This updates material the agency had already published. It changes existing guidance rather than creating a new requirement on its own.
What the document says
This technical update incorporates into Volume 8 the policy guidance that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on August 18, 2026, addressing the public charge ground of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) as implemented by the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Final Rule, 91 FR 45324 (PDF) (Jul. 20, 2026). This guidance became effective September 18, 2026.
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Related changes
Agency updatePublished Aug 18, 2026
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address the public charge ground of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). This revised guidance stems from the rescission of the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility (“2022 Final Rule”). This guidance becomes effective September 18, 2026.
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- USCIS Policy Manual, checked Oct 30, 2026
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- USCIS classifies this as a technical update: a non-substantive change such as a corrected citation or a refreshed reference. It does not change adjudication policy.
- The updates page does not publish an effective date. Where the guidance states one, it is in the linked document. This event does not assert an effective date it cannot cite.
- Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 8 USCIS-PM G (Admissibility).
- USCIS does not give this update its own page; the link goes to the Policy Manual updates index.
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