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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 15

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 58 Chapter 15 Noncitizens, Refugees, and Citizenship

• Ukrainian nationals who enter the United States as parolees on or between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2024. • Ukrainian nationals who are paroled into the U.S. after September 30, 2024 and are the spouse or child of a parolee described above, or who is the parent, legal guardian, or primary caregiver of a parolee described above who is determined to be an unaccompanied child. • Eligible parolees can also include individuals other than Ukrainian nationals (i.e., individuals who are stateless or have another nationality) who last habitually resided in Ukraine. Qualified noncitizens subject to a five-year waiting period: • A noncitizen who is lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence (LPR) on or after August 22, 1996, and has been a qualified noncitizen for more than five years • A noncitizen who is paroled into the U.S. under Section 212(d)(5) of the INA for at least one year and has been a qualified noncitizen for more than five years • A noncitizen who is granted conditional entry pursuant to Section 203(a)(7) of the INA and has been a qualified noncitizen for more than five years • A noncitizen who is a battered spouse or battered child the non-abusive parent of a battered child, or a child of a battered parent and has been a qualified noncitizen for more than five years 15.7.5.B.2 Lawfully Present Pregnant Women and Children Age 18 and Under Lawfully present pregnant women and children age 18 and under, who meet the State residency requirements in Section 2.2, and who are otherwise financially eligible, may qualify for Medicaid. An individual is considered to be lawfully present if he resides in the U.S., and: • Is qualified noncitizen as defined above and in 8 U.S.C. 1641 (b) and (c); • Is a noncitizen with a valid nonimmigrant status, as defined 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) or otherwise under the immigration laws, as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17); • Is a noncitizen who has been paroled into the U.S. in accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5) for less than one year, except for an individual paroled for prosecution, for deferred inspection, or pending removal proceedings; • Is a noncitizen who belongs to one of the following classes: