Green Card Holder and Medicaid/Food Stamps

[Tay123 4]

Hi All,

 

hope all is well, is a green card holder, who has been here less than 5 years, eleigible for medicaid or food stamps? 

 

please assist. does this affect her status moving forward? 

[Boiler 45,411]

California yes to MediCal.

[Mike E 11,739]

1 hour ago, Tay123 said:

 , is a green card holder, who has been here less than 5 years, eleigible for medicaid or food stamps?

Per https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/eligibility/citizen/non-citizen-policy it does not appear sheis eligible for food stamps, but there are exceptions as noted.

 

Per https://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Programs-and-Initiatives/Health-Insurance-Marketplaces/Downloads/Immigration-Fact-Sheet.pdf the same seems to be true for medicaid: not eligible it appears, but there are exceptions.

1 hour ago, Tay123 said:

 

please assist. does this affect her status moving forward? 

Did she fully disclose her status when she applied for these benefits?

[Chancy 6,241]

*** Moved from General Immigration-Related Discussion to Your New Life In America forum, where topics related to public charge benefits are discussed ***

 

[M+K IL 102]

On 5/25/2023 at 9:13 AM, Tay123 said:

Hi All,

 

hope all is well, is a green card holder, who has been here less than 5 years, eleigible for medicaid or food stamps? 

 

please assist. does this affect her status moving forward? 

Answering the second part: if she is eligible for food stamps (as Mike noted, generally she won't be unless she satisfies one of the exceptions), currently it won't affect her status going forward (but this might change depending on the administration in charge, so it could be risky)

https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/2022-commissioners-letter-snap-policy-public-charge

Medicaid is also not currently considered for public charge determination, but again both were under the previous administration, and it took over a year before the rules are reverted to the previous ones

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2022/09/08/dhs-publishes-fair-and-humane-public-charge-rule