According to this rule, an immigrant will be designated as a “public charge” if that person “receives one or more designated public benefits for more than 12 months in the aggregate within any 36-month period.”

根据规定，在任意36个月内，“累计领取一项或多项指定公共福利超过12个月”的移民将被视为“公共负担”。

The new regulation, known as a "public charge rule", was published in the Federal Register on Monday and will take effect on October 15.

这项“公共负担”新规于周一（8月12日）发表在《联邦公报》上，将于10月15日生效。

哪些人会受此影响？

Immigrants who are already permanent residents in the US are unlikely to be affected by the rule change.

已经是美国永久居民的移民不太可能受到新规的影响。

Undocumented immigrants would not be affected -- unless an avenue opens up for them to apply for green cards or visas since they are largely ineligible for public aid.

非法移民不会受到影响，除非他们有机会申请绿卡或签证，因为他们大部分没有资格获得公共援助。

It also does not apply to refugees and asylum applicants.

这项新规也不适用于难民和庇护申请人。

But applicants for visa extensions, green cards or US citizenship will be subject to the change.

但申请续签签证、绿卡或美国公民身份的人将受此影响。

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