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Chapter: 1460 Technical Requirements Program: RAP 31 4. Cuban/ Haitian Deportation Withheld status or granted an Indefinite Stay of Deportation. Eligible for four months from date Cuban/ Haitian status was granted. 5. Cuban/ Haitian Entrant status. Eligible for four months from date of entry. 6. Victim of Human Trafficking. Eligible for four months from the date of the certification letter.

1460.0106.02 Amerasians (RAP) Individuals born in Vietnam between January 1, 1962, and before January 1, 1976, fathered by a U.S. citizen, or a spouse, child, parent, or guardian accompanying or following an Amerasian admitted under this program admitted to the U.S. as immigrants under Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988.

Verification of status includes:

1. Vietnamese exit visa with DHS stamp code AM1, AM2, or AM3, 2. unexpired temporary I-551 stamp in a foreign passport with code AM1, AM2, or AM3, 3. unexpired temporary I-551 stamp on I-94 with code AM1, AM2, or AM3, or 4. foreign passport, with code A11, A16, A41, A46, AM1, AM2, AM3, or ARI.

These individuals are eligible for the Refugee Assistance Program for four months from date of entry. 1460.0107 Asylees (RAP) Noncitizens granted asylum under Section 208, who have received permission to remain in the U.S. based on a "well-founded fear of persecution" should the individual return to the individual's native land, may be considered for asylum. A prospective asylee applies for asylum after entering the U.S., a U.S. territory or a U.S. embassy, unlike a refugee who applies from abroad.

Proof of this status include:

1. USCIS Form I-94 showing grant of asylum under Section 208, 2. USCIS Form I-688B (Employment Authorization Card) annotated 274a.12(a)(5), 3. USCIS Form I-766 (Employment Authorization Card) annotated A5, 4. grant of asylum letter from the Asylum Office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service indicating this status is granted, 5. an order of an immigration judge granting asylum, or 6. other conclusive documentation of this status.

When determining eligibility for the Refugee Assistance Program (RAP), the asylee's status date is used. Asylees whose date of application is within four months of their status date and are ineligible for Temporary Cash Assistance are eligible for RAP on the factor of noncitizen status..

To determine eligibility for RAP, the eligibility specialist may only use for verification the USCIS Form I-94, USCIS Form I-551 coded AS1, AS2, AS3, AS6, AS7, or AS8, an order of an immigration judge, or letter from USCIS indicating this status has been granted. 1460.0108 Refugees (RAP) Refugees are defined as those noncitizens given permission to enter the U.S. under Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. These noncitizens have applied to be admitted to the U.S. based upon a well-founded fear of persecution in their homeland. Persecution must be due to race, religion, nationality, social or political ties and cannot be economic in nature.

Proof of this status include: