3.2.7.5 Lawful Permanent Residents

Lawful permanent residents (LPRs) may be required by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) The federal agency that oversees lawful immigration of foreign nationals who are temporarily or permanently settling in the U.S. See also INS. to have a sponsor sign an affidavit of support to ensure the immigrant does not become a public charge. LPRs that have income available to them from their Sponsor A sponsor is a person who, or any public or private agency or organization that, executes an affidavit of support or similar agreement for an alien to ensure the alien does not become a public charge. The agreement is a condition of the alien’s entry into the U.S. , must have that income counted when determining W-2 financial eligibility.

Some non-citizens have both an agency sponsor and an individual sponsor such as a church or family member. These “sponsors” do not meet the USCIS definition of a sponsor if they have no legal obligation to provide financial support beyond the LPRs first month in the United States, and they do not have to ensure the LPR does not become a public charge.

Disregard sponsor’s income for the following groups:

Non-citizens granted asylum (asylees) under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)- The basic body of immigration law in the United States, which was created in 1952 and has been amended many times. The INA is a free-standing law, but is also contained in the U.S. Code. ;

Refugees who are admitted to the United States under section 207 of the INA;

Non-citizens paroled into the United States (parolees) under section 212(d)(5) the INA for a period of at least one year;

Non-citizens whose deportation is being withheld under section 243(h) of the INA;

Amerasian Immigrants, as defined in section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988; and

Cuban-Haitian entrants.