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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-200-FITAP-SNAP Citizenship/Non-Citizen Status Document No./Name B-220-FITAP Eligibility Requirement/Non-Citizen Status Effective Date July 15, 2024

13 of 20 12) REFUGEE

A REFUGEE IS A NON-CITIZEN THAT HAS FLED THEIR COUNTRY TO ESCAPE INVASION, OPPRESSION, OR PERSECUTION. REFUGEES ARE CONSIDERED QUALIFIED ALIENS AND DO NOT NEED TO MEET AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS.

• ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTATION

o INS FORM I-94 (ARRIVAL/DEPATURE RECORD) ANNOTATED WITH STAMP SHOWING GRANT OF ASYLUM UNDER SEC 208 OF THE INA;

o INS FORM I-688 B (EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION CARD) ANNOTATED “274a.12(a)(5)”;

o INS FORM I-766 (EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT) ANNOTATED “A3”; OR;

o INS FORM 571 (REFUGEE TRAVEL DOCUMENT).

13) VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING

A VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING IS A NON-CITIZEN OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A NON- CITIZEN THAT HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF SEVERE TRAFFICKING AND HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT (ORR) TO HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

• COMMERCIAL SEX ACTS • DEBT BONDAGE • INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE • PEONAGE • SLAVERY

THE FOLLOWING APPLY TO TRAFFICKING VICTIMS:

• THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED REFUGEES BY USCIS

• USCIS ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED

• THE TRAFFICKING VICTIM PROTECTION ACT OF 2000 GIVES TRAFFICKING VICTIMS ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SAME BENEFITS AS REFUGEES