Appendix A: Eligible Noncitizen Status Chart

A noncitizen . . .		USCIS Document	USCIS Provision
1.	who was lawfully admitted for permanent residence as an immigrant. See Section 122.4 for more details.	I-151 I-551 I-551 (conditional) Passport booklet I-551 (will show alien status code AS6, AS7, or AS8) I-551 (will show alien status code C66 or Z-6)	101(a)15) 101(a)20) 209(b) 203
2.	who has been a continuous resident since entering the US prior to 1/1/72.	I-151I-551 I-551 (conditional) Passport booklet	249
3.	who qualified for refugee or asylum status.	I-94	207 208
4.	who was admitted as a conditional entrant refugee.	I-94	203(a)7)
5.	who was present in the U.S. “in the public interest” or as a result of a grant of parole. Cuban and Haitian entrants are covered under this provision.	I-551 (containing code CH6) I-94 stamped “Humanitarian Parole,” “Paroled in the Public Interest,” “Parolee,” “Paroled as a Refugee,” “Cuban/Haitian Entrant status pending,” “Form I-589 Filed,” “Parole,” “Paroled,” “Asylee,” or “Asylum”	212(d)5) 202 501(e) 203(a)7) 207 208
6.	who is an eligible legalized aliens (ELA). Use Citizen Code 2. ELAs are barred by IRCA from TANF and other federally funded programs for five years from the date of their adjustment to temporary resident status, except for the aged, blind, or disabled, as defined by SSA.	I-688 must show one of these USCIS provisions only and be less than 43 months from the date temporary resident status was granted. All others are ineligible. I-551	210 210A 245A
7.	who is in possession of an unexpired I-688B in certain conditions.	I-688B (conditional) See Appendix B for eligibility conditions	8 CFR 274a.12(a) 8 CFR 274a. 12(c) 8 CFR 274a.13 210 210A 245A

Any USCIS document that identifies the noncitizen as being admitted under one of the above provisions or contains the term refugee or asylum is acceptable evidence of noncitizen status.

NOTE: The CAO must ask all noncitizen applicants whose date of entry to the U.S .is less than three years from their date of application if they are sponsored. For noncitizens who are not refugees, see Section 122.4. For refugees, see Supplemental Handbook Chapter 730.

55 Pa. Code 149.23

Reissued March 25, 2009, replacing December 2, 2003; Reviewed January 31, 2012