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Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services Energy Assistance Program Manual were required to apply for lawful permanent resident status. SAW applicants, on the other hand, automatically became LPRs after having LTR status for given period of time.

V. Persons Fleeing Persecution 1. Refugees – Refugees are given permission to enter and reside in the U.S. because they have fear of persecution in their home country. They are usually given I-94 stamped “Admitted as a Refugee pursuant to section 207 of the Act.” Once admitted, refugees can apply for and receive an I-571 (a refugee travel document) to travel abroad and re-enter the country and an I-688B employment authorization card. Prior to 1980, the term “conditional entrant” was used to describe certain refugees, but that classification is no longer used by the USCIS. 2. Paroled as Refugees and Cuban/Haitian Entrants – Some persons who fear persecution are “paroled” into the U.S. as refugees when the number of refugees allowed to enter that year has been exceeded. Such parolees are given an I-94 with “paroled as a refugee” or “207” stamped or written on it. In the past, the USCIS paroled Cubans and Haitians under the designation “Cuban/Haitian entrant” or “Mariel Cuban.” All nationals of Cuba and Haiti are eligible for refugee assistance as “Cuban/Haitian entrants” so long as they have been granted parole, applied for asylum or are in exclusion or deportation proceedings, but have not received a final order of deportation. 3. Asylees – People in the U.S. who satisfy the requirements for refugee status because they fear persecution in their home country can apply for asylum or withholding of deportation. A person granted asylum is called an asylee. Persons granted asylum or withholding may have a written decision from the USCIS or immigration judge, as well as an I-94 or I-688B. VI. Permission to Remain in the U.S. with Employment Authorization Most individuals granted permission to remain in the U.S. by the USCIS are also granted work authorization on Forms I-94 or I-688B. Because employers must verify each person they hire is authorized to work in the U.S., the USCIS work authorization documents are a primary form of identification for people who are lawfully here, but have not yet been granted LPR status. NOTE: PRUCOL is not an immigration status; it is only a category used to determine eligibility for certain federal benefits. 1. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) – Temporary Protected Status is granted to people living in the U.S. who are from certain designated countries where unsafe conditions would make it a hardship for them to return. Persons who qualify for TPS are authorized to remain in the U.S. for a specific period of time and are eligible for an I-688B employment authorization document. TPS recipients are not considered to be PRUCOL for purposes of qualifying for certain federal programs. 2. Family Unity – “Family Unity” is a USCIS status providing protection from deportation and eligibility for employment authorization to the MTL 01/24 June 25, 2024 - 7 - Section 300 – Citizenship