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TANF/GC Immigration Category Circumstances Under Which Immigrant Is Eligible for TANF/GC Qualified Immigrant Eligible if: • entered the country before August 22, 1996; • meets veteran exemption; or • entered the country on or after August 22, 1996 and has been in the U.S. in a 'qualified' status for more than 5 years (no one qualified under this category until August 23, 2001). Entered the country as a Refugee (or was granted refugee status) Granted Asylee Status Granted Withholding of Removal Cuban/Haitian Entrant Amerasian Immigrant Victim of Severe Form of Trafficking in Persons All immigrants in these categories are eligible for TANF/GC. Non-Qualified Immigrant Non-Qualified Immigrants are ineligible for TANF/GC

FS Immigration Category Circumstances Under Which Immigrant Is Eligible for FS Qualified Immigrant Eligible if: • meets veteran exemption • meets Hmong/Laotian exemption • meets Native American exemption • currently receives disability-related benefits • is currently under age 18, or • was lawfully residing in U.S. on August 22, 1996 and o was 65 years or older on August 22, 1996 LPR Eligible if: • meets 40-quarters exemption, or • has been in the country at least 5 years in a 'qualified status See also 'Qualified Immigrant' eligibility categories above. Entered the country as a Refugee (or was granted refugee status) Eligible if entered the country or granted status in the last seven years Granted Asylee Status See also 'Qualified Immigrant' eligibility categories and, if applicable, the 'LPR' categories above. Granted Withholding of Removal Cuban/Haitian Entrant The seven-year 'clock' begins to run at the time the immigrant was granted one of these statuses. For example, asylees are eligible for FS for the first seven years after they were granted asylee status, not seven years after they first entered the U.S. Similarly,