For months, CDC had recommended a quarantine period of 14 days for people exposed to someone with COVID-19, also known as close contacts. Quarantine is one of several public health tools used to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 to others. This guidance was based on evidence showing that close contacts can develop a COVID-19 infection as many as 14 days after being exposed.  

Last week, CDC announced an update to that long-standing guidance that includes options for 10-day or seven-day quarantines under certain conditions. After reviewing the available information, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) updated their guidance to integrate these new recommendations.  

The safest option is to stay away from others for 14 days.  

• In certain situations, you may end your quarantine after 10 days, or after seven days with a negative COVID-19 test result.  
• You cannot end your quarantine before seven days for any reason.  
• Some work settings, like health care, have different rules about quarantine. Check with your employer.  

You should stay away from others for 14 days if:  

• Someone in your home has COVID-19.  
• You live in a building with other people, where it’s hard to stay away from others and easy to spread the virus to multiple people, like a long-term care facility.  

You may consider being around others after 10 days if:  

• You do not have any symptoms.  
• You have not had a positive test for COVID-19.  
• No one in your home has COVID-19, and you do not live in a building with other people, where it’s hard to stay away from others and easy to spread the virus to multiple people, like a long-term care facility.  

Even after 10 days you must still:  

• Watch for symptoms through day 14. If you have any symptoms, stay home, separate yourself from others, and get tested right away.  
• Continue to wear a mask and stay at least 6 feet away from other people.  

You may consider being around others after seven days only if:  

• You get tested for COVID-19 at least five full days after you had close contact with someone with COVID-19, and the test is negative.  
• You do not have any symptoms.  
• You have not had a positive test for COVID-19.  
• No one in your home has COVID-19, and you do not live in a building with other people, where it’s hard to stay away from others and easy to spread the virus to multiple people, like a long-term care facility.  

Even after seven days you must still:  

• Watch for symptoms through day 14. If you have any symptoms, stay home, separate yourself from others, and get tested right away.  
• Continue to wear a mask and stay at least 6 feet away from other people.  
• You cannot end your quarantine before seven days for any reason.  

More information  

• Close Contacts and Tracing: COVID-19  
• We are working to update other areas of the website, documents, and other materials as quickly as possible.  
• Read the news release: State health officials issue updated guidance for COVID-19 quarantines  
• Download the free COVIDaware MN app to get notified if you have been near someone who tests positive for COVID-19.  
• CDC: When to Quarantine  

The situation is changing rapidly. Visit Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for the most up-to-date information and follow MDH on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram to stay informed.  

Actual a partir del 2 de deciembre de 2020.

Acceso para tomar la Prueba y Tratamiento para Personas que no tiene seguro de salud.

Yo no tengo seguro de salud. ¿Puedo tomar la prueba de COVID-19 sin un costo?

SI. Hay diferentes maneras en que puede tomar la prueba de COVID-19 gratuita en Minnesota.

• Ud. puede ir a un lugar en la comunidad en un “sitio emergente” donde están haciendo pruebas gratuitas. Las ubicaciones, fechas y horario para estos sitios de pruebas son actualizado contestemente. Por favor visita la página en la red para una lista de estos sitios: https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/testsites

• Ud. puede obtener una prueba gratuita en un sitio que no es permanente en su comunidad. Por favor vaya a la página para una lista de estos sitios: https://mn.gov/covid19/for-minnesotans/if-sick/testing-locations/index.jsp

• Ud. puede obtener una prueba gratuita en un centro de salud comunitario que brinda servicios gratis. Ud. puede encontrar una clínica más cerca a Usted en: https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/

• Ud. puede obtener seguro de salud del estado de Minnesota para pagar los gastos de la prueba de COVID-19. Su médico o cualquier sitio que hace las pruebas pueden darle la solicitud para este seguro. También lo puede encontrar aquí: https://edocs.dhs.state.mn/IFserver/Public/DHS-7130-ENG

Ud. es elegible para el seguro si Ud. cumple con los siguientes requisitos:

• Es residente de Minnesota;
• Es ciudadano de los Estados Unidos, residente permanente (tiene tarjeta verde) o si tiene algún de los siguientes estatus de inmigración:
  • Asilada/o
  • Refugiada/o
  • Destinataria de no ciudadana/o maltratado (VAWA)
  • Destinataria de DACA
  • Recibió Suspensión de Deportación o Suspensión de Expulsión
  • Destinataria de TPS
  • No-Inmigrante Temporal
  • En libertad en los Estados Unidos por un año
  • Participante condicional
  • Participante de Cuba o Haití
  • Inmigrante especial de Iraq o Afganistán; y
• Ud. no tiene seguro de salud (por ejemplo, seguro de salud privado, Asistencia Médica, o Minnesota Care).

***Si Ud. cumple con los requisitos mencionados, (por ejemplo, Ud. es indocumentado), entonces Ud. no califica por este tipo de seguro.***

Ud. puede solicitar Asistencia de Emergencia Médica (EMA) del estado de Minnesota para cubrir el costo de la prueba de COVID-19 si sus síntomas requieren que tenga tratamiento del salón de urgencias o que tiene que ser internado en el hospital después de visitar el salón de urgencias.

Yo no tengo seguranza de salud. ¿Puedo obtener tratamiento gratis de COVID-19?

SI. Hay maneras limitadas en puede recibir tratamiento gratis para el COVID-19 en Minnesota:

• Ud. puede recibir tratamiento en un centro de salud comunitario que brinda servicios gratuitos. Ud. puede encontrar el sitio más cerca en la red: https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/

• Ud. puede obtener Asistencia de Emergencia Médica (EMA) del estado de Minnesota para cubrir los costos del tratamiento de COVID-19 si sus síntomas requieren que sea tratado en un salón de urgencias o internado en el hospital después de visitar el salón de urgencias. En cuando su condición se ha estabilizado, EMA seguirá pagando los costos de su tratamiento y solamente si es certificado/a para un plan de atención.

Yo no tengo seguro de salud. ¿Hay alguien que puede asistirme en buscar seguro?

SI. En MNSURE hay navegadores que están disponible para asistirle encontrar seguro que Ud. es elegible. Ud. puede buscar un navegador que le puede asistir en: https://www.mnsure.org/help/find-assister/find-assister.jsp

ACCESO PARA PRUEBA Y TRATAMIENTO PARA PERSONAS CON ASISTENCIA MÉDICA O MINNESOTA CARE

Yo tengo Asistencia Médica. ¿Pagara Asistencia Médica la prueba de COVID-19 y el tratamiento o yo voy a tener que pagar parte o todo el costo?

Asistencia Médica pagara el costo de COVID-19 y tratamiento. Los requisitos de costos compartidos como copagos y deducibles no se aplican para la prueba de COVID-19 y tratamiento.

Yo tengo MinnesotaCare. ¿Pagará MinnesotaCare la prueba de COVID-19 y tratamiento o yo voy a tener que pagar parte o todo el costo?

MinnesotaCare pagara el costo de COVID-19 y tratamiento. Los requisitos de costos compartidos como copagos y deducibles están renunciados para la prueba de COVID-19 y tratamiento durante este tiempo.

ACCESO PARA PRUEBA Y TRATAMIENTO PARA PERSONAS CON SEGURO DE MNSURE

Yo compre seguro de salud por MNSURE. ¿Pagará MNSURE la prueba de COVID-19 y tratamiento o yo voy a tener que pagar parte o todo el costo?

• Las compañías que venden seguro de salud por medio de MNSURE pagan el costo de la prueba de COVID-19 y hospitalización en la red. Los requisitos de costos compartidos como copagos y deducibles están renunciados para estos servicios y tratamiento durante este tiempo.
• UCARE, una de las compañías que venden seguro de salud por medio de MNSure también paga el costo de la clínica, cuidado de urgencias, y visitas de salón de urgencias por COVID-19. Los requisitos de costos compartidos como copagos y deducibles están renunciados para estos servicios durante este tiempo.

ACCESO PARA PRUEBA Y TRATAMIENTO PARA PERSONAS CON SEGURO PRIVADO

Yo tengo seguro privado. ¿Pagará mi seguro el costo de la prueba de COVID-19 y tratamiento o yo voy a tener que pagar parte o todo el costo?

Si Ud. tiene seguro de salud privado, entonces Ud. debe comunicarse directamente con su compañía de seguranza tocante que es lo que cubren de prueba de COVID-19 y tratamiento. Muchas compañías de seguro de salud están renunciando los costos compartidos como copagos y deducibles para las pruebas de COVID-19 y tratamiento.

Preguntas en referente a Inmigración

¿Tengo que compartir mi estatus de inmigratorio cuando hago la prueba de COVID-19 y/o tratamiento?

Ud. no es requerido de compartir su información de su estatus de inmigratorio cuando se toma la prueba de COVID-19 y tratamiento.

Si Ud. está solicitando Asistencia Médica, Minnesota Care o MNSure, o seguranza especial para pagar la prueba de COVID-19 y tratamiento, entonces si va tener que compartir su estatus inmigratorio para mostrar que Ud. califica para una o más de estos programas, que pagara por su prueba y tratamiento.

Sin embargo, si hay maneras para tomar la prueba de COVID-19 y tratamiento que es gratis sin que Ud. tenga que compartir su estado inmigratorio, incluyendo:

Proveedor	Servicios	Sitio en la red
Sitios Emergentes en la comunidad	Prueba	https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/testsites/
Sitios No Permanentes en la comunidad	Prueba	https://mn.gov/covid19/for-minnesotans/if-sick/testing-locations/index.jsp
Centros de Salud Comunitaria	Prueba	https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/

¿Si yo recibo una prueba de COVID-19 o tratamiento gratis, puede ser esto considerado como carga publica para propósito de Inmigración?

El Servicio de Ciudadanía y Inmigración ha declarado que no será considerado como cargo publica cuando uno se toma la prueba, tratamiento o cuidada para prevenir y esto incluye vacunas cuando sean disponibles. Esto también es cierto cuando la prueba, tratamiento o cuidado fue pagado por un programa que en otras circunstancias puede ser considerado como carga pública.

Las reglas de cargo público están cambiando muy rápido. Hasta la fecha de esta publicación de este Preguntas Frecuentes, hay varias demandas en la corte que impugnan los cambios recientes de las reglas de cargo público. Para más información, puede ir a: https://www.ilcm.org/immigration-resources/public-charge/ para información más reciente sobre las reglas de cargo público.

Mis amistades y familia han visto mujeres y hombres vestidos en uniforme cuando han ido a los sitios donde MDH da la prueba gratis. ¿Pueden ellos repórtame a ICE o arrestarme por mi estatus inmigratorio?

Estas mujeres y hombres son parte de la Guarda Nacional, y están ahí solamente en asistir in poner los sitios de pruebas. Las enfermeras de la Guarda Nacional, en ocasión pueden tomar pruebas Ud. no tiene por qué preocuparse que están ahí. Ellos no trabajan por ICE y no reportan personas a ICE.

 

NOTA: Esta hoja de datos es para dar información de cómo puede tomar la prueba de COVID-19 y tratamiento gratuito. Cuando la hoja de datos dice la prueba es gratis o costo partido no será aplicado, esto quiere decir que la prueba es para propósito diagnostica. “Propósito Diagnostico” quiere decir que Ud. se está tomando la prueba porque Ud. cree que tiene COVID-19. Si Ud. está tomando la prueba por otra razón – por ejemplo, Ud. esta requerido de tomar la prueba de COVID-19 para poder participar en una actividad – entonces la prueba quizá no será gratis y los costos no se pueden renunciar.

RECUERDA, EL DEPARTAMENTO DE SALUD DE MINNESOTA ANIMA A TODA PERSONAS QUE TIENEN SÍNTOMAS DE COVID-19 QUE SE TOMAN LA PRUEBA Y TRATAMIENTO, INDEPENDIENTEMENTE DE SU ESTADO INMIGRATORIO.

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Downloadable PDF of “Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 Testing & Treatment Coverage.”

Downloadable PDF of “Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 Contact Tracing.”

Haga click aquí para la hoja “Preguntas Frequentes sobre Seguimiento de Contacto de COVID-19” en Español.

Current as of 12/2/2020.

Access to Testing and Treatment for People without Health Insurance

Q. I do not have health insurance. Can I get a free COVID-19 test?

A. Yes. There are a few ways you can get a free COVID-19 test in Minnesota:

1. You can get free testing at a “pop-up” community testing site. The locations, dates, and times for these testing sites is updated constantly. Please visit the following website for a list of these sites: https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/testsites/
2. You can get free testing at a semi-permanent community testing sites. Please visit the following website for a list of these sites: https://mn.gov/covid19/for-minnesotans/if-sick/testing-locations/index.jsp
3. You can get testing at a community health center that provides services for free. Find the center closest to you at the following website:  https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/
4. You can obtain health insurance from the state of Minnesota to pay for the costs of COVID-19 testing. Your doctor or any testing site should be able to provide you with the application for this insurance. It is also available here: https://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/Public/DHS-7310-ENG

   You are eligible for this insurance if you meet all of the following requirements:

   1. You are a resident of Minnesota;
   2. You are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or have one of the following immigration statuses:
      • Asylee
      • Refugee
      • Battered Non-Citizen (VAWA) recipient
      • DACA recipient
      • Received Withholding of Deportation of Withholding of Removal
      • T Visa Recipient
      • Temporary non-immigrant
      • Paroled into the United States for at least one year
      • Conditional entrant
      • Cuban or Haitian entrant
      • Special Iraqi or Afghani Immigrant; and
   3. You do not have health insurance (for example, private health insurance, Medical Assistance, or Minnesota Care).
5. You can obtain Emergency Medical Assistance (EMA) from the state of Minnesota to pay for the costs of COVID-19 testing if your symptoms required you to be treated in the emergency room or admitted to the hospital after going to the emergency room.

***If you do not meet all of the requirements above (for example, if you are undocumented), you do not qualify for this type of insurance.***

Q. I do not have health insurance. Can I get free COVID-19 treatment?

A. Yes. There are limited ways you can get free COVID-19 treatment in Minnesota:

• You can get treatment at a community health center that provides services for free. Find the center closest to you at the following website:  https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/
• You can obtain Emergency Medical Assistance (EMA) from the state of Minnesota to pay for the costs of COVID-19 treatment if your symptoms required you to be treated in the emergency room or admitted to the hospital after going to the emergency room. Once your condition is stabilized, EMA will continue to pay for the costs of your treatment only if you receive a care plan certification.

Q. I do not have health insurance. Is there anyone who can help me find insurance?

A. Yes. There are navigators available through MNsure who can assist you with finding insurance for which you are eligible. Find a navigator who meets your needs at https://www.mnsure.org/help/find-assister/find-assister.jsp

Access to Testing and Treatment for People with Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare

Q. I have Medical Assistance. Will Medical Assistance pay for COVID-19 testing and treatment or will I have to pay some or all of the cost?

A. Medical Assistance will pay the cost of COVID-19 testing and treatment. Cost-sharing requirements, such as copays and deductibles, are being waived at this time for COVID-19 testing and treatment.

Q. I have MinnesotaCare. Will MinnesotaCare pay for COVID-19 testing and treatment or will I have to pay some or all of the cost?

A. MinnesotaCare will pay the cost of COVID-19 testing and treatment. Cost-sharing requirements, such as copays and deductibles, are being waived at this time for COVID-19 testing and treatment.

Access to Testing and Treatment for People with Insurance through MNsure

Q. I bought health insurance through MNsure. Will my insurance pay for COVID-19 testing and treatment or will I have to pay some or all of the cost?

A. The insurance companies that sell health insurance through MNSure will pay the cost of COVID-19 testing and in-network hospitalizations. Cost-sharing requirements, such as copays and deductibles, are being waived at this time for these services.

UCare, one of the companies that sells health insurance through MNSure, will also pay the cost of clinic, urgent care, and emergency room visits for COVID-19. Cost-sharing requirements, such as copays and deductibles, are being waived at this time for these services.

Access to Testing and Treatment for People with Private Insurance

Q. I have private health insurance. Will my insurance pay for COVID-19 testing and treatment or will I have to pay some or all of the cost?

A. If you have private health insurance, please contact your health insurance company directly for information regarding coverage for COVID-19 testing and treatment. Many health insurance companies are waiving cost sharing requirements, such as copays and deductibles, for COVID-19 testing and treatment.

Immigration-Related Questions

Q. Will I have to share my immigration status to get free COVID-19 testing and/or treatment?

A. You should not be required to share your immigration status to get COVID-19 testing or treatment.

If you are applying for Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, MNsure, or the special health insurance to pay for COVID-19 testing, you will have to share your immigration status to show that you qualify for one or more of these programs, which will pay for your test and/or treatment.

However, there are ways to get COVID-19 testing and treatment that is free without sharing your immigration status, including

Provider	Services	Website
“Pop up” community testing sites	Testing	https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/testsites/
Semi- permanent community testing sites	Testing	https://mn.gov/covid19/for-minnesotans/if-sick/testing-locations/index.jsp
Community health centers	Testing and treatment	https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/

Q. If I receive a free COVID-19 test or treatment, will this be considered in determining whether I am considered a public charge for immigration purposes?

A. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration has announced that it will not consider testing, treatment, or preventive care—including vaccines when they become available—when deciding whether someone is a public charge. This is true even if the testing, treatment, or care was paid for through a program that can otherwise be used to decide whether someone is a public charge.

The law of public charge is changing very quickly. As of the date of the publication of this FAQ sheet, there are several lawsuits challenging the most recent changes to the public charge rules. Please visit https://www.ilcm.org/immigration-resources/public-charge/ for the latest developments regarding the public charge rules.

Q. My friends and family who have gone to MDH’s free testing sites have noticed men and women in uniforms that look like soldiers. Are they going to report me to ICE or arrest me because of my immigration status?

A. No. These men and women are part of the National Guard, and they are only there to assist in setting up the testing sites. Occasionally nurses from the National Guard may perform swab tests. You should not be worried about them being there. They do not work for ICE or report people to ICE.

 

Note:  This fact sheet provides information about how to get free COVID-19 testing and treatment. When the fact sheet states that testing is free or that any cost sharing is waived, it is referring to testing for diagnostic purposes. “Diagnostic purposes” means you are getting tested because you think you may have COVID-19. If you are getting tested for another reason—for example, because you are required to obtain a COVID-19 test to participate in an activity–the testing may not be free and the costs may not be waived.

REMEMBER, THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ENCOURAGES ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19 TO SEEK TESTING AND TREATMENT, REGARDLESS OF YOUR IMMIGRATION STATUS.

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Downloadable PDF of “Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 Contact Tracing.”

Haga click aquí para la hoja “Preguntas Frequentes sobre Seguimiento de Contacto de COVID-19” en Español.

Over 100 Cameroonians have been deported over the past couple of weeks. They were immediately taken into custody by Cameroonian security forces and many have not been heard from since. Before the first wave of deportation, the Cameroon American Council (CAC) + partners filed a complaint on behalf of eight Cameroonians who had been detained at Adams County Correctional Center in LA, and who had been forcibly made to sign deportation papers. This complaint led to two of the Cameroonians being taken off the deportation flight. Now, ICE plans to deport these two Cameroonian migrants, and others, on Tuesday, November 10.

Call your Senators. Call your Congressional Representative. Demand a stop to deportations of Cameroonians and a grant of Temporary Protected Status to Cameroonians in the United States.

The situation in Cameroon is grave: human rights abuses have been documented repeatedly and consistently:

•  The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations announced a resolution in September of this year condemning the violence and grave human rights abuses by Cameroonian security forces, including suppression of free speech, detainment of government critics, torture, sexual violence, extrajudicial killings, and the burning of entire villages.
• The Department of State 2019 Country Report on Human Rights Practices for Cameroon cited ‘‘significant’’ human rights abuses by security forces and separatist armed groups in Cameroon, including unlawful or arbitrary killings, forced disappearances, torture, arbitrary detention, repression of fundamental rights, and violence against women and children;
• Government security forces and allied militia massacred at least 23 people, including 15 children and 2 pregnant women on February 14, 2020, in Ngarbuh, Donga Mantung division, in the Northwest region.

Call your Senators. Call your Congressional Representative. Demand a stop to deportations of Cameroonians and a grant of Temporary Protected Status to Cameroonians in the United States.

 

 

 

UPDATE 11/05/2020—The 7th Circuit federal appeals court has put the November 2 district court ruling on hold, as the government appeals. That means the on-again, off-again public charge rule is on again, at least until the next court ruling.

November 2, 2020 – This morning the federal district court for the Northern District of Illinois overturned the latest public charge rule for immigrants. The court ruled in Cook County, et al. v. Wolf, et al. that the newest public charge rule violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), exceeds the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) authority, is not in accordance with law, and is arbitrary and capricious.

The court’s decision takes effect immediately. That means that nationwide, DHS must immediately stop applying the revised public charge rule as of today, November 2, 2020. The court refused to stay its decision pending appeal.

“This is welcome news for hard working immigrant families,” said Veena Iyer, executive director of the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM). “The latest public charge rule was a heartless policy that attempted to impose a wealth test on immigrants.”

The public charge rule has been in place for over a century, but the administration sought to expand the rule to fundamentally alter the immigration system, making it much harder for low- and moderate- income immigrants to obtain Lawful Permanent Resident status (become a “green card holder”) and ultimately citizenship.

Even before taking effect, the proposed rule change was most concerning in its chilling effect, prompting families to withdraw from food assistance, secure housing, and health benefits for fear of being considered a public charge. Families disenrolled from programs such as school lunches that were rumored to be – but were not included – on the list of programs covered by the public charge rule. Even refugees, who are exempt from the public charge rule, considered withdrawing from programs to keep their families safe and health for fear that accepting such supports would hurt their chances of becoming lawful permanent residents.

Legal challenges to the newest public charge rule began as soon as it was published, with courts in different states issuing conflicting temporary injunctions. Today’s order is a final ruling on the merits of the case. The government is almost certain to appeal the ruling.

The Department of Homeland Security published proposed changes to the affidavit of support regulations on Oct. 2, 2020. These changes would greatly increase the paperwork and expense in applying for a family visa.

Among the proposed changes  are requirements that family members sponsors provide:

• Credit history and credit scores;
• Specific bank account information;
• Three years of tax transcripts instead of just one year’s tax return;
• List all public benefits received by a sponsor for preceding three years;

In addition, the new regulation would exclude the income of household members except for the sponsor and the sponsor’s spouse. That would mean that in households with extended families, fewer incomes would count and the larger number of people would make the family fall below the income threshold for sponsorship.

The deadline for commenting on these changes is Monday, November 2 at midnight. You can make a comment by going to this page, clicking on the “Comment” button beneath the title of the proposed rule, and entering your comment.

The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota has submitted a comment on this regulation. You can find a PDF of that comment here.

Your comment can be long or short. You can give examples of what you think is wrong with the rule. You can say how important you think asylum is for people fleeing persecution and violence. You can focus on a specific part of the proposed rule or on the rule as a whole.

The Administrative Procedure Act requires the government to give the public a chance to comment on proposed rules. Comments become part of the public record. They are available for anyone to read. After the comment period closes, the government agency that proposed the rule must read all of the comments. They must consider comments when drafting the final version of the rule. If a very large number of people comment, it will take longer for the final rule to be published and take effect. The agency may make amendments to the rule after considering the comments.

If you want to comment, but do not want your name to appear, you can enter your name as “anonymous anonymous.”

The comment period for this rule ends on Monday, November 2 at midnight. You can make a comment by going to this page, clicking on the “Comment” button beneath the title of the proposed rule, and entering your comment.

Some suggestions for comments:

• Credit history and credit scores are unnecessary to show the sponsor’s ability to satisfy the statutory financial requirements;
• Requiring specific bank account information is unjustified and will cause many potential joint sponsors to refuse to participate;
• Requiring submission of three years of tax returns instead of just one would be overly burdensome.
• There is no statutory basis for excluding the income of sponsors’ household members, and doing so would require them to find joint sponsors and make immigration more difficult; and
• A sponsor’s receipt of a public benefit up to three years ago is not reflective of their ability to satisfy the statutory financial requirements and should not disqualify them from being a sponsor.

 

MDH ILCM Contract Tracing FAQ - Karen

 

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