Policy Effective: April 1, 2022

Refugee parents with dependent children with one incapacitated parent must be considered for the Family Employment Program (FEP) Refugee households with two able-bodied parents will be considered for the RCA program.

Afghani Humanitarian Parolees may qualify for refugee supportive services until the end of the parole term or March 31, 2023, whichever is later.

Eligibility for Refugee Resettlement Program support and social services is limited to all refugees who:

Meet the immigration status and identification requirements identified in policy 215-2 , and 215-3 ; and

Are 16 years of age and older and who are not full-time students in elementary or secondary school, except that such a student may be provided employment services in order to obtain part-time or full-time employment upon completion of schooling; and

Have not been in the United States for more than sixty (60) months. This excludes citizenship and naturalization services, referral and interpreter services all of which can be provided to all refugees regardless of their length of U.S. residence.