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Acceptable forms of verification include: • Birth certificate • INS certificate of citizenship or naturalization • US passport Acceptable documentation for the following specific groups of non-citizens include:

Qualified Non-Citizen Documentation Refugee A person who is admitted into the US as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) I-94 indicates “refugee” per section 207 of the INA or I-551stamped RE-6, RE5, RE7, RE8, RE9 Asylee A non-citizen in the United States or at a port of entry who is found to be unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality, or to seek the protection of that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of prosecution. I-94: stamped “Granted Asylum under Section 208 of the INA.”, a I-551, or a court letter showing asylum has been granted Cuban/Haitian Entrant Any individual granted parole status as a Cuban/Haitian entrant or granted any other special status subsequently established under the immigration laws for nationals of Cuba or Haiti, regardless of the status of the individual at the time assistance or services are provided; and Any other national of Cuba or Haiti who is not subject to a final, non-appealable and legally enforceable removal order and who meets the following criteria:

Is in removal proceedings under the Immigration and Nationality Act; or Has an application for asylum pending with USCIS. I-94 stamped “Cuban/Haitian Entrant, or

I-94 Arrival/departure code with a stamp showing paroled into the US or showing Status Pending

CHS Adjustment code on the I-551, Permanent Resident Card, Cuban or Haitian passport with a {212(d)(5)} stamp dated after 10-10-80 (passport may be expired)

DHS Form 1-862 Notice to Appear; DHS Form 220-A, Order of Release on Recognizance, DHS Form I-122, Notice to Applicant for admission detained for hearing before an Immigrant judge. EOIR- 26, Notice of Appeal, date stamped by the Office of the Immigrant Judge.

1-766 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with code C08 or C10; or 1-688B Employment Authorization