I-485 Public Charge // Declaration of Self-Sufficiency (I-944)

[MariMM 3]

Hello! I am filling out Form-485 and the question 61 asks: "Are you exempt from the public charge ground of inadmissibility?"

It then states "To determine if you are exempt from the public charge ground of inadmissibility, and therefore exempt from filing Form I-944, read the Form I-485 Instructions, What Evidence Must You Submit, Item Number 9. Public Charge: Declaration of Self-Sufficiency (Form I-944) and Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA (Form I-864). If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 61., proceed to Item Number 63.a. If you answered “No,” complete Form I-944 and include it with your Form I-485 filing, and proceed to Item Number 62.a."

It's confusing because if I say NO (I have to prove that I am not exempt by filling out the I-944 and submitting it with my application), it asks me to go to Item Number 62.a, which are options to chose for why I AM EXEMPT.

Am I missing something?

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

8 minutes ago, MariMM said:

Hello! I am filling out Form-485 and the question 61 asks: "Are you exempt from the public charge ground of inadmissibility?"

It then states "To determine if you are exempt from the public charge ground of inadmissibility, and therefore exempt from filing Form I-944, read the Form I-485 Instructions, What Evidence Must You Submit, Item Number 9. Public Charge: Declaration of Self-Sufficiency (Form I-944) and Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA (Form I-864). If you answered “Yes” to Item Number 61., proceed to Item Number 63.a. If you answered “No,” complete Form I-944 and include it with your Form I-485 filing, and proceed to Item Number 62.a."

It's confusing because if I say NO (I have to prove that I am not exempt by filling out the I-944 and submitting it with my application), it asks me to go to Item Number 62.a, which are options to chose for why I AM EXEMPT.

Am I missing something?

What are you adjusting status from (fill out your timeline)? You are probably not exempt.

 

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2020/02/24/dhs-implements-inadmissibility-public-charge-grounds-final-rule

Edited June 23, 2020 by Luckycuds

[MariMM 3]

Just now, Luckycuds said:

What are you adjusting status from (fill out your timeline)? You are probably not exempt.

I'm filling out based on married to US citizen. You're right, I'm not exempt, and I'm going to fill out the I-944.

 

The confusing part is that when I say NO, the question says: "Proceed to Item Number 62.a", and there's the question is: "I am EXEMPT from filing Form I-864 because:". And if you say YES to exemption, it asks you to skip the REASON why you are exempt. 

 

I just don't understand what to do in those boxes.

[Villanelle 4,121]

It seems the instructions have a typo where its reversed. Read the whole paragraph. It says for yes go to 63 and for no go to 62. Should be reversed. Dont fill out any boxes on 62- just go to 63. 

[Vahradrim 0]

It's not the first paragraph I see where the "Skip to..." is reversed in different forms. I also put "No" and skipped to 63 on this one.