On July 20, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy manual to make it easier for green card applicants to identify who may be considered inadmissible to the United States on the grounds that they are likely to become a public charge.
The new guidance is designed to enable applicants to respond
USCIS has published a new Form I-485 with additional public charge questions required for use starting Dec. 23, 2022. When a nonimmigrant foreign national applies for an adjustment of status (AOS) to lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder), USCIS must determine whether that applicant is inadmissible on the grounds of being “likely at any time
The Public Charge Inadmissibility Final Rule was issued in August 2019 and was to go into effect October 2019, when a preliminary injunction with national scope was granted that prevented the Department of Homeland Security from implementing the rule. On Jan. 27, 2020, the Supreme Court stayed the national injunction, and DHS may now implement the rule, except in the state of Illinois.
Continue Reading USCIS Revises Forms in Response to Public Charge Inadmissibility Final Rule
As an update to previous entries, the Office of Management and Budget has posted the conclusion of DHS/USCIS Public Charge Rule review:
Department of Homeland Security
| AGENCY: DHS-USCIS | RIN: 1615-AA22 | Status: Concluded |
| TITLE: Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds | ||
| STAGE: Final Rule | ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes | |
| RECEIVED DATE: 07/12/2019 | LEGAL DEADLINE: None | |
| ** COMPLETED: 07/31/2019 | COMPLETED | |
On July 12, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) completed review and forwarded a final rule on a Public Charge rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
This action follows action last week as reported here wherein the Department of Justice completed review and forwarded aspects of a Public Charge final rule within
USCIS has proposed rules that could deny entry to non-immigrants seeking admission to the United States and adjustment of status to permanent residence to immigrants if they rely on public benefits for food, housing or medical care, and other forms of public assistance. The proposed rule – “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” –