Public Charge. Is using the ACA a visa stopper??

[elkski 28]

I have read  this  but still a bit confused on if it is a strong negative or a deal breaker if the sponsor for a k1 visa has been enrolled in the ACA over 12 of last 36 months. 

Does it matter if that included some supplemental  payment by the ACA?

 

Also I am not employed but  have some income and easily  have  the needed assets?   

Hopefully NOA2 will arrive any day.  But now i worry about the I-134.  

 

https://www.murthy.com/2019/10/24/dos-rule-on-determining-visa-ineligibility-based-on-public-charge-grounds/

 

[elkski 28]

My I-129 was postmarked before the Feb  23 date.  Does this mean the new  public charge rules don't apply? 

https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/public-charge

[Greenbaum 12,259]

18 minutes ago, elkski said:

My I-129 was postmarked before the Feb  23 date.  Does this mean the new  public charge rules don't apply? 

https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/public-charge

It says, "on or after Feb 24, 2020". Seems to me you are exempt as you meet their requirements by being postmarked on the 23rd.

[elkski 28]

Actually postmarked the 19th.   Where are the rules that apply before the new decree?   I have been so patient this past 8 months waiting for NOA2. Can you believe 230 days plus for NOA2?  O had my head in the sand but I peeked yesterday and see many march noa1 have recently got NOA2.   I worry if mine is delayed.   What  would we do if they say no?   The grief and pain is real and only those in the ditch can smell the sludge.  

[Greenbaum 12,259]

18 hours ago, elkski said:

Actually, postmarked the 19th.   You are still submitted prior to the cutoff date so you're not affected. 

 

Where are the rules that apply before the new decree?   In the link you provided in your original post.

 

I have been so patient this past 8 months waiting for NOA2. Can you believe 230 days plus for NOA2?  Not only can I believe but for some that is normal. We are in a worldwide pandemic. 

 

O had my head in the sand, but I peeked yesterday and see many March noa1 have recently got NOA2.   There is always going to be someone who will process faster than you. It's the nature of the process. This is not a first in first out path to a NOA2.

 

I worry if mine is delayed.   After years and millions of cases USCIS has this down to a science. Occasionally a case will get misplaced but that is rare. You need to develop more trust in the system.

 

What would we do if they say no?   Get married and file for a CR-1/IR-1.

 

The grief and pain is real and only those in the ditch can smell the sludge.  Planning and walking in the middle of the road will keep you from falling into the ditch. 

Good luck and stay engaged. 

[ProbeGT 47]

https://www.healthcare.gov/immigrants/lawfully-present-immigrants/

"Enrollment in a Marketplace plan (with or without premium tax credits) is not a public benefit under the public charge final rule."