Eligible Status Under 8 U.S. Code § § 1621 and 1641

 

  • nonimmigrants under 8 U.S.C. § 1101 [i.e., holders of visas]
  • aliens paroled into the U.S. under 8 U.S.C. § 1182d(d)(5) for less than one year
  • "qualified aliens" as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1641:
    • aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.],
    • aliens granted asylum under section 208 of such Act [8 U.S.C. 1158],
    • refugees admitted under 8 U.S.C. 1157,
    • aliens paroled into the U.S. under 8 U.S.C. 1182 (d)(5) for at least one year,
    • aliens whose deportation is being withheld under 8 U.S.C. 1253 (as in effect immediately before the effective date of section 307 of division C of Public Law 104-208) or 8 U.S.C. 1231 (b)(3) (as amended by section 305(a) of division C of Public Law 104-208),
    • alien granted conditional entry pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1153 (a)(7) as in effect prior to April 1, 1980; or
    • Cuban or Haitian entrants as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980.

     

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