Public Benefits, Public Charge Rules restricting Immigration have have been relaxed.

Under President Trump, the eligibility requirements for a foreign applicant who wanted to immigrate to the USA or adjust status to permanent residency were made much stricter.

This affected all immigrants including Fiancee’s and Spouse’s of US citizens.

The purpose was to keep immigrants out.

The rules were tightened to examine an applicant’s age, health, family status, assets resources, and financial status, and education and skills.

Required were health insurance, credit reports, proof of assets, and debts, diplomas, vocational certificates and most daunting of all was the possibility of denial, IF in an officers felt that an applicant, might, possibly, need government support in the future, even if never asked for assistance before, the application could be denied.

Good news. President Biden has tossed out these stricter requirements.

The older, pre Trump eligibility standards are now back.

And now, once again, only those currently receiving Cash Income Assistance or maintenance, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and state General Relief Assistance are ineligible for immigration.

This was Fred Wahl, The VisaCoach