Applicants for assistance under the Colorado Refugee Services
Program must possess in their name, documentation provided by the United States
Citizenship and Naturalization Service (USCIS) under the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA) with one of the following statuses:
A. Admitted as a refugee under Section 207 of
the INA; shall present documentation including: RE-1, RE-2, RE-3, RE-4, RE-5 on
an I-94 form; an Employment Authorization Document with codes A03 or A04; DHS
form I-571; I-730 approval letter of refugee status; or Visa 93 on the I-94
arrival/departure card, may contain the words "Section 207".
B. Granted as an asylee under Section 208 of
the INA; may have an I-94 form with Section 208 notation or, as an alternative,
the individual may have a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice Executive
Office for Immigration Review immigration judge indicating that final asylum
has been granted and the date of asylum status. The applicant could also have a
written decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), under Section 208
of the INA. Documentation could also state AS-1, AS-2, AS-3 on an I-94 form. An
Employment Authorization Document with code A05; DHS form I-571; order of an
immigration judge granting asylum under Section 208 of the INA; asylum approval
letter from USCIS asylum office; I-730 approval letter; or Visa 92 on the I-94
arrival/departure record, which may contain the words "Section 208".
C. Paroled as a refugee or asylee under
Section 212(d)(5) of the INA. The applicant shall present documentation such as
or including an I-766 Employment Authorization Document with a code
A04.
D. Cuban/Haitian Entrants,
parolees, or asylum seekers have an I-94 form with a stamp indicating
"Cuban/Haitian Entrant" or a notation indicating "parolee," with a notation of
212(d)(5)(a), or stating humanitarian or public interest parole (note: I-94 may
be expired), any documents indicating pending exclusion or deportation
proceedings; any documents indicating a pending asylum application, including a
receipt from an USCIS asylum office indicating filing of Form I-589 application
for asylum; Form I-688B Employment Authorization Document coded 274a.12(a)(4)
or 274a.12(c)(11) or I-766 Employment Authorization Document with code A04,
A10, C8, C10, or C11; or I-551 with an adjustment code of CH6, HA6, or HB6; or
Cuban or Haitian passport with a 212(d)(5) stamp dated on or after Oct 10,
1980.
A national of Cuba or Haiti who is the subject of removal,
deportation, or exclusion proceedings under INA may present one of the
following documents: DHS form I-221; DHS form I-862; DHS form I-220A; DHS form
I-122; DHS form I-221S; copy of DHS form I-589 date stamped by EOIR; copy of
DHS form I-485 date stamped by EOIR; EOIR-26; I-766 Employment Authorization
Document with code C10; other applications for relief that have been date
stamped by EOIR; or other document pertaining to an applicant's removal,
exclusion or deportation proceedings. If you encounter one of these documents,
please contact the Colorado Refugee Services Program at CDHS for additional
guidance on eligibility determination as additional verification steps may need
to take place.
There may be other possible documents presented by Cuban or
Haitian Entrants, parolees, or asylum seekers. If you have questions regarding
documents presented by Cuban or Haitian Entrants/parolees, you may call the
Colorado Refugee Services office for additional information and guidance on
eligibility determination.
E. Certain Amerasians with the following
codes: AM-1, AM-2, AM-3, AM-6, AM-7, AM 8 on one of the following documents:
Form I-551, temporary I-551 stamp in a Vietnamese or United States passport,
I-94 form or any verification from the USCIS or other authoritative government
document, such as Vietnamese or United States passports.
F. Adult Victims of a Severe Form of
Trafficking will have an original certification letter from the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services certifying the person as a Victim of a Severe Form
of Trafficking. Children under eighteen (18) years of age who have been
subjected to trafficking do not need to be certified in order to receive
benefits. For minors, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) will issue an
ORR eligibility letter stating that the person is a Victim of a Severe Form of
Trafficking. Confirmation of the certification letter or eligibility letter may
be made by calling the trafficking verification line
1-866-401 -5510 and notifying ORR
of the benefits for which the individual has applied. Certification and
eligibility letters do not expire. Individuals who have received derivative T-
status will produce documents with one of the following statuses: T-2, T-3,
T-4, T-5, or T-6.
Persons with derivative T-status/visas do not receive and are
not required to present a certification or eligibility letter to demonstrate
eligibility for benefits and services. For derivative statuses, the date of
eligibility for benefits and services is the notice date on the I-797 form, the
approval of that person's status, or the date of entry/admission on the
person's passport or I-94 arrival record. Additional documentation presented
may also include an Employment Authorization Document with a code (A)(16) or
(C)(25)
G. Iraqi and Afghan
special immigrant visa holders (SIVs), who meet one of the criteria listed
below:
1. A holder of an Iraqi or Afghan
passport with a Department of Homeland Security visa noting the individual has
been approved for admission under one of the Immigrant Visa (IV) categories of
SI1, SI2, SI3, SQ1, SQ2, and SQ3, and a Department of Homeland Security
admission stamp on the passport or a CBP form I-94 noting date of
entry.
2. A holder of a USCIS Form
I-551 ("green card," permanent resident card, or resident alien card) showing
Iraqi or Afghan nationality, or an Iraqi or Afghan passport showing one of the
following immigrant visa categories: SI6, SI7, SI9, SQ6, SQ7, or SQ9.
H. A person paroled into the
United States between July 31, 2021, and September 30, 2022, with:
1. CBP form I-94 noting Humanitarian Parole
(per INA section 212(d)(5)(a)); or
2. A foreign passport with DHS/CBP admission
stamp noting "OAR,"; or
3. A
foreign passport with DHS/CBP admission stamp noting "OAW"; or
4. A foreign passport with DHS/CBP admission
stamp noting "DT"; or
5. DHS/CBP/or
DHS/USCIS temporary form I-551 alien documentation identification and
telecommunication (ADIT) stamp.
I. A holder of:
1. A CBP form I-94 (DHS arrival/departure
record) noting special immigrant (SQ/SI) parole; or
2. Foreign passport with DHS/CBP admission
stamp or DHS form I-551 ("green card," permanent resident card, or resident
alien card) noting that the individual has been classified under IV (immigrant
visa) category CQ1, CQ2 or CQ3; or
3. DHS/CBP/ or DHS/USCIS temporary form I-551
alien documentation identification and telecommunication (ADIT)
stamp.
J. United States
citizenship and immigration service (USCIS) form I-94 noting humanitarian
parole (per INA section 212(d)(5)(a)) or
8 U.S.C ยง
1182(d)(5)) if paroled into
the United States between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2023, or foreign
passport with DHS/CBP admission stamp noting "DT" or a foreign passport with
DHS/CBP admission stamp noting Uniting for Ukraine or "U4U" or a foreign
passport with DHS/CBP admission stamp noting Ukrainian humanitarian parolee or
"UHP" or form I-765 employment authorization document (EAD) receipt notice with
code C11 or form I-766 employment authorization document (EAD) with the code
C11.
K. Any one of the forms or
stamps listed above for UHPs and documentation of last habitual residence in
Ukraine.
L. Unaccompanied Refugee
Minors (URMs) who meet the definition above will have one of the following
statuses: refugee, asylee, Cuban/Haitian entrant, victim of trafficking,
Amerasian, Iraqi or Afghani special immigrant visa holder, Special Immigrant
Juvenile Status (SIJS), U visa holder, or has legal permanent resident status
that previously held one of the statuses mentioned.
If the URM has SIJS status, documentation presented will be
one of the following: I-797, notice of action indicating status (i.e., evidence
of approved I-360, or evidence of approved I-360 and approved I-485); visa
indicating SIJS status with SL class of admission; I-1551 indicating SIJS
status with SL class of admission.
If the URM has a U-visa, documentation presented will be one
of the following: I-797 notice of action indicating U status; a U-visa; or an
I-94 arrival/departure record showing admission in U status. Please note:
U-visa holders are not considered "qualified aliens" status for federal public
benefits. It does qualify the person to be "lawfully present" for potential
state benefits.
M. An I-551
form ("green card", permanent resident card or resident alien card) with class
of admission codes AS-6, AS -7, AS -8, RE-6, RE -7, RE -8, RE -9, CH-6, HA6,
HB6, GA6, GA7, GA8, ST6, ST7, ST8, ST0, ST9, SI6, SI7, SI9, SQ6, SQ7, SQ9,
AM-1, AM-2, AM-3, AM6, AM-7, or AM 8. The unexpired I-551 stamp may be located
in a foreign passport.
If not eligible for the assistance of TANF/Colorado Works,
individuals with this immigration status may be eligible for Refugee Cash
Assistance (RCA) through the Colorado Refugee Services Program if income and
program eligibility criteria are met. Persons must be enrolled in one of the
refugee resettlement agencies in order to access RCA.
Individuals admitted to the United States who are classified
by USCIS as "Applicants for Asylum" are not eligible for CRSP benefits. Once
granted asylum, those individuals are eligible. The exception to this rule is
Cuban and Haitian individuals applying for asylum; however, they must produce
documents as described above.
CRSP follows the federal guidance on eligible populations,
status and documentation in the office of refugee resettlement state letter #
16-01, dated 10/02/2015, located on the federal government web site at:
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr/policy-guidance/status-and-documentation-requirements-orr-refugee-resettlement-program
No later editions or amendments are incorporated. Copies may
be reviewed during normal business hours by contacting the Refugee Services
Coordinator in the Office of Economic Security, Colorado Refugee Services
Program, 1575 Sherman St, Denver, Colorado 80203. If there is an eligibility
question, please contact the Colorado Refugee Services Program for
assistance.
