{"id":2423,"date":"2020-03-01T21:12:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T21:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/britsimonsays.com\/?p=2423"},"modified":"2021-06-05T14:54:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-05T14:54:40","slug":"all-about-the-ds-5540","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/britsimonsays.com\/all-about-the-ds-5540\/","title":{"rendered":"All about the DS-5540"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>***** UPDATE ****  This form is no longer used. ***** UPDATE ****<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new form has been introduced as part of the government push to reduce immigration from poorer countries. I have created two videos, one that explains how the DS-5540 will be used to assess your risk of becoming a public charge, and the other to show how to complete the form. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please take some time to learn about this new and important form. I expect it to become very widely used &#8211; so you should ASSUME you will be asked to complete it &#8211; and ideally take it already completed to the interview. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_40144\"  width=\"676\" height=\"380\"  data-origwidth=\"676\" data-origheight=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PbHLqVNFo_c?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_17894\"  width=\"676\" height=\"380\"  data-origwidth=\"676\" data-origheight=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j6vHppWIyxA?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Useful links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/fam.state.gov\/fam\/09fam\/09fam030208.html\">9 FAM 302.8<\/a> &#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eforms.state.gov\/Forms\/ds5540.PDF\">DS-5540  form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aspe.hhs.gov\/2020-poverty-guidelines\">Federal Poverty Guidelines<\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>***** UPDATE **** This form is no longer used. ***** UPDATE **** This new form has been introduced as part of the government push to reduce immigration from poorer countries. 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