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Obsolete Policy |
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When an alien who is required to have a sponsor applies for entry, or a change in status, on or after December 19, 1997, their sponsor must sign a legally enforceable Affidavit of Support, Form I-864, with INS. When the sponsor has signed an I-864, income from the alien's sponsor must be deemed to the alien when determining eligibility for Medicaid.
Sponsored aliens should know that they were required to have a sponsor, even though they may not have a copy of the Affidavit of Support form.
Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants are not required to have sponsors, so sponsor deeming does not apply at any time.
Sponsor deeming only applies when the sponsor is an individual.
Do not deem the income or resources of a sponsoring agency or corporation.
See Section 403-14 for policy on deeming the sponsor's income.