Final public charge rule

[Lemonslice 4,922]

Not sure how all those health and financial expedite requests will be handled... 

 

Older beneficiaries? Beneficiaries planning to have kids? Males do not deliver babies, so maybe less of a problem for them. 

[Crazy Cat 41,985]

3 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

Not sure how all those health and financial expedite requests will be handled...

That's a good point......those could certainly bring unintended consequences....

Edited August 12, 2019 by missileman

[Ptitchou 117]

Following this topic closely as well. We only just had our NOA1 for i-130 so we're likely going to fall into this new rule category. I have multiple health issues that are being managed by medication and other treatment, and while most folks here seem to think they wouldn't be an issue, I now worry if that's going to change with these upcoming restrictions. I already expected I wouldn't be allowed to use any social welfare and didn't intend to, but who knows what they'll think. 

 

I've read that they will be factoring in things like past benefit use and credit score too. Is that of the petitioner or the beneficiary? Does someone have a link to the entire document and not just what's been parsed by the media? 

[Crazy Cat 41,985]

1 minute ago, Ptitchou said:

credit score too

Source, please?

[~Alessa~ 26]

So is there any income requirement? What if income is low but we don't get any kind of public assistance. 

[Nitas_man 3,100]

Just now, ~Alessa~ said:

So is there any income requirement? What if income is low but we don't get any kind of public assistance. 

Income requirements are not changed

[Greekwife 58]

This article I think clarifies a lot :

https://www.boundless.com/blog/public-charge-rule-explained/

[Ptitchou 117]

6 minutes ago, missileman said:

Source, please?

https://www.boundless.com/blog/public-charge-rule-explained/

 

https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20190812280/immigrants-will-be-required-to-show-credit-scores-or-fulfill-other-financial-criteria-if-they-want-to-become-us-citizens

[Crazy Cat 41,985]

5 minutes ago, Ptitchou said:

https://www.boundless.com/blog/public-charge-rule-explained/

 

https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20190812280/immigrants-will-be-required-to-show-credit-scores-or-fulfill-other-financial-criteria-if-they-want-to-become-us-citizens

Thanks......I found it.........I found this little snipet very interesting:

"Financial status: Above and beyond looking at an applicant’s income and assets (see below), DHS plans to assess credit history, credit score, and financial liabilities, plus whether the applicant has private health insurance or enough resources to cover “any reasonably foreseeable medical costs” that could interfere with work or study."

Edited August 12, 2019 by missileman

[Hank_ 9,174]

10 minutes ago, ~Alessa~ said:

So is there any income requirement? What if income is low but we don't get any kind of public assistance. 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p

[Ptitchou 117]

Found the entire thing: http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2019/images/08/12/2019-17142.pdf

[yuna628 9,687]

7 minutes ago, missileman said:

Thanks......I found it.........I found this little snipet very interesting:

"Financial status: Above and beyond looking at an applicant’s income and assets (see below), DHS plans to assess credit history, credit score, and financial liabilities, plus whether the applicant has private health insurance or enough resources to cover “any reasonably foreseeable medical costs” that could interfere with work or study."

I think when we start getting into the realm of credit history... it's going way too far into USC lives. I am a housewife, so I didn't have any credit history until my husband immigrated and built our credit. I was previously independent, cash only type of gal. Our cosponsor had a very good credit history, and we also both had savings, but I think the government delving into this is going too far. It tells you very little if anything. It is also still not a law that requires a person to have health insurance in this country.. that was pretty much the point of taking away the 'mandate' too. I certainly had health insurance when we originally applied for the K1, but he wasn't eligible to be on that until after marriage.

Edited August 12, 2019 by yuna628

[~Alessa~ 26]

So is this rule already in effect or they will fight it?

 

[Crazy Cat 41,985]

1 minute ago, ~Alessa~ said:

So is this rule already in effect or they will fight it?

 

Who is "they"?

[Greekwife 58]

I am sorry if it sounds ironic but the next thing is to be asked if you have a dowry before being granted a visa.......