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OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CITZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION STATUS QUALIFIED ALIENS

BATTERED QUALIFIED ALIENS

o an eviction notice removing the batterer from the immigrant's residence; o employment records; o utility receipts; o school records; o hospital or medical bills; o rental records from a building or property manager; o affidavit from a staff member at a battered or homeless shelter o affidavits from witnesses, including landlords and neighbors; and O any other records establishing that the immigrant, immigrant's child, or immigrant child's parent no longer resides with the abusive abuser. NOTE: Districts should be cautioned that they should not contact the abuser for any verification or documentation of living arrangements or other factors of eligibility. Information with respect to victims of domestic violence must not be released to any outside party or other governmental agencies unless the information is required to be disclosed by law, or unless authorized in writing by applicant/recipient. Districts need to be concerned about how information is shared (i.e., insure that information pertaining to good cause or domestic violence is mailed to the victims’ homes). Notices and other information may be mailed to an alternate mailing address (i.e., shelter) or held at district office. The client must decide the safest way to obtain the information. REFERRAL TO A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LIAISON (AVL): Battered Immigrants are "qualified aliens" and may receive Medical Assistance benefits if all of the following criterions are met, including financial requirements: A battered qualified alien must be:

(MRG)