Unemployment Compensation benefit

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philly

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My wife and I got green card in December 2001. In the last week, my wife was laid off from her job. I know she is eligible for unemployment comensation (UC) benefits from state government. I am just wondering if it has any adverse impact on

1) her permanent resident (PR) status while in USA


2) If she travels outside USA for a brief period, will it be a problem
during reentry at port of entry. Do they check if UC benefit was
claimed by PR?

3)If we apply for citizenship in future, will it be negative that she
applied for unemployment compensation benefits?


Thanks and Best Regards,


philly
 
No problem at all. Unemployment benefits are
insurance programs not public welfare.

The only thing to be careful is that recipients
are required to keep job searching and I don't
know travel abroad too long are exemp from that requiremenrt
 
I was out of job for 2 months last year. I had to go to unemplayment office twice for orientation to be eligible for unemployment benefits.

On the second visit I had to carry all the employment agency numebrs and contacts where I went for job search.

I hope it helps...
 
UC benefit and travel

Hi guys,

thanks all for your replies. I just have follow up question:

Since I have filed affidavit of support for my wife as full
 
UC benefit and travel

Hi guys,

thanks all for your replies. I just have follow up question:

Since I have filed affidavit of support for my wife as full
dependent during PR process, I think the public charge
 
Larger question

JoeF, you are great!

The larger question is that what happens if my wife and I both decide to stay outside USA for less than 1 year for whatever
reasons and decide to return to USA afterwards. Obviously, our jobs may not be waiting for us. What criteria is used at the port of entry? Let us assume we haven't filed for reentry permit and we have a home which is rented out during our stay abroad.

In this situation, can the fact that UC benefit was claimed by either of us will be a problem?

philly
 
>The affidavit ensures that your wife won't become a public >charge. That's the main reason for the affidavit.

Affidavit is only useful for 3 years.

Even without Affidavit, I don't think laid off
wife has public charge problem. There are many
one-worker immigrant family and I never see
the INS bother about the fact that wives in these
family never work. So what is wrong
with a wife who even worked and then got
laid off?

By the way, unlike the green card application,
public charge test is not a criteria for citizenship.
It is asked at natualization inetrview as an immigrant
history review. In other words, if an immigrant has never
become a public charge but obviously will become
one after becoming a citizen, then he can not be denied
citizenship as he would be if he applied for GC
 
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