22VAC40-411-170: Alien three-year limit

For a period of three years from the month the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) grants the alien permanent resident status, the income and resources of the sponsor and the sponsor's spouse if they are living together shall be considered to be the unearned income of the alien.

The spouse's income and resources will be counted even if the sponsor and spouse married after the agreement to sponsor was signed.