Individuals are eligible for refugee social services if they: (1) are at least 16 years of age and are not full-time students; (2) are within the eligibility period as established by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR); (3) meet immigration status and identification requirements in 45 CFR part 400, subpart D; and (4) can provide documentation of one of the following statuses from the Immigration and Naturalization Service: (A) paroled as a refugee or asylee under Section 212(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA); (B) admitted as a refugee under Section 207 of the INA; (C) granted asylum under Section 208 of the INA; (D) admitted as a Cuban or Haitian entrant in accordance with requirements in 45 CFR part 401; (E) admitted as an Amerasian from Vietnam pursuant to Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 (as contained in Section 101 (e) of Public Law 100-202 and amended by the 9th proviso under Migration and Refugee Assistance in Title II of the Foreign Operation, Export, Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Acts, 1989 (Public Law 100-461 as amended)); (F) victim of a severe form of trafficking; (G) designated as eligible by the director of ORR; or (H) designated as a permanent resident and who previously held any of the statuses in subparagraphs (A)-(G) of this paragraph and has not yet acquired U.S. citizenship. |
| Source Note: The provisions of this §376.307 adopted to be effective October 28, 2002, 27 TexReg 10044; transferred effective October 1, 2003, as published in the Texas Register July 2, 2004, 29 TexReg 6359 |
