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[Rachel78610 0]

Question I'm a US citizen my spouse is planning to file for Citizenship soon will me the wife being of snap food benefits affect his citizenship process 

Edited August 9, 2018 by Penguin_ie

[beejerson805 6]

Any person that will apply for naturalization will do so on form N-400, this is voluntary and as a permanent resident is subject to public charges, which requires a sponsor (most likely yourself) of the 125% federal poverty rate, he can't receive any  government assistance.  Once a file is approved, the public charge restrictions are lifted and he would be free as a US Citizen to request any benefits and assistance that you think he might require.  As of right now if you are food stamps on your own without your spouse listed on the claim for benefits then he will not be subject to public charge and can freely apply for US Citizenship once he becomes eligible.  I hope this helps.

Edited September 7, 2017 by beejerson805

[Rachel78610 0]

5 minutes ago, beejerson805 said:

im so confused now ok NO he is not on the food stamps benefits just myself and the kids I was just hoping that the citizenship process is not like the LPR process as immigration looks at me to meaning his affidavit of support . I lost my job will that affect him at all for citizenship 

Thank you !

 

Edited September 7, 2017 by Rachel78610
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[Rachel78610 0]

Hello so my husband has been a Permanent R for 3 yrs now I the wife I’m a Citizen and I got pregnant and automatically got Medicaid and other benefit but my husband name is NO where on my benfits only me and the 2

im worried that this whole public charge thing trump is rolling in will deny him citizenship we also applied for oboma care but never paid the first payment to use the insurance 

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

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