US Immigration Application Status, Refugee Resettlement Program

Who Is An Neligibile Refugee?

To be eligible for the Refugee Resettlement Program, a customer must have one of these immigration statuses. Customers are required to provide proof of immigration status, in the form of documentation issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), usually the INS Form I-94.

1. A person from any country who has been paroled as a refugee or asylee under Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA).

2. A person from any country who has been admitted as a refugee under Section 207 of the INA.

3. A person from any country who has been granted asylum under Section 208 of the INA.

4. A person from any country who has an INS Form I-151 or I-551 showing that the person is a permanent resident alien. The person must also verify that the person previously held one of the statuses listed above.

5. Children of a refugee family who are born in the U.S. (or in a refugee camp). These children have the same alien registration number as their mother with a suffix of 01, 02, etc. The suffix shows the sequence of birth in the U.S.

6. Certain Amerasian Immigrants. These persons have either INS Form I-94 (with class code AM1, AM2, or AM3) or INS Form I-551 (a "Green Card") with codes AM6, AM7, and AM8.

7. A Cuban or Haitian Entrant - as defined as any individual granted parole status as a Cuban/Haitian Entrant(Status Pending) or granted any other special status subsequently established under the immigration laws for nationals of Cuba or Haiti, regardless of the status of the individual at the time assistance or services are provided; and any other national of Cuban or Haiti who was paroled into the United States and has not acquired any other status under the INA; Is the subject of exclusion or deportation proceedings under the INA.; OR Has an application for asylum pending with the Immigration and Naturalization Service; AND With respect to whom a final, nonappealable, and legally enforceable order of deportation of exclusion has not been entered.

The following aliens are not eligible for refugee assistance: Aliens not having one of the above immigration statuses; Humanitarian parolees; Public Interest parolees; An applicant for asylum, unless provided by Federal law; Conditional entrants admitted under Section 203(a)(7) of the INA.