Ineligibility and applicability of grounds of inadmissibility.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 8

(a) (2) An alien who has assisted in the persecution of any person or persons on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion is ineligible for adjustment of status under this Subpart B. (b) (c) (1) (2) (i) Section 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) (crimes involving moral turpitude); (ii) Section 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) (controlled substance, except for so much of such paragraph as relates to a single offense of simple possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana); (iii) Section 212(a)(2)(B) (multiple criminal convictions); (iv) Section 212(a)(2)(C) (controlled substance traffickers); (v) Section 212(a)(3) (security and related grounds); and (vi) Section 212(a)(4) (public charge) except for an alien who is or was an aged, blind, or disabled individual (as defined in section 1614(a)(1) of the Social Security Act). If a LIFE Legalization applicant is determined to be inadmissible under section 212(a)(4) of the Act, he or she may still be admissible under the Special Rule described under paragraph (d)(3) of this section. (d)(1) In determining whether an alien is “likely to become a public charge”, financial responsibility of the alien is to be established by examining the totality of the alien's circumstance at the time of his or her application for adjustment. The existence or absence of a particular factor should never be the sole criteria for determining if an alien is likely to become a public charge. The determination of financial respon

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 8:§ 245a.18