Who does public charge apply to?
The “public charge ground of inadmissibility” affects people applying for admission to the U.S. or for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status. The public charge test does not apply to humanitarian immigrants such as refugees; asylees; survivors of domestic violence, trafficking and other serious crimes; special immigrant juveniles; and certain individuals paroled into the U.S. Lawful permanent residents are not subject to a public charge determination when they apply for citi