How Much Money Do You Need to Sponsor an Immigrant or Relative’s Green Card in the United States?

It’s one of the most recurring questions in the United States and beyond: Are the resources available to sponsor an immigrant or family member’s green card?

The first thing to remember – El Nuevo Herald points out – is that U.S. citizens and green card holders, i.e. residents, “have the option to sponsor family members, although the categories of family members that can be sponsored vary depending on of the legal position of each person”.

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Both on that site and on Acceso USA they state that there are certain exceptions, mostly related to money.

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Money to sponsor the green card to an immigrant or family member

To the question at hand: How much money is needed to sponsor permanent residency? They explain that “the law requires the sponsor to have an income level at least 125% above the federal poverty level.”

For the second semester of 2023, citing Acceso USA and El Nuevo Herald, we present the amount to be earned to sponsor the green card:

In this 2023, $5,400 must be added for each additional member.

In the event that they are unable to cover that amount due to their level of income, they provide this information: “assets, such as checking and savings accounts, stocks, bonds, or property, may be taken into account in determining their economic standing”.

For more information, see the federal poverty rates on the Undersecretary of Planning and Evaluation page www.aspe.hhs.gov.

With information from Acceso USA/El Nuevo Herald