The sponsor definition and sponsor deeming exception rules in Common
Rules - Alien Sponsor chapter must be applied first when deeming income
from a sponsor to an alien.
Carry out the following process if no Sponsorship Deeming exceptions apply:
For each sponsor, determine the amount of money to be deemed to the alien:
Combine the total gross countable earned and unearned income of the alien sponsor and spouse, if any, living in the home with the sponsor AND
Exclude from the total income the maximum allocation for a sponsor AND
If the sponsor has a spouse and if the spouse is also a sponsor for the alien, exclude the maximum allocation for a sponsor for the spouse OR
If the spouse is also a sponsor for the alien, exclude the maximum allocation for a sponsor for the spouse OR
If the spouse is not a sponsor and the spouse is not receiving payments from any of the following exclude from the total income the allocation for a spouse:
TANF
Veteran's Administration Pension
Veteran's Administration Compensation paid to the parent of a child
Refugee Act of 1980
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act Payments
SSI
General assistance programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs AND
Exclude from the total income an allocation for each child living in their household AND
The remaining amount, if any, is the deemable income