When John Vogt, Jr. wondered where his stimulus check was, he was shocked to find out that he was not eligible for one.
Vogt, 49, of Bronx, N.Y., is a fourth-generation American. In July, he married to a woman who is a Brazilian citizen. This year, they filed a joint tax return as a married couple.
Consequently, he is disqualified from receiving his $1,200 stimulus check.
The government is in the process of sending out millions of stimulus checks after Congress passed the $2 trillion Cares Act. Those checks amount to up to $1,200, or $2,400 per married couple, plus $500 for children under 17.
However, read the fine print and you find that the rules require individuals to have Social Security numbers in order to get the money. American citizens who filed jointly with someone in that category are also disqualified.
That has prompted disbelief from people like Vogt, a truck driver who was counting on the money to help start building an emergency cushion in the bank.
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