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932 Chapter 6:Non-citizens • Table of contents (07/2026) Chapter 6: Non-citizens Non-citizens Introduction........................................................................................................................................................... 934 Immigration statuses............................................................................................................................................ 935 If an individual enters the US under one of the statuses below, but has adjusted to LPR - please see LPR:... 950 Class of Admission (COA)..................................................................................................................................... 953 Qualified................................................................................................................................................................. 953 Qualified statuses (Treated as Qualified)............................................................................................................. 954 Lawful permanent residents (LPR)..................................................................................................................... 954 Refugees admitted under section 207 of the INA............................................................................................... 955 A refugee is someone who has fled one’s home country and cannot return because of a well-founded fear of persecution based on religion, race, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group....... 955 Asylees admitted under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)............................................... 955 Conditional entrant under section 203(a)(7) of the INA....................................................................................... 955 A non-citizen whose deportation is being withheld under section 243(h) or under section 241(b)(3) of the INA – amended (also Withholding of Removal)............................................................................................................. 955 Paroled under section 212(d)(5) of the INA for at least one year......................................................................... 955 Cuban/Haitian entrants (as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980)............. 956 Battered non-citizens........................................................................................................................................ 956 Certified victims of severe forms of trafficking – including some family members............................................... 957 Adjustment of status............................................................................................................................................. 957 Citizens and nationals........................................................................................................................................... 958 Survivors of abuse or crime................................................................................................................................. 958 Verifying 40 work quarters................................................................................................................................... 960 Determining and calculating benefits for eligibility groups with ineligible non-citizens.................................. 962 Treatment of income, resources and deductions of certain ineligible household members – SNAP................ 964 Sponsors and deeming......................................................................................................................................... 966 Public charge......................................................................................................................................................... 970 Background........................................................................................................................................................970 Verification and documentation........................................................................................................................... 973 Verification of Release Card for Noncitizen Children ...........................................................................................973 Verifying status..................................................................................................................................................974 Expired documents............................................................................................................................................976 Quick reference chart - SSA................................................................................................................................. 976