General Resources
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS DURING COVID-19: TESTING & TREATMENT | CONOCE TUS DERECHOS DURANTE COVID-19: PRUEBA Y TRATAMIENTO (PIF-IL/ Illinois Alliance for Welcoming Health Care)
Overview of testing and treatment locations, costs, and immigrant eligibility for COVID-19.
General Immigrant Eligibility for Different Types of Assistance
FAQ Eligibility Based on Immigration Status (NILC/NHLP/NLIHC)
General Overview of Immigrant Eligibility for Public Programs During COVID-19 | Spanish Version (PIF National)
Education
Public Charge & Back to School | Carga pública y el regreso a la escuela (PIF-IL)
Fact sheet on services and assistance available for parents and students and their effect on public charge.
Information on Pandemic EBT | Application for Pandemic EBT
Available for children (Regardless of immigration status) who would have otherwise received free or reduced price breakfast & lunch at school. Does NOT affect public charge determination.
Public Benefits
PIF-IL Public Charge & COVID-19 Fact Sheet | Spanish Version
Regularly updated information about possible public charge consequences due to accessing public benefits and programs during the COVID-19 crisis
FAQ on COVID-19 Relief Legislation and Immigrants (PIF-National)
Overview of new laws and public charge implications.
Illinois Department of Human Services Coronavirus Information
Resource page includes public services announcements, press releases, and messages to IDHS providers and customers
Healthcare
Emergency Medical for Non-Citizens Fact Sheet (for Community) | Medicaid de Emergencia Para No-Ciudadanos (Para la Comunidad) (PIF-IL)
Use this one-page guide to help answer questions on Emergency Medicaid.| Use esta guía para ayudar a responder preguntas sobre Medicaid de Emergencia.
Emergency Medical for Non-Citizens Fact Sheet (for Enrollment Assisters) (PIF-IL)
This fact sheet is intended to better inform on the Illinois Emergency Medical Program for Non-Citizens (also known as Emergency Medicaid) and serve as a quick information guide for enrollment assisters.
The Illinois Department of Health is continuously updating information on COVID-19 in English and Spanish
Illinois has a 24-hour coronavirus hotline in English AND Spanish. Call (800) 889-3931 or email DPH.SICK@ILLINOIS.GOV with your questions about COVID-19.
Update on access to healthcare for immigrants and their families (NILC)
List of healthcare clinics in Illinois that provide services for free or at low-cost regardless of immigration or insurance status: Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics | ICIRR Interactive Map of Healthcare Clinics
Use of healthcare clinics does not affect public charge assessment
Unemployment Benefits
Illinois guidelines for applying for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)
Individuals in Illinois with valid work authorization, such as some DACA and TPS recipients are eligible for unemployment benefits.
Unemployment benefits are not included in the public charge assessment.
Unemployment Compensation under the CARES Act (Heartland Alliance)
Financial Resources
How non-US citizens can open a bank account
Guide on what documents & alternative forms of identification you can use to open a bank account as a non-citizen.