713             U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND ELIGIBLE ALIEN STATUS

To receive Temporary Assistance, a person must be:

• A United States citizen or U.S.United States National;

• A qualified alien, as described in ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program MSManual Section 713-2.  Qualified aliens may be subject to limited eligibility as described in ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program MSManual Section 713-4.

• A Native American born in Canada or Mexico who has treaty rights to cross the U.S./Canada or U.S./Mexico borders, as described in ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program MSManual Section 713-3.

Refer to ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program MSManual Section 770-8 for policy related to sponsored aliens.