USC Spouse Unemployment

[sharin 41]

Filed I-751 in April 2018, recently my USC spouse lost job and plans to claim unemployment benefits starting Sept-2018.

 

I'm currently employed (salary above poverty guideline by USCIS) - we been filing taxes together so far, will this affect pending I-751 case and N-400 (in future).

Edited August 25, 2018 by sharin

[Kiolas 103]

@sharin Sorry to hear that your spouse lost her job😔 

As far as current USCIS policy, the facts you described, will not effect I-751 and N-400. For right now you are good. 

The policy may change in the future though. They are already talking in the media about people who rely on government benefits such as Medicaid, Food Stamps, etc. 

 

[sharin 41]

21 minutes ago, Kiolas said:

@sharin Sorry to hear that your spouse lost her job😔 

As far as current USCIS policy, the facts you described, will not effect I-751 and N-400. For right now you are good. 

The policy may change in the future though. They are already talking in the media about people who rely on government benefits such as Medicaid, Food Stamps, etc. 

 

Discussion in media is for Immigrants who rely on Government benefits- not for US Citizens. And for unemployment benefits, anyone is eligible as long as you contributed for social security (paid taxes etc.) Unless I'm missing any recent development. 

 

Also, we definitely don't plan to request Medicaid and food stamps 😅

Edited August 25, 2018 by sharin

[NikLR 13,232]

No effects. 

[Name O Boy 511]

It won't affect you at all. Best of luck for a smooth process. 

[sharin 41]

41 minutes ago, Name O Boy said:

It won't affect you at all. Best of luck for a smooth process. 

 

7 hours ago, NikLR said:

No effects. 

Thank you guys!

[Butterfly83 28]

My US spouse is unemployed as well. He is unemployed by choice, so he didn't receive any unemployment or other benefits. He did receive free state insurance until I started earning enough (I am a freelancer, it took me some months to be full-time). 

the discussion on relying on gov. benefits is about immigrants, not US citizens. Though I am confused as - at least in my state - you actually cannot get food stamps, free state insurance, disability or other gov. benefits unless you had a green card longer than 5 yrs. By that time we will be citizens. So I guess it is really trying to track other people, not those who got their GC through marriage.