713-2           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 INAImmigration & Nationality Act, 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 USC 450b(e) and 289 Native Americans;
11. Special immigrants from Iraq and Afghanistan admitted under section 101 (a) (27) of the INAImmigration & Nationality Act.