Qualified Non-citizens

Non-citizens must meet one of the criteria below to be "Qualified":

A non-citizen who is admitted as a lawful permanent resident (LPR). Non-citizens may have entered the country under another status (e.g. but not limited to Battered non-citizens, Conditional Entrants, Special Immigrants) but have applied to be LPRs or have updated SAVE system responses showing LPR. A lawful permanent resident will have a USCIS Form I-551.

A non-citizen granted conditional entry under Section 203(a)(7) of the INA as in effect prior to April 1, 1980. A conditional entrant will have a USCIS Form I-94 stamped "Refugee-Conditional Entry".

A non-citizen paroled under Section 212(d)(5) of the INA for at least one year. A parolee will have a USCIS Form I-94 stating that he has been paroled under Section 212(d)(5) of the INA or stamped "Cuban/Haitian Entrant (Status Pending) Reviewable January 15, 1981."

For Cuban/Haitian Parolees, see #4 in Qualified and Eligible section above..

Certain Battered Non-citizens as defined in section 1641(c) of the U.S. Code: A non-citizen identified as a Battered Non-Citizen as defined in policy 215-2A qualifies as long as they do NOT have a dependent child.

Note: Battered non-citizen classification shall not apply to a non-citizen during any period in which the battered individual resides in the same household as the individual responsible for such battery or cruelty.

Note: Once qualified non-citizen status is met, the immigrant must meet one of the eligible criteria below.