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Inside Immigration

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I-864P HHS Poverty Guidelines for Affidavit of Support

The income table that goes with the affidavit of support. It sets the 125 percent thresholds by household size, and the 100 percent threshold for active-duty sponsors of a spouse or child. It is published rather than filed, and it is reissued each year.

Fee
n/a
Fee waiver
Not available
Who files
Nobody files it. Sponsors read it to work out the income they must show.
Where to file
Not filed; published at uscis.gov/i-864p.

Usually filed with

Part of these processes

What changed in 2025 and 2026

  • The table is reissued each year when HHS updates the federal poverty guidelines, so check the current version before calculating income.

Official page. https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p. Download the form there, never from a third-party site; check the edition date and fee before filing.