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Resident Alien awaiting Green Card - can I file for any kind of unemployment/government assistance due to loss of work from COVID-19?

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I arrived in Feb 2019, married a USC in April 2019 and got my work permit in Oct 2019. I'm currently awaiting green card interview but recently got laid off due to COVID-19.

 

I remember something about not being able to become a 'public burden' on the welfare system whilst awaiting my green card, or potentially even the entire time I have a green card up until I choose whether to become a US citizen myself or not. 

 

Does this mean I won't be entitled to ANY of the government assistance (unemployment, stimulus cheque, welfare of any kind) due to COVID-19 because I'm not a US citizen? My wife and I filed our 2019 taxes jointly and I have a social security number but I don't know if that will make me eligible due to my 'resident alien' status, even though my spouse is a US citizen.

 

Any ideas?? 

 
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