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993 Chapter 7:Worker guides • Section 1: Multiple program worker guides (07/2026) United States passport AA UNITED STATES PASSPORT is a document that is issued by the State Department to persons who have established that they are citizens of the United States, whether it is by birth, naturalization or derivation. The primary purpose of the passport is to facilitate travel to foreign countries by establishing U.S. citizenship and acting as a vehicle to display any appropriate visas and/or entry/exit stamps that may be necessary. Passports are also very reliable documents which may be used within the United States to establish citizenship, identity and employment authorization.
Note: There are approximately 15 different versions of the U.S. passport that are presently valid which vary from the 1994 version illustrated above. Permanently residing under color of law (PRUCOL) • Persons permanently residing under color of law are those who USCIS is aware of and has no intention of deporting. Persons residing under color of law do not meet non-citizens status for any self-sufficiency program. • Citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia (Kosrae, Truk, Yap, Ponape), Republic of Palau and the Marshall Islands (Republic of Bikini, Eniwetok and Kwajalein) are considered PRUCOL due to a Compact of Free Association. They are not required to have a visa/passport to travel between their country and the United States, but they may have an I-94 coded “CFA/FSM” or “CFA/MIS.” • Non-citizens s paroled into the United States under the Persian Gulf Evacuation Program. • Non-citizens who are applying for admission to the United States may be considered PRUCOL while their application is being processed. • Documentation of PRUCOL includes:
I-94 card coded “CFA/FSM” or “CFA/MIS.”
Birth certificate.
Passport.
Visa.
Correspondence from USCIS .
I-94 or passport with designation of “Humanitarian,” “Persian Gulf Evacuee” or “Hostage.”