[19971215]97-1054EPW_移民：新的支持宣誓书-问题、答案和问题.pdf

The regulations accompanying this form are published as an interim rule, effective December119 with a comment period through February 17 (Fed. Reg., October 20, 1997, pp. 54346-54356).They implement Section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) as amended by theIllegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web97-1054 EPWDecember 15, 1997Immigration: The New Affidavit ofSupportQuestions, Answers, and IssuesJoyce C. VialetSpecialist in Immigration PolicyEducation and Public Welfare DivisionSummaryThe Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has issued the new affidavit ofsupport form required by 1996 immigration and welfare legislation. This is a legallybinding contract with new income and reimbursement requirements to be signed by U.S.sponsors of immigrants. Its purpose is to satisfy the immigration law requirement thatimmigrants establish they are not likely to become a public charge; and to make sponsorsfinancially responsible for sponsored immigrants. It must be used by immigrants applyingfor immigrant status on the basis of a family relation