New US rule on immigration could impact Indians eyeing Green Cards |
Under a new rule that goes into effect after 60 days, the United States will start denying Green Cards and extensions of other temporary stay visas to foreigners who have either used government assistance such as food stamps and housing rent or are “likely at any time to become a public charge”, someone who has come to reply on these “public benefits” and, experts said, could impact Indians. Experts estimate that this rule, called the “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds”, is the most significant of the Trump administration`s immigration moves and could cut legal immigration by half.It is likely to impact Indians even though most of them are in the United States either on short-term work visas such as the H-1B and on F-1 visas for students, and are able to take care of themselves without assistance from the government. “It applies to anyone applying for an F-1 student visa, or an H-1B, or an extension of such temporary visas—plus applications for green cards by F-1 and H-1B visa holders,” said Doug Rand, an Obama White House official who worked extensively on immigration issues and is the co-founder of Boundless Immigration, a technology company that helps immigrants obtain green cards and citizenship.
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