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Category 3: Persons who are Permanently Residing in the U.S. Under Color of Law (PRUCOL)* *PRUCOL is not an immigration status. PRUCOL is not granted by the federal immigration agency. PRUCOL is a public benefits eligibility category.

Category Documentation WMS ACI Code Federal Financial Participation (FFP) Social Security Number (SSN) Requirement a. Persons paroled into the U.S. for less than a year. (Non-citizens allowed to come into the U.S. without being granted admission.) ►I-94 Arrival/Departure Record with annotation “Paroled Pursuant to Section 212(d)(5)” of the INA or “parole” or “PIP”; ►I-688B Employment Authorization Card annotated 8 C.F.R. 274a.12(a)(4) or 274a.12(c)(11); or ►I-766 Employment Authorization Document annotated “A4” or “C11”.

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Immigrants with or without work authorization are required to apply for a Social Security Number.

LDSS must provide immigrants with a letter addressed to SSA for those immigrants without work authorization who met all the eligibility requirements for federal or state benefits, except for having an SSN. (08 OHIP INF-2)

Note: Pregnant women are excluded from this requirement. b. Persons under an Order of Supervision. (Non-citizens who have been found deportable; however certain factors exist which make it unlikely that they will be deported.) ►I-94 Arrival/Departure Record annotated “Order of Supervision”; ►I-220B Order of Supervision; ►I-688B Employment Authorization Card annotated 8 C.F.R. 274a.12 (c)(18); or ►I-766 Employment Authorization Document annotated “C18”.

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NO c. Persons granted indefinite stay of deportation (Non-citizens who have been found deportable, but deportation is deferred indefinitely due to humanitarian reasons.) ►I-94 Arrival/Departure Record coded 106 “granted Indefinite Stay of Deportation”; or ►Letter/order from the immigration agency, immigration judge or a federal court granting indefinite stay of deportation.

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NO d. Persons granted indefinite voluntary departure (Status that was granted before April, 1997 to non- citizens who have been found deportable, but deportation is deferred indefinitely due to humanitarian reasons.) ►I-94 Arrival/Departure Record or letter/order from the immigration agency or immigration judge granting voluntary departure for an indefinite time period.

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NO e. Persons on whose behalf an immediate relative petition has been approved and family members covered by the petition. (Non-citizens who are immediate relatives (spouse, father, mother, or unmarried child under 21) of a U.S. citizen/LPR who has filed an I- 130 Relative Petition on their behalf.) ►I-94 Arrival/Departure Record or I-210 indicating departure on a specified date, however, the USCIS expects the non- citizen’s visa will be available within this time; or ►I-797 indicating I-130 Relative Petition has been approved.

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NO REVISED 03/03/08