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Department
of Human Services Families
First Online Policy Manual Citizenship and Alien Status |
Revised: |
11.4 |
ESTABLISHING THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALIENS |
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The initial
criteria for determining an alien’s eligibility is to establish the date of
entry into this country and whether the alien is residing in Tennessee with
the sponsorship of a public/private agency or an individual citizen. This policy applies to aliens, not
refugees. ·
The date of
entry into this country by an alien can be established by viewing INS
documents in the possession of the alien. ·
An alien is
ineligible for Families First for a five-year period beginning with the date
on which the alien was granted lawful temporary resident status if the alien continuously
resided in the United States illegally since before January 1, 1982, and was
subsequently granted lawful temporary or permanent resident status by the
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
The five-year disqualification provision does not apply to Cuban or
Haitian applicants who have their immigration status adjusted to that of
lawful temporary residents by the INS. ·
Routine
eligibility procedures will be applied to Families First assistance units
that have been in the country for more than three years. ·
Aliens
applying for Families First that have been in the country for less than three
years will have their eligibility determined according to their type of
sponsorship. |
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