Citizen if Public Benefits recived as Resident?

[chayito 0]

Hi, my uncle would like to apply for citizenship, he has been resident since amnisty and he is 66 years old, he doesnt have any background with police or inmmigration, his only concer is related to a car accident that he had on 2003 and because that accidente he got disabilty, since then he has been recieving food stamps and medicaid, somebody told him that he is not supouse to receive public benefits as a resident and thet could be a problem in order to apply for U.S citizen....

ANY IDEAS??????????????????????????

tHANKS A LOT

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hi, my uncle would like to apply for citizenship, he has been resident since amnisty and he is 66 years old, he doesnt have any background with police or inmmigration, his only concer is related to a car accident that he had on 2003 and because that accidente he got disabilty, since then he has been recieving food stamps and medicaid, somebody told him that he is not supouse to receive public benefits as a resident and thet could be a problem in order to apply for U.S citizen....

ANY IDEAS??????????????????????????

tHANKS A LOT

There are restrictions on residents receiving public aid, that is true, but it is not forbidden to all and not all are affected. Such restrictions are not an issue for USCIS. Rather than disect that issue, (because even that varies by state)suffice to say that as long as your uncle has made no false claim to citizenship Having received or receiving benefits will not affect his getting citizenship. Making a claim of citizenship when one is not a citizen, particularly to receive benefits, will result in a denial of the citizenship, revocation of his residency and deportation proceedings.

Edited May 10, 2012 by Gary and Alla

[chayito 0]

There are restrictions on residents receiving public aid, that is true, but it is not forbidden to all and not all are affected. Such restrictions are not an issue for USCIS. Rather than disect that issue, (because even that varies by state)suffice to say that as long as your uncle has made no false claim to citizenship Having received or receiving benefits will not affect his getting citizenship. Making a claim of citizenship when one is not a citizen, particularly to receive benefits, will result in a denial of the citizenship, revocation of his residency and deportation proceedings.

Thanks a lot for ypur prompt response!!!!!

[LexandAra 4]

In the mid 1980's? I dont think public charge affect the people how file for amensty. Check it out on the uscis site. I did mine after 20 years, clean background, selective service, stayed in the us the whole time. The officer call me in, asked me my name and approved me.

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

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