5011-2        QUALIFIED ALIENS

 

A qualified alien is defined as someone who, at the time of application is:

 

  1. A lawful permanent resident;
     

  2. An asylee;
     

  3. A refugee;
     

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

  5. An alien granted parole for at least one year by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS);
     

  6. An alien who has had deportation withheld under 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) as in effect prior to April 1, 1997; or 241(b)(3) of the INA, as amended;
     

  7. An alien granted conditional entry under immigration law in effect before April 1, 1980;
     

  8. A battered spouse or child of a battered spouse of a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident, and aliens protected under 1508 of the Violence against Women Act of 2000;
     

  9. Victims of trafficking under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (including certain family members of victims of a severe form of trafficking);
     

  10. Non-citizen Native Americans as defined in 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 25 U.S.C. 450b(e) and 289 Native Americans;
     

  11. Special immigrants from Iraq and Afghanistan admitted under section 101(a)(27) of the INA.

 

 

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