說說我怎麼給婆婆申請的medicaid和food stamps

先說說pp的情況，2001年拿的綠卡，在加州住了挺長一段時間，沒有申請medical,是個損失，直接導致老人有病不敢告訴子女，強忍著。一直忍到忍不住了，才和我家先生說了。這時，我們才開始查詢本州的情況（我們在中西部）。

廢話少說了，有意給父母申請medicaid的朋友注意了。 Medicaid是給aged, blind or disabled( called ABD)的。 所以父母不用在美國有工作，或者工作的歷史，即繳稅的歷史，只要符合ABD就可以申請， medicaid是屬於聯邦政府給的福利，所以應該每一個州都有，具體請查詢你自己住的county。我pp已經70+了，所以很順利就被批准了。申請medicaid,需要到你所在的county查詢一個department,專管job and family的。我當時在網上先查詢medicaid 加自己的州名，city 名，其實可以直接查詢medicaid 加州名和county名，更簡單。查到有關link后download一個表格，我們州的這個表格名叫request for cash, medicaid Assistance ,and food stamps。 一般表格上會很詳細地註明如何申請，在那裡申請，需要什麼樣的文件。如果代替父母申請，還需要填寫一個authorized representative 的表格，（這個表格也可以下載。）然後代替父母去面試。

說說那天去申請的情況吧，我一個人去的，因為他們周二7點就上班，所以我6點多就出門了，把兒子留給了先生。填寫完所有的表格后帶上申請人的護照（我們這裡似乎更喜歡護照，我帶了pp的綠卡，結果根本沒有看，直接要護照），ss卡，到county 的job and family services (CDJFS),一樓的一個黑大姐接待我后把我領到後面的辦公室，問了幾十個有關申請人健康，婚姻狀況，財產狀況的問題，當然，pp沒有財產，也沒有銀行賬戶。問完問題后黑大姐就告訴我pp可以同時申請food stamps，當時我怕阿，怕申請多了不批准，所以連連搖頭，說我們可以養的起pp，但付不起醫療費。黑大姐搖搖頭，很不解。之後她告訴我今天就可以interview, 如果合格的話，立刻就可以批。這可是我沒有想到的，到了外面的等候區，不到5分鐘，來了一個甜甜的金髮女郎，我又跟著上了2樓，還是幾十個問題，甜妞再次告訴我可以申請food stamps,這次我想了想，先問她medicaid 是否批了，她點頭yes,我立刻告訴她，好吧！！！然後pp一個月150塊的food stamps到手了。這實在是個意外。我特別高興，pp在美國多年，幾個兒女家輪流住，一直小心翼翼，生怕多花了兒女的錢，這150塊錢是她的收入，對她的心理是個非常大的安慰。同時，甜妞還告訴我可以報銷pp在加州看病的錢，只要發票 拿來（3個月內）。

之後的第三天，我們收到正式的批准信和臨時的medicaid card. 心中的一塊大石頭完全落地。

所以父母不用在美國有工作，或者工作的歷史，即繳稅的歷史，只要符合ABD就可以申請? 好象有一個規定，就是新移民5年之內不能申請這類補助，要不然的話，當初的擔保人是要負責的。我也不太確定。

我媽媽也是70歲.剛拿到綠卡,正準備給她申請.謝謝你的資料!

1. 移民五年之內可以申請嗎？

2. pp同我們住在一起， 怎麼回答「how much do you and the people in your home have？" 和 」will you or the people in your home receive income this month?"

謝謝。

"1. 移民五年之內可以申請嗎？

2. pp同我們住在一起， 怎麼回答「how much do you and the people in your home have？" 和 」will you or the people in your home receive income this month?""
會影響到擔保人嗎？
謝謝。

極其鄙視這種佔便宜的主.沒有在美國交過一分錢的稅.同非法移民有何區別.

原帖由 4851 於 2007-8-26 13:47 發表
極其鄙視這種佔便宜的主.沒有在美國交過一分錢的稅.同非法移民有何區別.

此人若非不了解美國就是人性泯滅。

人人都有父母，你不可以這樣說摟主，萬一父母得了大病，在美國沒有醫療保險，是要傾家蕩產的，這絕不是占$150便宜的事情。

Please note that any non-citizen who became a redisent alien after December 19, 1997 is subject to the public charge test since you filled out the form I-864 on behalf of the greencard holder. As such your income and your spouse's income should also be considered as the resident aliens income when it comes to medicaid application. If audited and found out, you will be responsible for all expenses incurred by the government plus interest and penalty.

Check out the following HHS website:

http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/immigration/restrictions-sum.htm

Here are the sections related to your case:

VI.  Affidavits of Support and Attribution of Income (Deeming)
Prior to the new welfare statute, affidavits of support signed for sponsored immigrants were not legally enforceable and time­limited 「deeming」 of sponsor income occurred in only three programs:  SSI, Food Stamps, and AFDC.  The new welfare statute requires a legally binding affidavit of support to be executed by a sponsor on behalf of most aliens seeking admission to the U.S., in order to establish that an alien is not excludable as a public charge.  The statute requires sponsor­to­alien deeming procedures under programs providing 「Federal means­tested benefits」 until the immigrant with the new affidavit becomes a citizen, or has been credited with 40 qualifying quarters of coverage, and permits deeming for any State public benefits.

A.  Affidavit of support
The new affidavit is legally enforceable against the sponsor by the alien and by federal and state governments which provide any means­tested benefits, but not later than 10 years after an alien last receives any such benefit.  The affidavit is enforceable with respect to means­tested benefits until the sponsored alien attains citizenship or accumulates 40 qualifying quarters.

The Affidavit was released by INS on October 20, 1997, as part of an Interim Rule with Request For Comments (62 FR 54346), and was effective December 19, 1997.

B.  Sponsorship Requirements
With some exceptions, sponsors must now have an income of at least 125 percent of federal poverty to sponsor an immigrant (previously 100 percent).  All family­based immigrants, and certain employment­based immigrants, must be 「sponsored,」 meaning that a family member (and an additional co-sponsor, if necessary) must have signed an affidavit stating that they will provide assistance to maintain the immigrant at an annual income of at least 125 percent of the federal poverty line as long as it is enforceable (see Section A. Affidavit).

C.  Deeming
When determining eligibility for Federal means­tested public benefits (i.e., Medicaid, TANF, SSI, and Food Stamps), the income and resources of the sponsor, who executed a new affidavit of support, and the sponsor』s spouse, shall be 「deemed」 available to the sponsored immigrant.  (Sec 421) Benefits specifically excluded from the 5-year eligibility ban (Sec 403(c)) are also not subject to deeming and reimbursement by the sponsor.

These new deeming rules only apply to immigrants who have executed the new, legally binding affidavits.  The new deeming period extends until citizenship, or until an immigrant has earned the 40 qualifying quarters.  However, most aliens potentially affected by deeming will be barred from eligibility either until citizenship (SSI) or for their first 5 years due to the 5-year ban on receipt of federal means­tested public benefits.

Indigent and battered spouse and children exceptions to deeming requirement.  Deeming does not apply for specified periods to certain battered immigrants; furthermore, if an alien would be unable to obtain food and shelter without government assistance, then only the amount of income and resources of the sponsor or the sponsor』s spouse actually provided will be attributed to the sponsored alien for specified periods.  (Sec. 421 (e) and (f))

States are authorized to deem for their public benefits.  Some benefits are exempted from the new state deeming authority:  certain emergency medical assistance; emergency disaster assistance; programs comparable to assistance provided under the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act; public health assistance for immunizations; testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases; foster care and adoption assistance (if the foster or adoptive parent is a citizen or qualified alien); and other programs as specified by the Attorney General of a state.  (Sec. 422)

樓主反美不含糊，花美國納稅人的錢也不含糊，嘿嘿。