Filings with I-944 after Public Charge Rule went into effect on 2/24

[catparade]

Let's share our experiences with filing for Adjustment of Status after the Public Charge Rule went into effect on 2/24.

We're in uncharted territory together in dealing with this new I-944 form and its adjudication!

• Has anyone who filed after 2/24 been approved for their EAD/AP combo card yet?
• What step of processing are you at?
• Has anyone received RFEs or other correspondence regarding their I-944?

I'm really hoping that this I-944 won't end up adding a large delay to the adjudications process. One piece of "good" news is that the volume of incoming applications has apparently sharply gone down due to the I-944 and the COVID-19 crisis:

[Johnny6751]

Same sex couple here, Im married to USC. This form is killing us. I am a B2 overstay since 2008. My partner hasn't had a big income source for the last 2 years. His dad passed away about 3 years ago and that affected him a lot. He is not filing this year because the money he made was below the IRS threshold minimums. We've got a joint sponsor, a very good friend of us that makes over $120K a year. My partner filed for 2018 and 2017.

Filling out this I-944 is a nightmare.

To make things worse, COV-19 came in, the money is low right now, we however are not late at all on bills or rent, the most we have in our bank checking and savings all together is about $5K, I have a car loan and a small credit card for $300 that has an available balance of $250, I don't have any degrees or college education, just my GED (diploma?). I'm fluent in Spanish and English, and speak a little bit of Portuguese, I'm great at Microsoft office, and have skills that are not set on a certificate.

I don't have health insurance because I don't have a SSN just yet. We both are HIV+ and get our meds thru The Ryan White program which doesn't fall as public benefits (thank God).

I went to see this very good lawyer to have him check our forms and he made some small corrections and he said that the green card should be granted but that he "may" see a problem with the I-944, but he believes there's a 99% chance of approval.

I am terrified, it is very intimidating!

We are sending the whole package to the Chicago office (we live here in Chicago) and well, there's no way back now lol

Good luck!