La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-1934

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

Section III-1934 - Alien Eligibility Criteria

A. The following qualified aliens are eligible for benefits:

1. refugees admitted under §207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA);

2. asylees admitted under §208 of the INA; and

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

4.Cuban and Haitian entrants as defined in §501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980;

5.Amerasian immigrants admitted pursuant to §584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988 as contained in §101(e) of P.L. 100-202 and amended by the 9th provision under migration and refugee assistance in Title II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1989, P.L. 100-461,as amended;

6. an alien who is the victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons;

7. veterans who have met the minimum active-duty service requirements of Section 5303 A(d) of Title 38, United States Code, who were honorably discharged for reasons other than alienage and their spouses or unremarried surviving spouses, if the marriage fulfills the requirements of Section 1304 of Title 38, United States Code, and unmarried dependent children;

8. active-duty personnel (other than active duty for training) and their spouses, or unremarried surviving spouses, if the marriage fulfills the requirements of Section 1304 of Title 38, United States Code, and unmarried dependent children;

9. aliens who have worked 40 qualifying quarters of coverage under Title II of the Social Security Act or can be credited with such qualifying quarters;

10. effective October 1, 2002, individuals who are lawfully residing in the United States and are receiving benefits or assistance for blindness or disability as defined in §3(r) of the Food Stamp Act of 1997;

11. individuals who were lawfully residing in the United States on August 22, 1996 and were 65 years of age or older;

12. effective October 1, 2003, individuals who are lawfully residing in the United States and are under 18 years of age;

13. effective April 1, 2003, individuals who have been lawful, permanent residents or otherwise qualified aliens for at least five years beginning on the date the immigrant was designated as a qualified alien by the Immigration and Naturalization Service;

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

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-1934

Promulgated by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability and Self-Sufficiency Section, LR 36:2527 (November 2010).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with P.L. 104-193, P.L. 105-33, P.L. 105-185, P.L. 107-171, and P.L. 111-118.