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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED MEDICAID MANUAL MA-2262

SPONSOR DEEMING

7 REISSUED 07/01/10 – CHANGE NO. 11-10 (VIII.B.1.) 2. Submit the G-845S to the Bureau of Citizen and Immigration Services at the address below.

Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services Charlotte Sub Office 6130 Tyvola Centre Dr. Charlotte, NC 28217

3. Following receipt of the form, BCIS notifies the county if the alien was sponsored under the I-864 Affidavit and, if so, the name and social security number of the sponsor.

C. Documentation

1. Make a copy of the verification document(s) and attach them to the a/r’s permanent record.

2. Once sponsorship has been verified, you do not have to re-verify unless you learn the previous verification is questionable.

IX. INCOME POLICY

A. Available Income

1. The sponsor’s income can be deemed only to the alien he sponsors. The sponsor’s income cannot be deemed to anyone who is not named on the I-864 Affidavit.

Example: Tom, an immigrant, and his son, John, age 8, came to the U.S. as lawful permanent residents in December 1995. Tom’s wife, Brenda, is not able to come to the U.S. until January 1998. She is sponsored by her brother, a naturalized U.S. citizen, who signs the I-864 Affidavit. Brenda, Tom, and John all live together.

If Brenda applies for Medicaid for herself, the income and resources of her brother count in determining her eligibility because he signed the I-864 sponsoring her. If son John had come to the country with Brenda, and been named on the Affidavit signed by Brenda’s brother, then Brenda’s brother’s income and resources would be counted in determining the eligibility of both Brenda and John for either Medicaid or NCHC. Tom’s income also would count as spouse/parent to Brenda and John.