Daughter in Law Delima

[ajw65 0]

My daugther in law has been here for a little over 3 yrs. She is applying for her citizenship. The major concern is she recieved Michigan Medicaid, shortly. Only 2 MD check ups. She canceled this once she relized this could hurt her. She is now telling me that this may have constituted fraud. Will this hurt her in her application? She will be 100% honest on her app. The blame is on me as I am the one who encouraged this. 

[Crazy Cat 41,851]

What do you mean by "this may have constituted fraud"?  How did she receive her Green Card?

[ajw65 0]

She recieved it through marriage. My son married her and lived with her several years before they decided to move here. My son was born in the states. We did all the paper work for her visa. They had been married more than 2 years when she arrived. She obtained her green card as soon as she landed here. She followed all the rules. She gave birth to my grandson here in the states. When they moved back to Michigan from Tennessee I had her sign up for Michigan Medicaid for herself as my son had not started working. Once they relized that she should not have signed up for medicaid she dropped it. Ony used it twice for post birth follow ups.

[jackiegringa 419]

They seem worried about having used Medicaid/public benefits and how this will affect the citizenship case.

 

From healthcare.gov:

Medicaid, CHIP, & "public charge" status
Applying for or getting Medicaid or CHIP benefits, or getting savings for Marketplace health coverage doesn't make you a "public charge". This means it won’t affect your chances of becoming a Lawful Permanent Resident or U.S. citizen.

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

 

Unclear if they were eligible in the first place but since it went through and she got consultations I assume everything is ok? Would like to hear from someone with more experience in this topic.

 

From Medicaid.gov:

To be eligible for Medicaid, individuals must also meet certain non-financial eligibility criteria. Medicaid beneficiaries generally must be residents of the state in which they are receiving Medicaid. They must be either citizens of the United States or certain qualified non-citizens, such as lawful permanent residents. In addition, some eligibility groups are limited by age, or by pregnancy or parenting status.

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/eligibility/index.html

Edited July 7 by jackiegringa

[jackiegringa 419]

6 hours ago, ajw65 said:

She is now telling me that this may have constituted fraud.

Where is this information coming from? Who says it's fraud to use Medicaid? There's a lot of fear mongering when it comes to immigrants using public benefits they are completely free to do so

[Moda25 48]

Getting Medicaid shouldn’t be a reason to be denied citizenship. I had it for both my kids and still got my citizenship in 3 years with no issues. 

[KMG 125]

20 hours ago, ajw65 said:

My daugther in law has been here for a little over 3 yrs. She is applying for her citizenship. The major concern is she recieved Michigan Medicaid, shortly. Only 2 MD check ups. She canceled this once she relized this could hurt her. She is now telling me that this may have constituted fraud. Will this hurt her in her application? She will be 100% honest on her app. The blame is on me as I am the one who encouraged this. 

Following.  I think the I 864 has everyone thinking that they are exempt from benefits.  Very strongly worded contract.

[KMG 125]

13 hours ago, jackiegringa said:

They seem worried about having used Medicaid/public benefits and how this will affect the citizenship case.

 

From healthcare.gov:

Medicaid, CHIP, & "public charge" status
Applying for or getting Medicaid or CHIP benefits, or getting savings for Marketplace health coverage doesn't make you a "public charge". This means it won’t affect your chances of becoming a Lawful Permanent Resident or U.S. citizen.

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

 

Unclear if they were eligible in the first place but since it went through and she got consultations I assume everything is ok? Would like to hear from someone with more experience in this topic.

 

From Medicaid.gov:

To be eligible for Medicaid, individuals must also meet certain non-financial eligibility criteria. Medicaid beneficiaries generally must be residents of the state in which they are receiving Medicaid. They must be either citizens of the United States or certain qualified non-citizens, such as lawful permanent residents. In addition, some eligibility groups are limited by age, or by pregnancy or parenting status.

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/eligibility/index.html

So if need be- A USC and their beneficiary can essentially apply for benefits if needed while living in the US.