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The Department of Health and Human Services published its annual update of
the Poverty Guidelines, taking into account increases in prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index. These guidelines are used in calculating levels of income and assets that immigrant visa petitioners and joint sponsors must demonstrate in their I-864, Affidavits of Support.
Persons in
Family Unit |
48 Contiguous
States and D.C. |
Alaska |
Hawaii |
1 |
$ 9,570 |
$11,950 |
$11,010 |
2 |
12,830 |
16,030 |
14,760 |
3 |
16,090 |
20,110 |
18,510 |
4 |
19,350 |
24,190 |
22,260 |
5 |
22,610 |
28,270 |
26,010 |
6 |
25,870 |
32,350 |
29,760 |
7 |
29,130 |
36,430 |
33,510 |
8 |
32,390 |
40,510 |
37,260 |
For each additional
person, add |
 3,260 |
 4,080 |
 3,750 |
When processing immigrant visa cases requiring an Affidavit of Support (I-864) requirement, under immigration law, the embassy
consular section uses figures in the column on the right (125% of poverty guidelines) as the minimum income that a petitioner
and/or a joint sponsor must demonstrate, or the column on the left (100%) for an active member of the U.S. Armed Forces
sponsoring his or her spouse or children. Consular officers will consider the "totality of circumstances" (including the applicant's
age, health, and education). Visa issuance can be denied if the applicant appears likely to become a public charge despite satisfying the poverty guideline requirements above.
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