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8 U.S.C. 1183a: Requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support

Created in 1996 by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193). Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 8 U.S.C. 1182, 8 U.S.C. 1183, 8 U.S.C. 1371, 8 U.S.C. 1631, 8 U.S.C. 1632.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Homeland Security (1), Department of State (1).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2009Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010

2002Family Sponsor Immigration Act of 2002

1996Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

1996Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996added it

8 U.S.C. 1183aRequirements for sponsor's affidavit of support

(a)Enforceability

(b)Reimbursement of government expenses

(c)Remedies

(d)Notification of change of address

(e)Jurisdiction

(f)"Sponsor" defined

(h)2 "Federal poverty line" defined

(i)Sponsor's social security account number required to be provided

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This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

2009

Pub. L. 111–83, added cls. (i) and (ii) and struck out former cls. (i) and (ii), which read as follows: (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010) Law text · (f), (ii)

2002

Pub. L. 107–150, §2(a)(3), substituted "paragraph (5)(A)" for "paragraph (5)". (Family Sponsor Immigration Act of 2002) Law text · (f), (4)
Pub. L. 107–150, §2(a)(1), amended heading and text of par. (5) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Such term also includes an individual who does not meet the requirement of paragraph (1)(D) but who accepts joint and several liability with a petitioning sponsor un… (Family Sponsor Immigration Act of 2002) Law text · (f)

1996

Pub. L. 104–208 amended section generally, substituting subsecs. (a) to (i) for former subsecs. (a) to (f) relating to requirements for sponsor's affidavits of support. (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.