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OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION STATUS

PRUCOL

Interpretation: Some aliens are PRUCOL because the federal immigration agency has granted them a particular immigration status or relief. These aliens are permanently residing in the U.S. with the “knowledge and permission” of the federal agency. Examples include, but are not limited to, aliens paroled (admitted) into the U.S. for less than one year, aliens residing in the U.S. under an order of supervision, aliens granted an indefinite stay of deportation and aliens granted voluntary departure, deferred action or temporary protected status. A more complete list is included in the “Documentation Guide to Citizenship and Immigrant Eligibility for Health Coverage in New York State,” pages 9-10, issued on March 26, 2008, as part of GIS 08 MA/009. Each of these aliens will have a form of documentation, as listed in this desk guide, issued by the federal immigration agency that shows that the agency has granted the alien a particular status or relief.

Other aliens may be PRUCOL because they have applied for or otherwise requested a particular immigration status or relief from removal and are awaiting the federal immigration agency’s decision. The federal agency has received their application or request for relief and has not yet approved or denied the request. Under certain circumstances, and as further explained in this document, these aliens are PRUCOL pending the federal immigration agency’s determination. Until the agency has adjudicated the application or request, these aliens are residing in the U.S. with the “knowledge and acquiescence” of the federal immigration agency.

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