2-002.01 Eligible Individuals

The following categories of people are eligible for assistance and services if they meet the other eligibility requirements of the program:

1. Refugees admitted under Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and Amerasians from Vietnam admitted with a visa with Section 204 indicated.

Documentation Required: Form I-94 indicating that the person has been admitted as a refugee under Section 207 or a visa indicating admission under Section 204 as an Amerasian.

2. Asylees under Section 208 of the INA.

Documentation Required: Form I-94 indicating that the person has been granted asylum under Section 208.

3. Persons whose alien status has been adjusted: A person from any country is eligible if his/her status has been adjusted to a permanent resident alien from one of the previously listed statuses.

Documentation Required: Form I-551 (Permanent Resident Card) which identifies the person as a resident alien. Documentation of previous status is documented on the back of the I-551.

4. Asylees or parolees as refugees.

Documentation Required: Form I-94 indicating that s/he has been paroled under Section 212(d)(5) of the INA as a refugee or asylee.

5. Individuals admitted as conditional entrants under Section 203(a)(7) of the INA.

6. Victims of severe forms of trafficking, as determined by the Office of Refugee Resettlement.

{Effective 8/12/2008}