US Green Card Rules Change From September 18: What Applicants Need to Know
The rule restores broader discretion for officers and lets them weigh age, health, finances and dependents’ benefit use against applicants.
- Effective September 18, the Trump administration's expanded "public charge" rule creates new obstacles for green card applicants by rescinding Biden-era regulations to include benefits like Medicaid and food stamps.
- Previously, only cash assistance and long-term institutionalization triggered inadmissibility; now USCIS officers will evaluate age, health, finances, and dependents' benefit use when assessing applications.
- The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that between 1.4 million and 4.1 million Medicaid and CHIP enrollees living with a non-citizen might withdraw from coverage due to the new rule.
- Attorneys Cyrus Mehta and Damira Zhanatova argue the rule grants officers significant discretion to deny applications, though USCIS may invite those found inadmissible to post a public charge bond.
- Despite the expansion, exemptions apply to vulnerable groups including refugees, asylees, and victims of human trafficking, as well as certain Afghan and Iraqi nationals who served the United States.
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US green card rules change from September 18: What applicants need to know
The US will change its public charge assessment for certain green card applicants from September 18. USCIS officers will consider factors including health, finances, education and skills, while a wider range of means-tested government benefits may also be considered.
Trump tightens green card rules, Indians face fresh hurdles
The Trump administration has reinstated and expanded the "public charge" rule, making it harder for immigrants seeking green cards if they have used public benefits like Medicaid, food stamps, or housing assistance. This policy change, effective September 18, will impact many applicants, including those from India, by broadening the criteria for inadmissibility.
US expands green card 'public charge' test, putting Indians under scrutiny
The Trump administration has expanded the US public charge rule for green card applicants. The change gives officers wider discretion and could affect Indian applicants seeking permanent residency.
Prove you won't take government benefits: US issues details of new Green Card rules coming into effect on September 18
US News: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services issued new guidelines on Tuesday on how officials would determine if a Green Card applicant would become a.
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