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Title 13: Social Service Resources Page 14 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Determining Eligiblity Revised June 14, 2024 Alien Status • Unmarried dependent children of veterans honorably discharged for reasons other than alienage. ▪ Aliens in the following statuses who entered the United States before August 22, 1996. • Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residency. • Aliens paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of the INA for a period of at least one year. Aliens Subject to Five-Year Bar Legal reference: 441 IAC 170.2(2)“d” Alien children listed in this section who enter the United States on or after August 22, 1996, are barred from Child Care Assistance (CCA) eligibility for five years. The five-year period begins on the date the child enters the United States with one of the following statuses. If the child originally entered the United States with a status that is not listed, the five years begins with the date the child first obtains a qualified alien status. ▪ Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residency. ▪ Aliens paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) for a period of at least one year. EXCEPTIONS: See Aliens Exempt From Five-Year Bar. The five-year bar does not apply to aliens with one of the statuses listed in this section that are lawfully residing in the United States and are: ▪ Aliens who entered the United States before August 22, 1996. ▪ Battered aliens. ▪ Iraqi and Afghan special immigrants ▪ Unmarried dependent children of active-duty personnel of the United States armed forces. ▪ Unmarried dependent children of veterans honorably discharged for reasons other than alienage. Since the ending date of the five-year period is known to you, the family is not required to report the date or request that the excluded alien child be added to the ongoing case.