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Title 13: Social Service Resources Page 13 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Determining Eligiblity Revised June 14, 2024 Alien Status ▪ Battered aliens ▪ Victims of trafficking The qualified aliens described under Aliens Exempt From Five-Year Bar are eligible for CCA from the date they obtained that alien status. The qualified aliens described under Aliens Subject to Five-Year Bar are not eligible for CCA for five years after their date of entry into the United States. The five-year period of ineligibility begins on the date of the child’s entry with one of the listed statuses. If the child entered with a status that is not listed, the five-year period begins with the date a child obtains a listed status. Nonqualified aliens are all of those whose classification is not specifically listed under either Aliens Exempt From Five-Year Bar or Aliens Subject to Five-Year Bar. Nonqualified alien children are not eligible for CCA at any time, regardless of the date they entered the United States. See Ineligible Aliens for more information. Aliens Exempt From Five-Year Bar Legal reference: 441 IAC 170.2(2)“d” Alien children with one of the following statuses are eligible for CCA from the date they obtained the status: ▪ Refugees admitted under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). ▪ Aliens granted asylum under section 208 of the INA. ▪ Aliens whose deportation or removal is withheld under section 243(h) or section 241(b)(3) of the INA. ▪ Cuban or Haitian entrants under section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980. ▪ Amerasian immigrants. ▪ Victims of trafficking, for the period for which they are certified by the Office of Refugee Resettlement. See Victims of Trafficking for specific instructions. ▪ Iraqi and Afghan special immigrants. ▪ Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who are: • Unmarried dependent children of active-duty personnel of the United States armed forces. “Active duty” excludes temporary full-time duty for training purposes performed by members of the National Guard or reserves. “Child” is defined at Age.