When applying for a U.S. immigration visa or Green Card, the USCIS will want the petitioner to meet specific affidavit of support income requirements. The petitioner must be either a U.S. citizen or a Green Card holder. Here is how you can determine your affidavit of support income requirement.

Determining Affidavit of Support Income Requirements

When determining what income requirement applies to the petitioner, he or she must first determine the household size. The household size includes:

• The petitioner.
• The foreign national beneficiary.
• Any dependent children of the petitioner.
• Any children the foreign national is bringing with them.
• Anybody listed as a dependent on the petitioner's Federal income tax return.
• Anybody else the petitioner is supporting.

The total number of individuals will determine the household size.

After determining the household size, check out USCIS's affidavit of support income requirements.

If you do not meet these requirements, you can look into finding an affidavit of support co-sponsor or show evidence of supplemental income.

We will be looking at the ways to show supplemental income in future blogs.