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ALIEN DOCUMENTATION TANF MANUAL SECTION 201 APPENDIX II

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DOCUMENTATION FOR QUALIFIED ALIENS BY ALIEN GROUP

All qualified aliens who entered the U.S. prior to 8/22/96 and whose status can be documented are eligible for assistance.

Certain qualified aliens (some refugee categories, aliens granted asylum, aliens whose deportation is being withheld, and Cuban-Haitian entrants) who entered the on or after 8/22/96 and whose status can be documented are eligible for assistance. If the status cannot be documented, the alien is ineligible for five years from date of entry into the U.S.

SECTION A - QUALIFIED ALIENS Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens Documentation Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens are aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (without regard to the number of SSA qualifying quarters of work). • Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551; or, • Unexpired temporary I-551 stamp on foreign passport or on I-94 • Note: Earlier versions of the I- 551 are the I-151, the AR-3, and the AR-3a. If the alien has only an older version, refer him to USCIS to apply for the I-551. Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens who are American Indians born in Canada and covered by Section 289 of the INA. • Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551 with code “S13”; or, • Letter or other tribal document certifying at least 50% American Indian blood plus a birth certificate or other evidence of birth in Canada. Aliens Granted Asylum Documentation Aliens granted asylum under Section 208 of the INA. Arrival on or after 8/22/96: If the alien granted asylum under Section 208 arrived on or after 8/22/96, he must meet the requirements outlined; or, if his status is now LPR, verify that the alien was previously granted asylum by filing a G-845S Document Verification Request form along with a copy of the alien’s I-551. • Arrival Departure Record (I-94) with stamp showing grant of asylum under Section 208 of the INA; or, • Employment Authorization Card (I- 688B) bearing “Provision of Law” citation 274a.12(a)(5); or, • Employment Authorization Document (I-766) annotated “A5”; or, • Grant letter from Asylum Office; or, • Order of an immigration judge granting asylum

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