Jackson Lewis·IMMIGRATION

USCIS updates public charge guidance for I-485 applications

USCIS has issued updated guidance for adjustment of status applications filed on or after Sept. 18, 2026, changing how the agency evaluates public charge inadmissibility through a totality-of-circumstances test.

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Read the original firm alert → Saturday, September 19, 2026

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