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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 08/2019

NON-CITIZENS - MFIP/DWP CASH

0011.03.03

People in the following non-citizen categories admitted to the United States ON OR AFTER 8-22-96 may be eligible for federally- funded cash assistance AFTER residing in the United States for 5 years. Review their circumstances as they approach the 5-year date.

● Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR). Determine if an LPR has a sponsor. If he or she has a sponsor, you must deem the sponsor's income and assets to the LPR. See 0015.48 (Whose Assets to Consider), 0016.21 (Income of Sponsors of Immigrants With I-134), 0016.21.03 (Income of Sponsors of LPRs With I-864).

● Consider North American Indians born in Canada who have at least 50% American Indian blood to be LPRs when they enter the United States from Canada.

● Battered non-citizens. See 0011.03.21 (Non-Citizens - Victims of Battery/ Cruelty).

● People paroled more than a year.

STATE-FUNDED CASH ASSISTANCE

All lawfully residing non-citizens who are not eligible for federal funding may be eligible for state-funded cash assistance. See 0011.03.24 (Non-Citizens - Lawfully Residing People).

LPRs age 18 through 69 who are funded under state dollars, and who have been in the country for 4 or more years, must meet 1 of the following additional criteria to be eligible.

● Enrolled in a literacy class, English as a Second Language class, or a citizenship class.

OR ● Applied for admission to a literacy class or English as a Second Language class, and is on a waiting list.

OR ● In the process of applying for a waiver from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the English language or civics requirements of the citizenship test.

OR ● Have submitted an application for citizenship to the USCIS and are waiting for a testing date or a subsequent swearing in ceremony.

OR ● Have been denied citizenship due to a failure to pass the test after 2 or more attempts or because of an inability to understand the rights and responsibilities of becoming a United States citizen, as documented by the USCIS or the county agency.

NOTE: These criteria do NOT apply to LPRs who previously held a status listed under People Fleeing Persecution, were certified as Victims of Trafficking, or had deportation withheld. See FEDERALLY FUNDED CASH ASSISTANCE above.

SNAP, MSA, GA, GRH: No provisions. See 0011.03.09 (Non-Citizens - SNAP/MSA/GA/GRH).