Hey guys. In this video we're going to talk about three tips to ensure that you meet the
income requirements to sponsor your relative for the Green Card. I'm Latoya McBean Pompe,
an immigration lawyer in New York, working with clients nationwide and across the globe.
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and why it's so important that you don't mess this up because if there's a problem with this process,
it obviously will slow down the case and if your partner or your relative is abroad,
it will keep you guys separated for a longer time. The affidavit of support, which is the form I 8
64, is required by the petitioner for every case that the petitioner is submitting an I 1 34. Tip
number one, the petitioner must always submit the I 8 64. Sometimes petitioners would say,
and by the way, a petitioner is someone who has started or initiated the filing process for a
relative. Sometimes a petitioner may say, well, I didn't work last year, or I'm on disability,
or I'm on social security and I don't think I need an IH 64 affidavit of support and friends.
The petitioner must submit one and we're going to talk about what to do if the income is not enough,
but the petitioner must always submit this with the application packet.
If your relative is overseas and your petition in for that person, then the affidavit of support
will be required during the National Visa Center process. Before you go today, guys, I have a
terrific download on the 2023 income requirements and you should go ahead and download it so that
you could have it handy and know exactly what the government is requiring of you as a petitioner,
so download my free 2023 income guidelines today. The second tip that I want you to keep in mind is
this, the joint sponsor, a second person that you can get to, not to supplement or to put together
with the petitioner's income and all of that, no, but the joint sponsor is someone else that
you can get to submit the I 8 64 in order to Sponsor the relative. The joint sponsor must be a
US citizen or a green card holder. If you'd like more tips about the joint sponsor requirements,
check out a very old video that I have out there on how to select the right joint sponsor for your
case, but in essence, the joint sponsor can come right in and help you out so that you can be able
to bring your relative to the US or help that person get a green card if they're here in the
us. What's important about tip number two with respect to joint sponsor is that your relative
or the beneficiary needs to know who that individual is. That person join sponsors name
should be something that the beneficiary knows and have some sort of relationship with maybe
right, or know what the dynamics are with the relationship. How is John Doe my joint sponsor
related to my petitioner Mary Jane, right? You have to be able to connect the dots and be
able to tell or communicate to a US Embassy official during an interview who that joint
sponsor is and what the relationship is with that person. I've seen time and time again how this
issue trips people up at the US embassy level and their visa process is delayed as a result of this,
so know exactly who the joint sponsor is. The other issue with the joint sponsor is that as
you're selecting this person, keep in mind that the income requirements will be based on your
joint sponsor's household size, so if you select your rich uncle in America as your joint sponsor,
yet your rich uncle has seven children and a wife rich, right? Because what is rich in America these
days, but your rich uncle has a huge family and now they're adding you as the next person
who will be part of this household size, so to speak, and then all of a sudden the income
requirements cannot be met, right? Because this person has a huge family,
so consider the household size of your joint sponsor and ensure that that person's income
truly is enough and meets the threshold that the government has. Again, download the 2023
income guidelines so that you could have it handy at the time when you need it. Tip number three,
some people can use the income from the immigrant to be part of the household income for the
affidavit of support. Here's what I mean. They call it intended immigrant income, so for example,
if your beneficiary or the person you're filing for is here in the US and they have T P SS
temporary protected status or maybe even DACA and they've been working all these years using their
work permit and they are a household member of yours, that income can be used on the affidavit of
support in order to meet the requirements that the government has for the filing. So don't forget
About the intended immigrant income and this particular income friends can only be used
if it was income earned during some sort of authorized employment. If your immigrant is
here in the United States and he or she is working without work papers or the E A D,
then you cannot use that income as part of the affidavit of support process. The income must
be earned during authorized employment. Only. Speak with an immigration lawyer if you have any
questions about this area because truly it is very complex and nuance and there's some things that
you need to keep in mind if you're thinking about doing this type of process with the immigrant that
you're sponsoring. Guys. Again, tip number one is the petitioner must always submit an IH 64 whether
or not he or she has any income to show or not. Tip number two, use a joint sponsor who you know
and have some sort of relationship with, and the beneficiary knows exactly who this individual is.
Tip number three, don't forget about the intended immigrant income if that income has been earned
using authorized employment. Friends, there's a lot to this affidavit of support process. Again,
download our 2023 income guidelines, which comes directly from S'S website. You want to
make sure that your income threshold is exactly where the government wants it to be in order to
be successful with this filing process. I hope you found this video helpful. Let me know your
thoughts below in the comments, and guys, I will see you in the next one. Bye-bye.