Unemployment For US Citizen spouse!

[Fox77 8]

I'm a 10 year Green Card Holder!

I have A quick 2 questions.

can my US citizen spouse File for unemployment?

would that hurt my Naturalzation application?

I appreciate your help

Edited November 19, 2017 by Fox77

[aleful 1,905]

hi

 

no, why?

 

 

[Fox77 8]

38 minutes ago, aleful said:

hi

 

no, why?

 

 

So can my spouse get unemployment or not?

what do you mean by no?

Edited November 19, 2017 by Fox77

[aleful 1,905]

no, it won't hurt your citizenship  application

why do you think it would?

 

of course she can file for unemployment

[Fox77 8]

29 minutes ago, aleful said:

no, it won't hurt your citizenship  application

why do you think it would?

 

of course she can file for unemployment

I don't know why it concerned me!

it's just because when we first filed for my green card the sponsor signed an affidavit of support! I really don't know much about but I think it's jus scared me a little 

[nightingalejules 678]

Basically, all the affidavit of support means is that you (the immigrant) won't become a public charge (by trying to get welfare or what have you). If you somehow managed to receive government benefits, your spouse would have to pay it back.

Once the affidavit of support has been accepted, though, they don't refer back to it in any future process. So you don't need to worry if your spouse is no longer making as much money as they were when they filed the affidavit. It won't affect anything.

And once you're a citizen, the affidavit of support no longer applies at all.

[Fox77 8]

9 minutes ago, nightingalejules said:

Basically, all the affidavit of support means is that you (the immigrant) won't become a public charge (by trying to get welfare or what have you). If you somehow managed to receive government benefits, your spouse would have to pay it back.

Once the affidavit of support has been accepted, though, they don't refer back to it in any future process. So you don't need to worry if your spouse is no longer making as much money as they were when they filed the affidavit. It won't affect anything.

And once you're a citizen, the affidavit of support no longer applies at all.

So my spouse can file for unemployment right?

Edited November 19, 2017 by Fox77

[nightingalejules 678]

Just now, Fox77 said:

So he can file for his unemployment right?

Yes. It will not have any effect on your naturalization.

[bakphx1 789]

5 hours ago, Fox77 said:

I'm a 10 year Green Card Holder!

I have A quick 2 questions.

can my US citizen spouse File for unemployment?

would that hurt my Naturalzation application?

I appreciate your help

I think you're thinking of unemployment as government assistance.  It's not. It's insurance paid by employers, not the government. 

[Caramel Swirl 54]

14 hours ago, Fox77 said:

So my spouse can file for unemployment right?

You, as a greencard holder can even apply for unemployment much less your citizen spouse.  It doesn't affect you in any immigration way.

[CEE53147 559]

18 hours ago, bakphx1@aol.com said:

I think you're thinking of unemployment as government assistance.  It's not. It's insurance paid by employers, not the government. 

It is insurance that is SUPPOSED to be purchased by employers. There are rules for obtaining it such as a person cannot have been dismissed "for cause". In my state, it is possible to search to determine if an employer has properly purchased insurance.