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As the title of this video suggests, we are discussing Affidavits of Support, generally. So what are we talking about here? These are Affidavits of Support associated with things like the K-1, the K-3, the CR-1, the IR-1 Visa. The Affidavit of Support you are generally going to see associated with all of these at the end of the day, maybe not initially with the K-1 Visa but definitely when you get into the adjustment of status to Lawful Permanent Residence process. You are also going to be dealing with an Affidavit of Support which the form is called an I-864. This is the Affidavit associated with showing that one can financially support their loved one in the United States of America. 

As we have discussed in another videos, generally speaking someone needs to meet 125% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines in terms of income in order to meet the requirements to support a foreign national loved one. That said, as it is noted in the title of this video, US service personnel have specific protocols associated with them. They actually do not need to show 125% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines; they only need to show 100% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines if they are on active duty service in the United States armed forces. 

So again, slightly different analysis when you are looking at an active duty service personnel, or a member of the active duty service, who is looking to bring a loved one to the United States in the form of a spouse or fiancé. They are going to have a different set of rules with regard to assessing their financial ability to support a loved one in the United States.