Newly immigrant to US & Food Stamps/WIC (Nutrition Program) Issue

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I am from Pakistan, I just got US spouse CR-1 visa and will move to US in next month. I want to ask following questions with background explanation of my case:

My wife is US Citizen and has four years US born daughter from her ex Pakistani husband who had died in Pakistan in Car accident during immigration process & my wife withdrew his immigration case. From 2014 to 2015, my wife had received food stamps and WIC (Nutrition Program) for her daughter. In January 2016 we got married, she stayed with me in Pakistan uptil now and her daughter remained in US with her grand mother. She visited her parents and daughter in 2017 for two months only and after that she came back again to Pakistan. Her daughter continue to receive WIC from 2016 uptil now.

We have joint sponsor in our case,  Now question is that when I'll be in US "Does my wife still eligible to receive food stamps/WIC for her or for her daughter?  If she receive food stamps/WIC does joint sponsor has to repay the Cost? 

Other question is that when I will be in US which Federal, state, or local means-tested public benefits, I am not eligible to receive? Can I get health insurance?

Kindly answer above questions.

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12 hours ago, NeedHelp123 said:

 

I am from Pakistan, I just got US spouse CR-1 visa and will move to US in next month. I want to ask following questions with background explanation of my case:

My wife is US Citizen and has four years US born daughter from her ex Pakistani husband who had died in Pakistan in Car accident during immigration process & my wife withdrew his immigration case. From 2014 to 2015, my wife had received food stamps and WIC (Nutrition Program) for her daughter. In January 2016 we got married, she stayed with me in Pakistan uptil now and her daughter remained in US with her grand mother. She visited her parents and daughter in 2017 for two months only and after that she came back again to Pakistan. Her daughter continue to receive WIC from 2016 uptil now.

We have joint sponsor in our case,  Now question is that when I'll be in US "Does my wife still eligible to receive food stamps/WIC for her or for her daughter?  If she receive food stamps/WIC does joint sponsor has to repay the Cost? 

Other question is that when I will be in US which Federal, state, or local means-tested public benefits, I am not eligible to receive? Can I get health insurance?

Kindly answer above questions.

If the food stamps and/or WIC is for the USC and their corresponding children who are also USC there is no issue to that. This is because the USC is using a benefit that is given to them. If it was for the newly arrived immigrant then there would be an issue. So they are good to go.

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Thanks a lot.