I-485 PUBLIC CHARGE QUESTION FOR PARENTS THAT CAME UNDER UNITING FOR UKRAINE

[Family 3,988]

3 hours ago, Mariupol said:

Hello, We are from Mariupol, and my mother is in exactly the same situation. 

 

She IS NOT subject to public charge, and you responded to question #61 properly. Anyone on UHP has been given legal status equivalent to refugees. Ukrainian parolees are explicitly eligible to receive SSI without triggering public charge.  

 

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr/policy/policy-letters/22-13#:~:text=The purpose of this policy,4%2C authorizes ORR to provide

Yes, U4U can receive public benefits for the duration of status, but once they seek to adjust as IR there is no exempt status . It’s just that there is no issue with public charge for past use of benefits. 

[Mariupol 1]

U4U is clearly exempt.

 

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

 

The footnote at the very bottom says "USCIS does not consider any public benefits that were received by noncitizens who, while not refugees, are eligible for resettlement assistance, entitlement programs, and other benefits available to refugees. For example, Congress explicitly extended benefits normally reserved for refugees to our Afghan allies and to certain Ukrainians impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine."