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955 Chapter 6:Non-citizens • Section 1: Introduction (07/2026) • Special Immigrant Conditional Permanent Residents (SI CPRs). These individuals are Afghan Nationals who were in the final stages of getting their SIV, but since they hadn’t completed all of the steps, they were granted the status of SI Conditional Permanent Residents. For purposes of eligibility, we treat them like SIVs. • Special Immigrant – Parole (SQ/SI). These individuals are Afghan nationals who are in the process of becoming SIVs, but their applications have not been completed; therefore, they were paroled. For purposes of eligibility, we treat them like SIVs. • Paroled – These individuals are Afghan nationals who are paroled into the U. S. and are not SIVs. Please see “Afghan Humanitarian Parolee” for more details. Amerasians Amerasians from Vietnam as defined in section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988. These are individuals who were fathered by a U.S. citizen and born in Vietnam after January 1, 1962, and before January 1, 1976. Refugees admitted under section 207 of the INA 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. Asylees admitted under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) These are individuals who are already in the U.S., but are unable to return to their country of origin due to a well- founded fear of persecution based on religion, race, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group. It’s important to remember that this doesn’t include asylum applicants. Conditional entrant under section 203(a)(7) of the INA Conditional entrants are granted conditional entry into the United States because of fear of persecution in the home country due to race, religion, political opinion, or because of a natural catastrophe. Note: This was the immigration status used for refugees prior to the Refugee Act of 1980. 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) Both 243(h) and 241(b)(3) allow the U.S. to not deport individuals to countries in which they could be subject to persecution based on race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. Paroled under section 212(d)(5) of the INA for at least one year An individual who is ineligible to enter the US as a refugee, immigrant, or non-immigrant may be ‘‘paroled’’ into the US by the Secretary of Homeland Security. These individuals shouldn’t be confused in any way with criminal parole. They are not being released from prison. Also, the “…for at least one year” is a reference to the parole period marked on their immigration documentation. It must allow them to be in the U.S. for at least one year – it has nothing to do with their actual time in the U.S. prior to applying for benefits. Afghan Humanitarian Parolees