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Manual Title Chapter Page Revision Date Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility M02 January 2022 Subchapter Subject Page ending with Page M0220.000 CITIZENSHIP & ALIEN REQUIREMENTS Appendix 8 1

Alien Status Reference Guide

Immigration Status Eligible for Full Medicaid Benefits? MMIS Code Qualified Non-Citizen Arrived in U.S. before 8/22/1996 Exempt from 5 year waiting period and no time limit on eligibility Lawful Permanent Resident Yes P Refugee under section 207 Yes R Amerasian Immigrant Yes P Conditional Entrant Under Section 303(a)(7) Yes P Asylee Under Section 208 Yes P Parolee under section 212(d)(5) Yes P Deportee whose deportation is withheld under section 243(h) or 241(b)(3) Yes P Cuban or Haitian Entrant Yes P Battered alien, alien parent of a battered child, and/or alien child of a battered parent Yes P Alien who arrived prior to 8/22/96 with unqualified status and who remained physically present in U.S. from date of entry to date of adjustment to a status listed above Yes See above

Arrived in U.S. on or after 8/22/1996 Has resided in the U.S. for 7 years or less; exempt from 5 year waiting period Refugee Yes R Asylee Yes P Deportee Yes P Cuban or Haitian Entrant Yes P Victim of a severe form of trafficking Yes P Afghan or Iraqi immigrant admitted on a Special Immigrant Visa Yes P

Arrived in U.S. on or after 8/22/1996 Has resided in the U.S. for more than 7 years Refugee No—Eligible A Asylee for Emergency Services Coverage Only A Deportee A Cuban or Haitian Entrant A Victim of a severe form of trafficking A Afghan or Iraqi immigrant admitted on a Special Immigrant Visa A

Arrived in U.S. on or after 8/22/1996 Has resided in the U.S. for at least 5 years Effective 4-1-21, Lawful Permanent Resident Yes P Conditional Entrants Parolees, other than Cuban or Haitian Entrants Battered aliens, alien parents of battered children, alien children of battered parents Yes P