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■ TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP 440 UNDOCUMENTED NON-CITIZEN REPORTING TO USCIS (toc) Undocumented non-citizens will be reported to the USCIS if: ● An undocumented non-citizen is applying for assistance for themselves and/or other undocumented non-citizen household members; AND ● The undocumented non-citizen has an official “Order to Show Cause.” Note: If there is more than one undocumented non-citizen applying for assistance, only those with an official “Order to Show Cause” will be reported. No other undocumented non-citizens will be reported to the USCIS. 450 DESCRIPTION OF IMMIGRATION CATEGORIES (toc) • Lawful Permanent Residents Individuals who lawfully immigrate to the U.S. are called lawful permanent residents (LPRs). LPRs have permission to live and work permanently in the U.S. They may travel outside the U.S. and return, as long as they do not abandon their U.S. residence. An LPR may apply for naturalization to become a U.S. citizen after living in the U.S. for five years (three years if married to a U.S. citizen). LPRs are eligible for almost all of the public benefits available to U.S. citizens. The USCIS documents that prove LPR status include a "green card" (Form I-151 or I-551), a re-entry permit (I-327) or foreign passport with a stamp showing temporary evidence of LPR status. "Commuter non-citizens" are LPRs who work in the U.S., but who reside in Mexico and Canada and commute here to work. For purposes of eligibility for federal benefit programs, these individuals are treated the same as other LPRs, although they may experience difficulty establishing state residency. Some special categories of permanent residents are: ● Amnesty (IRCA) legalized residents: Under the Immigration Reform and Immigrant Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), two categories of non-citizens were allowed to legalize their status: (1) “general amnesty” or legalization immigrants, who had resided unlawfully in the U.S. since prior to January 1, 1982, and (2) “special agricultural workers” (SAWs) or “section 210” immigrants, who performed agricultural work for a specified period prior to IRCA’s enactment. Legalization under IRCA was a two-stage process under which individuals first applied for and obtained lawful temporary resident (LTR) status. After obtaining LTR status, general amnesty immigrants were required to apply for lawful permanent resident status. SAW individuals, on the other hand, automatically became LPRs after having LTR status for given period of time. ● Amerasians: Individuals who were granted LPR status under a special statute enacted in 1988 for Vietnamese Amerasians. To be eligible for this status, an individual either must have been born in Vietnam after January 1, 1962, and before January 1, 1976, with a U.S. citizen father, or must have been the spouse or minor child of such an individual. Persons granted LPR status under this statute are eligible for Refugee Assistance, are not subject to the “public charge” ground of inadmissibility and are included within the “Refugee Exemption” for purposes of eligibility for certain federal benefits. CITIZENSHIP Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 01 May 26 MTL 06/26 UNDOCUMENTED NON-CITIZEN REPORTING TO USCIS A-440