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HR 127 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change certain requirements relating to a sponsor’s affidavit of support for an alien.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

January 6, 2009CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. GALLEGLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change certain requirements relating to a sponsor’s affidavit of support for an alien.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS FOR SPONSOR’S AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT.

(a) Maintenance of Annual Income- Section 213A(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183a(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘125 percent of the Federal poverty line’ and inserting ‘300 percent of the Federal poverty line (or in cases where the sponsored alien is the spouse or a child of the sponsor, not less than 200 percent of the Federal poverty line)’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Sponsor Defined-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- Section 213A(f)(1)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183a(f)(1)(E)) is amended by striking ‘125 percent of the Federal poverty line’ and inserting ‘300 percent of the Federal poverty line (or in cases where the sponsored alien is the spouse or a child of the individual, at least 200 percent of the Federal poverty line)’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRANTS CASES- Section 213A(f)(4)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183a(f)(4)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘125 percent of the Federal poverty line’ and inserting ‘300 percent of the Federal poverty line (or in cases where the sponsored alien is the spouse or a child of the individual, at least 200 percent of the Federal poverty line)’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) NON-PETITIONING CASES- Section 213A(f)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183a(f)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ‘125 percent of the Federal poverty line’ and inserting ‘300 percent of the Federal poverty line (or in cases where the sponsored alien is the spouse or a child of the individual, at least 200 percent of the Federal poverty line)’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink