Tagged #i-864
Every article we've published on this topic, sorted by the agency's own announcement date.
DOS
INA §212(a)(4) Public Charge at the Consular Stage: DS-5540 and DOS's Reading of 'Totality'
What DOS actually weighs under public charge after the 2022 USCIS rule reset — and how the DS-5540 sits inside the totality-of-circumstances analysis at post.
consular processing 6 min
OTHER
DHS Proposes to Rescind 2022 Public Charge Rule, Restore Broader Discretion
DHS published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking rescinding the 2022 public charge ground of inadmissibility regulations and expanding discretion to consider any public benefit in admission and adjustment determinations.
policy update
DHS
Public Charge Inadmissibility After the 2022 Final Rule: What Actually Triggers It
The 2022 DHS public-charge rule replaced the 2019 Trump-era regime and tightened the totality-of-circumstances test. Here is what the rule actually counts, and what it ignores.
family based 7 min