On March 11, 2021, DHS submitted a notice to the Federal Register withdrawing an Oct. 2, 2020, proposed rule related to the affidavit of support.  Under Section213A of the INA, USCIS requires an affidavit of support for most family-sponsored immigrants and some employment-based immigrants.  The individual who signs the affidavit agrees to financially support the named immigrant and becomes the sponsor once the intending immigrant becomes a lawful permanent resident. The affidavit of support proposed rule would have changed evidentiary requirements to impose new, costly burdens, estimated at $240 million annually, on those sponsoring lawful immigrants.