What is Kinship Care, and which immigrants can get that?
Kinship Care is a program that gives a monthly check to some relatives (besides parents) who are caring for minor children. • In Wisconsin, legal immigrant relatives who care for children can get W-2, regardless of when they came to the U.S. It is NOT clear if undocumented immigrants can get Kinship Care for taking care of U.S. citizen or legal immigrant children. You said I can keep all my benefits if I worked for 10 years or more in the U.S. What if I worked using a different name or Social Security number? If you can prove that you worked under another name or Social Security number you may be able to get credit for that work. You also may be able to get credit for work you did even if your employer didn’t report your work or pay Social Security taxes on it. Usually you will need written proof, like pay stubs, W-2 forms, tax returns, or a letter from an employer, to show you did this work. What if I haven’t worked for 10 years in the U.S., but my spouse or my parents did? You can ge