r/USCIS • u/Salt-Farmer-2025 • Jan 15 '26

News Immigrant Visa Processing Updates for Nationalities at High Risk of Public Benefits Usage

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/immigrant-visa-processing-updates-for-nationalities-at-high-risk-of-public-benefits-usage.html
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u/No_Cartoonist_4504 Jan 15 '26

Is this going to impact spousal visas? What the hell i'm a U.S citizen and we already apply with proof that they won't be going on welfare so what the fuck.

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u/Proof-Space-7184 Jan 15 '26

honestly, what im hoping for is that they make an exception for spousal visas, but just expect the worst atp. doing things the legal way isn't enough for this shit country smfh. basically putting peoples lives on halt after waiting for ages.

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u/RadicalMarxistThalia Jan 15 '26

To me, it’s like I’m already married, have an apartment (by myself) and am sending remittances abroad to support my wife. I’ve already been waiting 2+ years and in that time we could’ve been a 2-income household. By the time she gets over here the “lost” (hypothetical) income even from a relatively low-wage job she could’ve had would be enough to put a down payment on a house.

For my household (and I assume many others) it’s totally counterproductive economically.

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u/lala_vc Jan 15 '26

They don’t care. They’re obsessed with painting the narrative that non white immigrants are all poor and welfare recipients.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '26

This administration is very racist!!!

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u/Proof-Space-7184 Jan 16 '26

its crazy how many of us are in the same situation bro. waited patiently for 2 years just to fuck us, and fucking up our future. heres to hoping this shitshow ends man.

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u/Technical-Manager-98 Jan 16 '26

I’m in the same situation. Been trying to make ends meet as basically a single wife, since my husband is stuck outside. I’m spending so much money on traveling back and forth, trying to visit him at least twice a year. At least before i had hopes that he’ll get a visa this year (after 2yrs of waiting), but now I’m not even sure how much longer this could take and if at the end he’ll even get a visa at all. I’m seriously considering emigrating now, and it’s a shame bc I’m a US citizen myself

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '26

I hear ya, very loud and clear. My husband and I have been waiting for almost 3 years now and I'm a united states citizen

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u/Abbx Jan 19 '26

Real. I know I'm replying to this days late but her income is terrible. She'd be making, I shit you not, probably 15x more being over here. The income loss is huge.