La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-1223

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-1223 - Citizenship

A. Each FITAP recipient must be a United States Citizen, a non-citizen national, or a qualified alien. A non-citizen national is a person born in an outlying possession of the United States (American Samoa or Swain's Island) on or after the date the U.S. acquired the possession, or a person whose parents are U.S. non-citizen nationals. A qualified alien is:

1. an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act;

2. an alien who is granted asylum under Section 208 of such Act;

3. a refugee who is admitted to the United States under Section 207 of such Act;

4. an alien who is paroled into the United States under Section 212(d)(5) of such Act for a period of at least one year;

5. an alien whose deportation is withheld under §243(h) of such Act [as in effect immediately before the effective date (April 1, 1997) of §307 of Division C of Public Law 104-208] or §241(b)(3) of such Act [as amended by Section 305(a) of Division C of Public Law 104-208];

6. an alien who is granted conditional entry pursuant to §203(a)(7) of such Act as in effect prior to April 1, 1980; or

7. an alien who is a Cuban or Haitian entrant, as defined in §501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980;

8. an alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the United States by a spouse or parent, or by a member of the spouse's or parent's family residing in the same household as the alien if the spouse or parent consented to, or acquiesced in, such battery or cruelty. The individual who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty must no longer reside in the same household with the individual who committed the battery or cruelty. The agency must also determine that a substantial connection exists between such battery or cruelty and the need for the benefits to be provided. The alien must have been approved or have a petition pending which contains evidence sufficient to establish:

a. the status as a spouse or a child of a United States citizen pursuant to Clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of §204(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA); or

b. the classification pursuant to Clause (ii) or (iii) of §204(a)(1)(B) of the INA; or

c. cancellation of removal under §1229b of the INA (as in effect prior to April 1, 1997); or

d. the status as a spouse or child of a United States citizen pursuant to Clause (i) of §204(a)(1)(A) of the INA, or classification pursuant to Clause (i) of §204(a)(1)(B) of the INA;

e. cancellation of removal pursuant to §1229b(b)(2) of the INA;

9. an alien child of a battered parent or the alien parent of a battered child as described in §1223. A 8; or

10. an alien who is a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons or effective May 1, 2006, an eligible relative of a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons.

11. an Iraqi or Afghan immigrant who has been granted Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) status.

B. Time-Limited Benefits. A qualified alien who enters the United States on or after August 22, 1996, is ineligible for five years from the date of entry into the United States unless:

1. the alien is admitted to the United States as a refugee under Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act;

2. the alien is granted asylum under Section 208 of such Act;

3. the alien's deportation is withheld under §243(h) of such Act [as in effect immediately before the effective date (April 1, 1997) of §307 of Division C of Public Law 104-208] or §241(b)(3) of such Act [as amended by §305(a) of Division C of Public Law 104-208];

4. the alien is a Cuban or Haitian entrant as defined in Section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980;

5. the alien is an Amerasian immigrant admitted pursuant to Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988 as amended;

6. the alien is lawfully residing in the United States and is a veteran (as defined in §§101, 1101, or 1301, or as described in §107 of Title 38, United States Code) who is honorably discharged for reasons other than alienage and who fulfills the minimum active-duty service requirements of §5303A(d) of Title 38, United States Code, his spouse or the unremarried surviving spouse if the marriage fulfills the requirements of §1304 of Title 38, United States Code, and unmarried dependent children; or

7. the alien is lawfully residing in the United States and is on active duty (other than for training) in the Armed Forces and his spouse or the unremarried surviving spouse if the marriage fulfills the requirements of §1304 of Title 38, United States Code and unmarried dependent children;

8. the alien is a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-1223

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 25:2448 (December 1999), amended LR 26:1342 (June 2000), LR 27:2263 (December 2001), LR 28:1599 (July 2002), LR 32:1911 (October 2006), amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability and Self-Sufficiency Section, LR 36:2524 (November 2010).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with P.L. 111-118, Section 8120) .