Date of RCA/ORR Eligibility:

For Afghan Humanitarian Parolees, the date of eligibility will be the date they entered the community or October 1, 2021, whichever is later.

a. Afghan Humanitarian Parolees entering the U.S. on or after October 1, 2023, are not ORR eligible, unless they are the spouse or child of an Afghan Humanitarian Parolee entering the U.S. prior to October 1, 2023.

For Afghan Special Immigrants and Special Immigrants with Conditions who traveled directly to an Operations Allies Refuge/Operation Allies Welcome (OAR/OAW) Safe Haven, the eligibility date will be the date of entry into the continental United States (including Hawaii and Alaska).

For Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees entering the U.S. with parole between February 24, 2022 - September 30, 2023, the date of eligibility will be the date of humanitarian parole or May 21, 2022, whichever is later.

For Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees entering the U.S. with parole between October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024, the date of eligibility will be the date of humanitarian parole or April 24, 2024, whichever is later.

a. Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees entering the US on or after October 1, 2024, are not ORR eligible, unless they are the spouse or child of a Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolee entering the U.S. prior to October 1, 2024.

For Asylees, the date of eligibility is the date the individual was granted asylum in the United States.

For Victims of Trafficking, the date of eligibility is the certification date determined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ORR.