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extreme cruelty in the U.S. and meets certain other requirements. An immigrant child as described at 8 U.S.C. §1641(c)(3) who resides with a parent who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the U.S. and meets certain other requirements. N/A
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7.3.3.1.1 “Refugee-Like” Immigrants who have Benefits Eligibility as Refugees Because of an Act of Congress 7.3.3.1.1.1 Iraqis and Afghans with Special Immigrant Status Special Immigrants from Iraq or Afghanistan (Class of Admission Codes SI and SQ-1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 and SW1, 2 and 3) are to be treated like they are refugees when determining their eligibility for Medicaid for as long as they have this Special Immigrant status. This policy applies to these immigrants regardless of when they received this status. Class of Admission (COA) Code Description CARES Alien Registration Status Code SI1 or SQ1 Principal Applicant Afghan or Iraqi Special Immigrant Code 04 SI2 or SQ2 Spouse of Principal Applicant Afghan or Iraqi Special Immigrant Code 04 SI3 or SQ3 Unmarried Child under 21 Years of Age of Afghan or Iraqi Special Immigrant Code 04 SI6 or SQ6 Principal Applicant Afghan or Iraqi Special Immigrant Principal Adjusting Status in the U.S. Code 04 SI7 or SQ7 Spouse of Principal Applicant Afghan or Iraqi Special Immigrant Principal Applicant Adjusting status in the U.S. Code 04 SI8 or SQ8 Unmarried Child Under 21 Years of Age of Afghan or Iraqi Special Immigrant Principal Applicant Adjusting Status in the U.S. Code 04 SW1 Surviving Spouse or Child of an SQ1-eligible person Code 04 SW2 Current spouse of SW1 Code 04 SW3 Unmarried child of SW1 Code 04