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Title 13: Social Service Resources Page 29 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Determining Eligiblity Revised June 14, 2024 Alien Status

Status Acceptable Documentation CCA Status Other (legal or undocu- mented) Documents that indicate the person’s alien status is one other than those specifically listed above. Ineligible regardless of entry date Citizens of nations under Compact of Free Association Agreements (Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands) Individuals under the existing Compact of Free Association Agreements may reside, work, and study in the United States with a non-immigrant status but they are still citizens of their respective country and not U.S citizens or nationals. For USCIS purposes they are not considered "legally admitted for permanent residence" unless the person has a qualified alien status and would meet criteria under Aliens Exempt from the Five Year Bar (4-L; or Aliens Subject to the Five Year Bar (4- L) there is no eligibility for FIP. Ineligible regardless of entry date Contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) through Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) if any of the following situations occur: ▪ An alien presents form I-688B, I-766 (Employment Authorization Documents), or I-571 (Refugee Travel Document) but does not have form I- 94 (Arrival-Departure Record). ▪ An alien has a grant letter or court order, but the information presented does not include the date the status was granted. ▪ You cannot identify the annotation codes on the document. ▪ An alien has a receipt card saying the alien has applied for a replacement document. Do not delay, deny, or cancel the alien child’s eligibility for benefits while waiting for the USCIS to provide secondary verification. For applications, assume the child is eligible and, if otherwise eligible include the child until the immigration verification is received. If the verification received from USCIS indicates that the child is not an eligible alien, remove the child from CCA, subject to timely notice. Recoup excess CCA payments issued for that child during the interim.