor repay the cost of those benefits. That agency can also sue the sponsor for failure to repay the benefits. |
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Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS) | Priority: Economically Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: Yes | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Other | |
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 213a (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
Legal Authority: INA sec. 213A |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Mark Phillips Residence and Naturalization Division Chief Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office of Policy and Strategy, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009 Phone:240 721-3000 |