421-2 QUALIFIED ALIENS

A qualified alien is defined as someone who, at the time of application is:

A lawful permanent resident; An asylee; A refugee; An alien who is a Cuban and Haitian entrant as defined in 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; An alien granted parole for at least one year by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ( USCIS ); An alien who has had deportation withheld under 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( INA ) as in effect prior to April 1, 1997; or 241(b)(3) of the INA , as amended; An alien granted conditional entry under immigration law in effect before April 1, 1980; A battered spouse or child of a battered spouse of a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident, and aliens protected under 1508 of the Violence against Women Act of 2000; Victims of trafficking under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (including certain family members of victims of a severe form of trafficking); Non-citizen Native Americans as defined in 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 25 USC 450b(e) and 289 Native Americans; Special immigrants from Iraq and Afghanistan admitted under section 101(a)(27) of the INA .

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421-2 QUALIFIED ALIENS

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421-2 QUALIFIED ALIENS

A qualified alien is defined as someone who, at the time of application is:

A lawful permanent resident; An asylee; A refugee; An alien who is a Cuban and Haitian entrant as defined in 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; An alien granted parole for at least one year by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ( USCIS ); An alien who has had deportation withheld under 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( INA ) as in effect prior to April 1, 1997; or 241(b)(3) of the INA , as amended; An alien granted conditional entry under immigration law in effect before April 1, 1980; A battered spouse or child of a battered spouse of a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident, and aliens protected under 1508 of the Violence against Women Act of 2000; Victims of trafficking under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (including certain family members of victims of a severe form of trafficking); Non-citizen Native Americans as defined in 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 25 USC 450b(e) and 289 Native Americans; Special immigrants from Iraq and Afghanistan admitted under section 101(a)(27) of the INA .