What is the public charge ground of inadmissibility?
The INA provides that an applicant for a visa, admission, or adjustment of status is inadmissible if in the opinion of the consular officer, immigration officer, or immigration judge at the time of application for a visa, admission, or adjustment of status, the applicant is likely at any time to become a public charge.[5]
Public charge is essentially becoming dependent on federal or state assistance in many forms to sustain yourself. The government wants to ensure that new immigrants don't put undue pressure on state resources paid for by tax payers.
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There are some exceptions to the rule but it is highly selective and won't apply to the majority of immigrant applicants for spousal AOS. Please see below for the list of exceptions.
