Food Stamp And green card

[Ihababdallah]

hello i need answer please
im a student with F-1 visa and im married to US citizen wife, and we are here in US from 1 year, and i have SSN valid for DHS work Authz. she applied for food stamp and they asked here about the income and they involved me in her benefits. and we are both receiving the food stamp, now im trying to apply for green card now and i have joint sponsor, so im eligible to receive he food stamp or to stop it, answer plz ???

[Standing]

hello i need answer please
im a student with F-1 visa and im married to US citizen wife, and we are here in US from 1 year, and i have SSN valid for DHS work Authz. she applied for food stamp and they asked here about the income and they involved me in her benefits. and we are both receiving the food stamp, now im trying to apply for green card now and i have joint sponsor, so im eligible to receive he food stamp or to stop it, answer plz ???

I'm not a 100% sure but I don't think you are suppose to be getting help from the government when you are applying for a green card. Even once you get a green card you're not suppose accept assistance for a few years. I'm not a lawyer so I suggest seeing one to know all the rules and policies about your situation.
Best of luck

[newacct]

Non-cash benefits like food stamps are not considered when determining whether you are likely to become a public charge under current rules, so it does not affect your immigration per se.

However, the problem is that you should not be eligible for food stamps (SNAP) from your description (your husband is eligible, but you are not; so only he should be getting it, not you). It's only available to citizens and certain special statuses like refugees, asylees, battered spouses, etc.; permanent residents have to wait 5 years after getting permanent residency (unless they're children) to qualify in most states (a few states don't have this restriction). The problem is that you are just a nonimmigrant; you are none of those statuses. So probably you guys made a mistake somewhere when filling out the forms. You should really look into this, because it might be considered fraud, or worse, (depending on what you filled out and what the forms said) if you made a false claim to US citizenship, it would be a lifetime ban with no waiver.

[sweetadam]

I think you will be fine since you are not the principal applicant for the SNAP. The USC applied for it and according to the rule she is supposed to declare the number of Household resident that includes you. To be on a safe side, I would suggest you have your name removed for the process of the application.
My advice only.

hello i need answer please
im a student with F-1 visa and im married to US citizen wife, and we are here in US from 1 year, and i have SSN valid for DHS work Authz. she applied for food stamp and they asked here about the income and they involved me in her benefits. and we are both receiving the food stamp, now im trying to apply for green card now and i have joint sponsor, so im eligible to receive he food stamp or to stop it, answer plz ???

[july541]

You should really look into this, because it might be considered fraud, or worse, (depending on what you filled out and what the forms said) if you made a false claim to US citizenship, it would be a lifetime ban with no waiver.

[Dreamerdancer42]

Non-cash benefits like food stamps are not considered when determining whether you are likely to become a public charge under current rules, so it does not affect your immigration per se.

However, the problem is that you should not be eligible for food stamps (SNAP) from your description (your husband is eligible, but you are not; so only he should be getting it, not you). It's only available to citizens and certain special statuses like refugees, asylees, battered spouses, etc.; permanent residents have to wait 5 years after getting permanent residency (unless they're children) to qualify in most states (a few states don't have this restriction). The problem is that you are just a nonimmigrant; you are none of those statuses. So probably you guys made a mistake somewhere when filling out the forms. You should really look into this, because it might be considered fraud, or worse, (depending on what you filled out and what the forms said) if you made a false claim to US citizenship, it would be a lifetime ban with no waiver.

Exactly! They wont give ANYONE, whos not a US citizen pr legal resident any kind of help from goverment, medicaid, foodstamps etc.

[newacct]

Exactly! They wont give ANYONE, whos not a US citizen pr legal resident any kind of help from goverment, medicaid, foodstamps etc.

Some states provide certain benefits regardless of immigration status. But I don't think any do that with Food Stamps.