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PostingsUSCIS Final Rule on Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds
AILA Doc. No. 19081200 | Dated August 14, 2019 | File Size: 1430 K
Download the DocumentUSCIS final rule amending the regulations relating to the public charge ground of inadmissibility. The rule is effective at 12:00 am (ET) on 10/15/19. Applications and petitions already pending with USCIS on the effective date of the rule will not be subject to the rule. (84 FR 41292, 8/14/19)
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
8 CFR Parts 103, 212, 213, 214, 245 and 248
[CIS No. 2637–19; DHS Docket No. USCIS–2010–0012]
RIN 1615–AA22
Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
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Cite as AILA Doc. No. 19081200.
Open the DocumentPublic Charge Update
On March 9, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the pending appeal in DHS v. New York et. al. and the Seventh Circuit also dismissed the government’s appeal in Cook County, et al. v. Wolf, et al. As a result of these decisions, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois’s order vacating the 2019 public charge final rule nationwide went into effect.
Subsequently, DHS withdrew its 2019 public charge rule, and USCIS stopped applying the rule to all pending applications and petitions. The DOS public charge rule was enjoined in July 2020, and, in December 2020, DOJ withdrew its public charge rule from OIRA.
Visit the public charge featured issue page for more information.
Public Charge Featured Issue PageRelated Resources
- USCIS Corrections to Final Rule on Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds (84 FR 52357, 10/2/19)
- Public Charge Changes at USCIS, DOJ, and DOS
- National Immigration Law Center: NILC Announces Intent to File Legal Challenge to Trump Public Charge Regulation - August 12, 2019
- USCIS Press Release: USCIS Announces Final Rule Enforcing Long-Standing Public Charge Inadmissibility Law - August 12, 2019
Related Documents to Final Rule
- Regulatory Impact Analysis (August 2019)
- I-944, Instructions
- I-944, Form
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- I-945, Form
- I-356, Instructions
- I-356, Form
- I-485, Table of Changes - Instructions
- I-485, Instructions
- I-485, Table of Changes - Form
- I-485, Form
- I-864, Table of Changes - Instructions
- I-864, Instructions
- I-864EZ, Table of Changes - Instructions
- I-864EZ, Instructions
- I-539, Table of Changes - Instructions
- I-539, Instructions
- I-539, Table of Changes - Form
- I-539, Form
- I-539A, Table of Changes - Instructions
- I-539A, Instructions
- I-539A, Table of Changes - Form
- I-539A, Form
- I-129, Table of Changes - Instructions
- I-129, Instructions
- I-129, Table of Changes - Form
- I-129, Form
- I-129CW, Table of Changes - Instructions
- I-129CW, Instructions
- I-129CW, Table of Changes - Form
- I-129CW, Form
- I-912, Table of Changes - Instructions
- I-912, Instructions
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