如果準備在美國生孩子,對于一些經濟條件不太寬裕但又有要寶寶計劃的爸爸媽媽們,存在著這樣一些問題:有了寶寶,但是我的經濟條件并不寬裕,是否應該要這個寶寶?在美國生孩子申請Medicaid、WIC等會影響將來申請綠卡或者入籍嗎?
下面第一寶寶小編為大家介紹一些知識,以幫助各位爸爸媽媽們在考慮自身情況的基礎上做出合適自己的選擇。
在美國,移民官在考察綠卡申請人的時候,會考慮到此人是否會成為美國的公眾負擔(public charge)這個因素。一般來說,如果綠卡申請人有過相關政府部分申領現金形式補助的行為,則有可能被移民官列入今后可能成為public charge的范圍,從而導致綠卡申請被拒。
不會對綠卡和入籍申請產生影響的福利項目
關于public charge,美國移民局(USCIS)也給出了官方定義。那么到底申請哪些福利會對綠卡申請造成影響呢?而哪些福利又是可以放心地去申請的呢?根據美國移民局提供的信息,進行以下福利的申請不會被認為是public charge:(具體可參見網址http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/public_cqa.pdf)
1) Medicaid and other health insurance and health services (including public assistance for immunizations and for testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases; use of health clinics, prenatal care, etc.) other than support for institutionalization for long-term care
2) Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
3) 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
4) Housing assistance
5) Child care services
6) Energy assistance, such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
7) Emergency disaster relief
8) Foster care and adoption assistance
9) Educational assistance, including benefits under the Head Start Act and aid for elementary, secondary, or higher education
10) Job training programs
11) In-kind, community-based programs, services, or assistance (such as soup kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term shelter).
所以,根據以上的規定我們可以發現,申請Medicaid,WIC (Women, Infants and Children),孩子午餐減免(National School Lunch and Breakfast programs),職業培訓(Job training programs)等,都不會被認為是public charge,所以這些社會福利爸爸媽媽們可以放心申請,不用擔心會對將來的綠卡和入籍申請造成阻礙和影響。
會影響綠卡和入籍申請的福利項目
申請以下福利要特別注意,這些項目可能會對綠卡和入籍申請造成影響:
(1) Supplemental Security Income (SSI);
(2) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF);
(3) State and local cash assistance programs for income maintenance (often called state “General Assistance,” but which may exist under other names).
最后,在申請任何福利的時候,記住關鍵一點,即是否為現金資助。如果是現金資助,最好還是放棄,以免被列入public charge的范圍,影響到日后的綠卡申請和入籍申請。
所以,根據以上相關信息,各位在美國的爸爸媽媽們可以放心大膽地進行造人計劃,有政府提供的WIC、Medicaid等多種福利項目,即是經濟條件不太寬裕的家庭,也不用擔心生寶寶會給家庭帶來經濟困難。