public charge
Government welfare recipient
Public charge is a legal term for a person who depends on government assistance for basic needs.
In U.S. immigration law, being likely to become a public charge can disqualify someone from entering the country or obtaining a green card: The visa was denied on public charge grounds.
The standard considers factors like age, health, income, and education to predict future dependency on welfare programs.
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- dependentRequiring outside support
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- immigration lawRules controlling foreign entry
deportation · benefit · poverty · indigent · assistance · visa · green card · government · social safety net · means tested · support · ward · expense · liability · accusation · indictment · criminal · prosecution
- public assistancefood stamps, welfare office, cash aid, disability benefits, unemployment benefits
- welfarewelfare, welfare reform, welfare system, SNAP benefits, welfare office
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
public chargeself-sufficient
Able to provide independently
self-supporting · self-reliant · taxpayer · breadwinner · wage earner
public, charge, publicly, publics, publication, publish, publisher, publishing, published