Sponsor to Alien Deeming

The sponsor definition and sponsor deeming exception rules in Common Rules - Alien Sponsor chapter must be applied first when deeming resources from a sponsor to an alien.

For each sponsor, determine the resources to be deemed to the alien as follows:

• If the sponsor does not have a spouse living in the home:
  • Calculate countable resources for the sponsor AND
  • Compare the total countable resources to the resource limit for an individual AND
  • Deem the value of resources in excess of the resource limit to the alien
• If the sponsor has a spouse living in the home:
  • Calculate countable resources for the sponsor and his/her spouse AND
  • Combine their countable resources and compare to the resource limit for a couple AND
  • Deem the value of resources in excess of the resource limit to the alien