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BEM 225 37 of 46 CITIZENSHIP/NON-CITIZEN STATUS BPB 2026-017 7-1-2026

BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Dates Affecting Non-Citizen Eligibility All Programs Verify date of entry as required, using the sources listed below. • Refugees under Section 207, date of entry is on an I-94 which has been endorsed with INA Section 207. • Former refugees (class code RE on the I-551), accept the client's statement regarding date of entry if the stated date: Is at least one year earlier than the Date of Adjustment/Admission on the I-551; Does not conflict with other information. • Lawful permanent residents with class codes other than RE, AM, AS, SI or SQ date of entry is the Date of Adjustment/Admission on the I-551. Exception: If the client disputes this date, accept the client's statement regarding date of entry if the stated date is earlier than the date of adjustment admission on the I-551, and does not conflict with other information. Note: Date of entry is not an eligibility factor for Lawful permanent residents presenting an I-151. (I-151 is not acceptable for MA, must be replaced with I-551). • For parolees under Section 212(d)(5), date of entry is on an I- 94 which has been endorsed with INA section number 212(d)(5). The end date (duration) of parole is also on the I-94. For Cuban Parolees, the date of entry is the date of grant of parole, or first parole if more than one parole was granted. • For Cuban/Haitian entrants, date of entry is the date they first entered Cuban/Haitian Entrant status. For entrants in possession of an I-94, date of entry is on a properly endorsed I-94. • For Cuban/Haitian entrants, date of entry is on a properly endorsed I-94; see Non-Citizen Status in this section.