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    winsse got a reaction from Mike E in Help: US Citizen mother died, how to acquire expedited Visa when I already submitted renewal of b1/b2 (qualified for waiver mail-in/no interview)   
    I apologize, my parents visa both expired December 13 2022. I honestly thought it was still valid. 
     
    How it wouldve made it so much easier. Thank you for responding! And for the condolences..
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    winsse got a reaction from Chancy in HELP: first-time homebuyer as an immigrant w/ a sponsor can we apply for a USDA loan.   
    i should have come here a month earlier i knew the people of visajourney is just a wellspring of invaluable, reliable information. im calling our lender and asking about what were qualified to apply for.
     
    THANK YOU HRQX, MILLEFLEUR and JORGEDIG 🙌 if we get approved for any of these loans that could potentially help us with the downpayment? im buying each of you pizza!! (or whatever food youd want delivered lol youd be saving us thousands!)
     
    you guys are awesome jumping in to help out when theres really not much youre getting out of this. i was hesitant and outright refused our lender to even educate us about applying because of the fear of becoming a liability and causing stress to someone who took the biggest leap of faith for me to migrate here.
     
    and youve each afforded me the confidence and peace of mind to move forward better equipped with my newfound knowledge. ♥️🙌
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    winsse got a reaction from millefleur in HELP: first-time homebuyer as an immigrant w/ a sponsor can we apply for a USDA loan.   
    i should have come here a month earlier i knew the people of visajourney is just a wellspring of invaluable, reliable information. im calling our lender and asking about what were qualified to apply for.
     
    THANK YOU HRQX, MILLEFLEUR and JORGEDIG 🙌 if we get approved for any of these loans that could potentially help us with the downpayment? im buying each of you pizza!! (or whatever food youd want delivered lol youd be saving us thousands!)
     
    you guys are awesome jumping in to help out when theres really not much youre getting out of this. i was hesitant and outright refused our lender to even educate us about applying because of the fear of becoming a liability and causing stress to someone who took the biggest leap of faith for me to migrate here.
     
    and youve each afforded me the confidence and peace of mind to move forward better equipped with my newfound knowledge. ♥️🙌
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    winsse reacted to HRQX in HELP: first-time homebuyer as an immigrant w/ a sponsor can we apply for a USDA loan.   
    That shouldn't be an issue. Even in the short period when the previous Administration's public charge rule was in place there were many things that were not considered "public benefits" https://web.archive.org/web/20210303222548/https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-8-part-g-chapter-10
    Other benefits not considered public benefits in the public charge inadmissibility determination include, but are not limited to:
    Any services provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act);[21] 
    Benefits under the Emergency Food Assistance Act (TEFAP);[22]
    Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP);
    Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR);
    Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster relief;
    Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term shelter) provided by local communities or through public or private nonprofit organizations;
    Public health assistance for immunizations with respect to immunizable diseases and for testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases whether or not such symptoms are caused by a communicable disease;
    Attending public school;
    Benefits though school lunch or other supplemental nutrition programs including:
    Benefits through the Child Nutrition Act;[23]
    Benefits from the National School Lunch Act;[24]
    Summer Food Service program;
    Child care related services including the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (CCDBGP);[25]
    Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);[26]
    Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP);[27]
    Health Insurance through the Affordable Care Act;
    Tax Credits;
    Transportation vouchers or other non-cash transportation services;
    Housing assistance under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act;[28]
    Energy benefits such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP);[29]
    Educational benefits, including, but not limited to, benefits under the Head Start Act;[30]
    Student loans and home mortgage loan programs; and
    Foster care and adoption benefits.
    As there are multiple federal and state public benefits programs, USCIS is unable to list all programs not included within the public charge inadmissibility determination.
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    winsse reacted to SalishSea in HELP: first-time homebuyer as an immigrant w/ a sponsor can we apply for a USDA loan.   
    I can't see how having that loan, (even if part of it is a grant vs a repayable loan) could be considered a means-tested benefit, and thereby a consideration for the public charge.
     
    I think you're fine!  Hopefully others here will weigh in, like @HRQX.
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    winsse reacted to millefleur in HELP: first-time homebuyer as an immigrant w/ a sponsor can we apply for a USDA loan.   
    TANF, Medicaid and SSI are all basically "free money" from the government or state that you never have to pay back. While the loan might be "means tested" because it involved income qualifications, I'm not sure it would be considered a "benefit." I'm pretty sure it is extremely hard for non-citizens to even get approved for such benefits in the first place, for example Medicaid will often outright rejects GC holders, the whole "sponsorship" thing seems to be a worst case scenario if for some reason an immigrant ends up disabled and on SSI or something.
     
    If you are the one entering into the agreement with the loan company, seems more like an agreement between you and the loan company and your sponsor would not be involved. Only way I can see your aunt being responsible for the loan is if she also signs her name on the agreement.
     
    Also, when you become a citizen, your aunt will be finally off the hook from her sponsorship. So that's good news! I don't think taking out a loan will affect citizenship. Lots of GC holders take out government student loans and I've never heard of that affecting citizenship. Would imagine it's similar with home loans.
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    winsse reacted to SalishSea in HELP: first-time homebuyer as an immigrant w/ a sponsor can we apply for a USDA loan.   
    A mortgage loan is not a government handout.   You will be just fine.
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