{"id":35,"date":"2020-01-23T14:23:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T19:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/immigration-updates\/?p=35"},"modified":"2020-01-28T14:03:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T19:03:00","slug":"united-states-new-public-charge-rule-published-august-14-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/immigration-updates\/2020\/01\/23\/united-states-new-public-charge-rule-published-august-14-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"United States: New Public Charge Rule, updated 1\/23\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Proposed effective date October 15, 2019, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/greencard\/public-charge\">https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/greencard\/public-charge<\/a><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Under a new regulation,      applicants for adjustment of status will undergo a closer review of their personal circumstances to determine whether they have used \u201cor\u201d are likely to need certain federal public benefits in the future.<\/li><li>Nonimmigrants (i.e., F-1, J-1, H-1B, O-1, TN, etc.) who have used certain federal public benefits after      their admission to the United States may be denied an extension of stay or change of status.&nbsp; <\/li><li>At this point, we understand that it may not impact those with pending applications for adjustment of status, change of status or extensions of stay filed before the above-mentioned effective date.&nbsp; But you should check with an attorney to review the particulars of your&nbsp; situation to evaluate potential risks.<\/li><li>Some of the benefit programs that are impacted are (SSI, TANF, SNAP, and section 8 vouchers and rental assistance, among others).<\/li><li>Feel free to consult with an attorney for more detailed guidance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uml.edu\/Immigration-Resources\/legal-help.aspx\">https:\/\/www.uml.edu\/Immigration-Resources\/legal-help.aspx<\/a>. &nbsp;           You may also want to check these websites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslegalservices.org\/publiccharge\">https:\/\/www.masslegalservices.org\/publiccharge<\/a> and         <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__www.ilrc.org_sites_default_files_resources_overview-5Fof-5Fpublic-5Fcharge-2D20181214.pdf&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=gPMicBtMGoSN46oOCohxH09Io_53zw9qMLHRVTJxiKo&amp;r=59eK0rKp55lp1YpMcNVEOw6Fx-9BfS0RJyBe8-B0Aeo&amp;m=0xrkWLO6GRiixoa2Rm66jhWHpunFVMj7nJ1-UihvX40&amp;s=GrqglqvmG0nfggHPdS4rJyCPIZ77B9X_cS2dI28e99I&amp;e=\">https:\/\/www.ilrc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/overview_of_public_charge-20181214.pdf<\/a>.&nbsp; This type of information changes regulary, so the best course of action is always to check in with an  attorney as per above. <\/li><li>The ISSO does not provide official advice on Public Charge matters.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proposed effective date October 15, 2019, https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/greencard\/public-charge. Under a new regulation, applicants for adjustment of status will undergo a closer review of their personal circumstances to determine whether they have used \u201cor\u201d are likely to need certain federal public benefits &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/immigration-updates\/2020\/01\/23\/united-states-new-public-charge-rule-published-august-14-2019\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/immigration-updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/immigration-updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/immigration-updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/immigration-updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/immigration-updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/immigration-updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/immigration-updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions\/74"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/immigration-updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/immigration-updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/immigration-updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}