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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 03/2015

WHOSE ASSETS TO CONSIDER - SPONSORS W/ I-864

0015.48.03

County agencies may, under section 213A (b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, sue sponsors in federal or state court to recover the unreimbursed costs of means tested benefits, including the costs of collection and legal fees.

Deeming of assets provisions do not apply to:

● Refugees.

● People granted asylum.

● LPRs who were refugees or asylees.

● People paroled for a period of 1 year.

● Cuban/Haitian Entrants.

MFIP, DWP, MSA, GA, GRH: Deem ALL of the assets of the sponsor and his or her spouse as available to the sponsored immigrant if the immigrant's entrance into the United States was based on an Affidavit of Support (form I-864) executed by the sponsor.

SNAP: To determine whether a unit is categorically eligible or non-categorically eligible, see 0013.06 (SNAP Categorical Eligibility/Ineligibility).

All assets are excluded for categorically and non-categorically eligible SNAP units. For categorically and non-categorically eligible SNAP units who are sponsored with an I-864, the assets of the sponsor and the sponsor’s spouse are not counted.

Count the actual amount of assistance the sponsor provides for indigent immigrants. See INDIGENT IMMIGRANT in 0002.33 (Glossary: Independent...).