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Can conditional GC holder get MEDICAID??
- Thread starter nycfeng
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It seems fine after searching..
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Benefits Considered for Public Charge Purposes
Cash benefits for income maintenance, which can be considered by immigration officials as part of the public charge determinations, include the following:
1. Supplemental Security Income
2. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, not including non-cash benefits and services such as child care and transportation, or one-time emergency payments to avoid the need for on-going cash assistance, and;
3. State and local cash benefit programs that are for the purpose of income maintenance (often called "General Assistance" but which may exist under other names).
4. Long-term care benefits under Medicaid
Benefits Not Considered for Public Charge Purposes
The HRSA programs, including all health center programs, are not considered as a cash benefit for income maintenance purposes. Programs that are not considered as a cash benefit for income maintenance purposes, and thus will not be considered by immigration officials as part of the public charge determinations, include:
1. Health center programs
2. Medicaid, except long-term care. Short periods of rehabilitation are not to be considered.
3. Children's Health Insurance Program
4. Immunizations
5. Testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases
6. Prenatal care
7. Nutrition programs, including Food Stamps, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), the National School Lunch and Breakfast programs, and other supplementary and emergency food assistance programs
8. Housing assistance
9. Child care services
10. Emergency assistance, such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
11. Emergency disaster relief
12. Foster care and adoption assistance
13. Educational assistance, including benefits under the Head Start Act and aid for elementary, secondary, or higher education
14. Job training programs
15. In-kind, community-based programs, services, or assistance (such as soup kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term shelter)
Eligible non-citizens can use all of the services listed above without fear that use of these services will be considered evidence of public charge status. Receipt of these non-cash services does not affect the right of immigrants to be sponsors of other immigrants under an affidavit of support.
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Benefits Considered for Public Charge Purposes
Cash benefits for income maintenance, which can be considered by immigration officials as part of the public charge determinations, include the following:
1. Supplemental Security Income
2. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, not including non-cash benefits and services such as child care and transportation, or one-time emergency payments to avoid the need for on-going cash assistance, and;
3. State and local cash benefit programs that are for the purpose of income maintenance (often called "General Assistance" but which may exist under other names).
4. Long-term care benefits under Medicaid
Benefits Not Considered for Public Charge Purposes
The HRSA programs, including all health center programs, are not considered as a cash benefit for income maintenance purposes. Programs that are not considered as a cash benefit for income maintenance purposes, and thus will not be considered by immigration officials as part of the public charge determinations, include:
1. Health center programs
2. Medicaid, except long-term care. Short periods of rehabilitation are not to be considered.
3. Children's Health Insurance Program
4. Immunizations
5. Testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases
6. Prenatal care
7. Nutrition programs, including Food Stamps, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), the National School Lunch and Breakfast programs, and other supplementary and emergency food assistance programs
8. Housing assistance
9. Child care services
10. Emergency assistance, such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
11. Emergency disaster relief
12. Foster care and adoption assistance
13. Educational assistance, including benefits under the Head Start Act and aid for elementary, secondary, or higher education
14. Job training programs
15. In-kind, community-based programs, services, or assistance (such as soup kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term shelter)
Eligible non-citizens can use all of the services listed above without fear that use of these services will be considered evidence of public charge status. Receipt of these non-cash services does not affect the right of immigrants to be sponsors of other immigrants under an affidavit of support.
Jackolantern
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Permanent residents normally are not eligible for Medicaid until they've lived 5 years in the US. So I don't think you can get Medicaid now.
You won't have problem with immigration if you apply or obtain medicade but DCF won't approve you for it because you are under 5 years residency requirement.I know a case of pregnant woman who could not get it because she was 4 years GC holder and even temperory assistant for prognancy did not qualify her but she was told that her new born will be covered fully because he or she will be US citizen but nothing for her up to meeting five yeras requirement, this rule might differ state to state but I am not sure about it.
I have been in US as F1 student for 5 yrs... though just got GC.
Permanent residents normally are not eligible for Medicaid until they've lived 5 years in the US. So I don't think you can get Medicaid now.
What he/she means five years should past from your GC, In other word whenever you are eligible for naturalization, you are eligible for the benefit even if you do not apply or become US citizen.In case of benefith eligibility 3 years rule does not apply and timeline is 5.