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128 | P a g e October 25 A 'qualified alien' is an alien, who at the time he/she applies for or receives LIHEAP benefits, meets one of the 'qualified categories’ listed below and one of the 'Special LIHEAP Criteria' to be considered an eligible alien. 1. Lawfully Admitted to the United States for Permanent Residence (LAPR) - an alien granted status as a LAPR by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). 2. Refugee - an alien admitted to the U.S. under Section 207 of the INA. 3. Victims of human trafficking - an alien in the U.S. because they are victims of human trafficking or minor children, spouses and in some cases the parents and siblings of victims of severe trafficking are considered refugees by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR); NOTE: ORR issues a certification document identifying the individual as a victim of human trafficking or eligible relatives of trafficking victims. Trafficking victim’s verification toll free number is 1-866-401-5510. 4. Granted asylum - an alien granted asylum under Section 208 of the INA. 5. Deportation withheld - an alien who had deportation withheld under Section 243(h) of the INA. 6. Cuban and Haitian entrant status - an alien granted status as a Cuban or Haitian entrant as defined in Section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980. 7. Parolee - an alien who has been paroled under Section 212(d)(5) of the INA for at least one year. 8. Conditional entry - an alien granted conditional entry under Section 203(a)(7) of the INA in effect prior to April 1, 1980; or 9. Battered - an alien who is a battered spouse, battered child (age 18 or younger), or parent or child of a battered individual with a petition pending under Section 204 (a)(1)(A) or (B) or 244(a)(3) of the INA. 10. Citizens of COFA countries (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) residing in the United States. 11. SSI Determined - Individual(s) will be eligible for LIHEAP since he/she meets alien status requirement for LIHEAP/LIHEAP EXCEPTION: (See also: Additional Alien Status Not Required) A 'qualified alien' who meets a 'qualifying category' of a refugee, a victim of human trafficking, a deportee, an alien granted asylum, or an alien having a Cuban or Haitian entrant status OR meets any of the three categories for exception, does not have to meet one of the 'Special LIHEAP Criteria' to be determined an 'eligible alien'. SPECIAL LIHEAP CRITERIA: A 'qualified alien' who is not a refugee, a victim of human trafficking, a deportee, an alien granted asylum, or an alien having Cuban or Haitian entrant status OR does not meet any of