The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made several adjustments to its guidelines to more easily identify migrants who may be subject to the public charges rule.

Last December, the USCIS had announced changes to that rule, but, Noticias Telemundo reports, it is now seeking immigrants to respond more clearly to key information, such as:

Telemundo Washington DC announced on Monday, July 24, 2023 that “with the information provided by the applicants, the officials can approve the change of immigration status and, if possible, make a decision on the inadmissibility of charges without issuing a request for evidence.”

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What the USCIS reported on public indictment

On its site, for the English version, the Citizenship and Immigration Department has since last July 20 the announcement about updating the policy manual to make it easier to identify who is subject to the cause of inadmissibility for public charges.

Below the message:

“We have included important information regarding the categories of Applicants for Adjustment of Status to whom the Public Charge of Inadmissibility applies from the appendices of Part 8, Part G, of the USCIS Policy Manual to Chapter 3, Applicability, to make it easier to determine whether the Public Charge of Inadmissibility applies to a specific category of Adjustment of Status.

This update is intended to help applicants accurately answer questions related to the Public Sue Ground of Inadmissibility on Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residency or Adjust Status, which will provide officials with the information they need to rule on an adjustment of status application and, if applicable, determine a Public Charge Inadmissibility without issuing a request for evidence for this information.

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What is the ground of inadmissibility on grounds of public accusation?

According to a work titled – and made public as part of its files – “Key Data on the Public Charge Final Rule of 2022,” the USCIS indicates on its site that Congress has determined that a non-citizen’s application for a visa, admission, or change of status may be denied if it is determined that “they may become a public charge at any time.”

How is it determined? For DHS, the determination of the inadmissibility of a public indictment is based on the likelihood that a non-citizen becomes primarily dependent on the government for his livelihoodas evidenced by the receipt of public cash assistance for income maintenance or long-term institutionalization at government expense.

The USCIS emphasized that it must apply this provision of inadmissibility of the public charge to the majority of non-citizens applying for permanent residency (green card or green card) when reviewing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residency or Adjust Status.

With information from Noticias Telemundo, Telemundo Washington DC and USCIS