I-864 and means tested beneifits, confused please help

[Triniqueen 0]

Hello everyone, I am a little (okay a lot) confused about the I-864 rules and what qualities as means tested benefits and who can apply for them. I am married two a natural born USC and he is planning to go back to college full time, because he just got laid off of his job.

We know that we know need a co-sponsor and that he and apply and received unemployment because it is not a means tested benefit. But I still have 2 questions.

1. Can my husband apply for any mean tested benefits since he is a natural USC citizen? Or can he not because he is married to me and because of the I-864?

2. If my husband accepts any of the mean tested benefits will this have a negative impact on my AOS case?Will INS look down on this?

I don’t want to break any rules or do anything that will cause a negative impact toward my case, so any advice would be great.

[Boiler 45,538]

1. Yes

2. No

[Married_my_love 0]

I am a little (okay a lot) confused about the I-864 rules and what qualities as means tested benefits

Means-Tested examples

Medicaid

Supplemental Security Income (SSI),

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Welfare, Food stamps

Things not considered means-tested: (alien is still entitled to)

Public education

Child vaccination programs

Social security payments

Emergency medical assistance

Short term, non-cash, in kind emergency disaster relief

National School Lunch Act and similar state and local programs

Assistance or benefits under the Child Nutrition

Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

Public assistance for immunizations and for testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases

Payment for foster care and adoption assistance;

Soup kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention

Short-term shelter for the homeless

Titles IV, V, IX and X of the Higher Education Assistance Act of 1965 and

Titles II, VII, and VIII of the Public Health Service Act; benefits under

the Head Start Act; means-tested programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

Benefits under the Job Training Partnership Act.

I had to go thru this with my Joint Sponsor, bro didn't want to agree until he knew exactly what benefits my husband could/couldn't have

[Boiler 45,538]

I had to go thru this with my Joint Sponsor, bro didn't want to agree until he knew exactly what benefits my husband could/couldn't have

Sort of funny, that is not the real risk to a joint sponsor.

But he signed, that is all that matters.

Edited August 12, 2006 by Boiler

[Married_my_love 0]

Sort of funny, that is not the real risk to a joint sponsor.

But he signed, that is all that matters.

Oh no, I miscommunicated, he was concerned about my husband not be allowed to get these benefits, and also thought since he was joint sponsor that for some reason I wouldn't be allowed them either (out of real concern cuz he loves us) He understands the risk... he read it all and went