1805.020.10 Qualified Immigrant – DSS Manuals
IM-97 November 9, 2015
A qualified immigrant is one who is:
A lawful permanent resident under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
A refugee (207 of INA)
An asylee (208 of INA)
An immigrant who has had deportation or removal withheld under 243(h) of (INA) or 241(b)(3)
An immigrant granted parole for at least one year by the INS under 212(d)(5) of INA
An immigrant granted conditional entry under 203(a)(7) of immigration law in effect before April 1, 1980
An immigrant granted status as a Cuban or Haitian entrant (as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980)
A battered immigrant, as defined by P.L. 104-208
An American Indian born in Canada, if s/he is at least one-half American Indian blood
An Amerasian Immigrant; or
Trafficking Victim, as defined by the Trafficking Victims Act of 2000