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Title 13: Social Service Resources Page 16 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Determining Eligiblity Revised June 14, 2024 Alien Status A battered child may be CCA-eligible if the child entered the U.S. before August 22, 1996. If the date of entry is on or after August 22, 1996, the battered child is subject to the five-year bar for CCA purposes. NOTE: Battered alien children who are receiving state-funded FIP must still meet alien requirements for CCA. Ineligible Aliens Alien children whose alien status is not specifically listed under Aliens Subject to Five-Year Bar or Aliens Exempt From Five-Year Bar are not eligible for CCA regardless of the date they entered the United States. Examples of immigration statuses held by alien children who are ineligible for CCA include: ▪ Illegal or undocumented aliens. These aliens either were never legally admitted to the United States for any period, or they were admitted for a limited period and did not leave the United States when the period expired. ▪ Aliens paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of the INA for less than one year. ▪ Aliens with protected status (such as Permanently Residing Under Color of Law (PRUCOLs)). ▪ Temporary residents (see “legal nonimmigrants”). ▪ Aliens in deferred status. ▪ Legal nonimmigrants. These include: • Visitors for business or pleasure, including exchange visitors • Aliens in travel status while traveling through the United States • Foreign students • Children of treaty traders and investors • Children of foreign diplomats on official business • Children of international organization personnel • Children of members of foreign press, radio, film or other information media NOTE: Some of these aliens may possess valid employment authorization documents, but that does not alter their ineligibility for CCA.