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USCIS Issues Guidance on Making Public Charge Inadmissibility Determination

Agency announcementPublished Aug 18, 2026

A USCIS announcement describes the agency's own action. Legal effect, and the detail of how it applies, usually arrives separately in the Federal Register or the USCIS Policy Manual.

What the document says

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual explaining how the agency will determine whether an alien applying for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident is likely at any time to become a public charge.

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USCIS newsroom, checked Oct 30, 2026
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