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  • Error in i485 yes/no question. Suggestion Needed

    I am in a situation which is little confusing. I got confusing answers from lawyers. Some of them they say i should have said Yes and given the details some say it's ok to say NO.
    Q61 Q62 about public assistance." Have you ever received public assistance in US in any source" My spouse and kids born here had taken Food stamp, Nutrition benefit and subsidized helath insurance for almost 2yrs after the birth of kids as my income level met the criteria and as of today salary has been increased so they no longer are enrolled in these benefits.

    Since I have already mentioned "NO" referring the https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/public-charge where Food stamp(non cash assistance, WIC and medicaid are Non-cash or special-purpose cash benefits that are generally supplemental in nature and do not make a person primarily dependent on the government for subsistence. Therefore, past, current, or future receipt of these benefits do not impact a public charge determination.

    Do you think I need to clarify this to IO in the beginning of Interview or wait for the IO to get to part 13 to swear the oath and put clarification saying there has been error whether to say Yes or No.

    Please forum members help me how to approach to correct this Qs 61.

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    Originally posted by hital View Post
    I am in a situation which is little confusing. I got confusing answers from lawyers. Some of them they say i should have said Yes and given the details some say it's ok to say NO.
    Q61 Q62 about public assistance." Have you ever received public assistance in US in any source" My spouse and kids born here had taken Food stamp, Nutrition benefit and subsidized helath insurance for almost 2yrs after the birth of kids as my income level met the criteria and as of today salary has been increased so they no longer are enrolled in these benefits.

    Since I have already mentioned "NO" referring the https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/public-charge where Food stamp(non cash assistance, WIC and medicaid are Non-cash or special-purpose cash benefits that are generally supplemental in nature and do not make a person primarily dependent on the government for subsistence. Therefore, past, current, or future receipt of these benefits do not impact a public charge determination.

    Do you think I need to clarify this to IO in the beginning of Interview or wait for the IO to get to part 13 to swear the oath and put clarification saying there has been error whether to say Yes or No.

    Please forum members help me how to approach to correct this Qs 61.
    I am not a lawyer nor an expert but the way I understand it, answering NO is appropriate. Besides, your spouse and kids have the right to access such assistance. I would not walk into the interview and start taking about Question 61. If you submitted a solid I-864, that Yes/No question is probably not even going to come up. If you're employed and earn enough to not qualify for those benefits, then for sure that will not come up.

    IF it comes up, then be ready to show exactly what it was that your family received. The whole thing about being a public charge is not law yet. It was another Trump tantrum.

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