305.11 Qualified Aliens Eligible Without Restriction (AAM-A)

SR 01-24 Dated 08/01

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The following categories of qualified aliens are eligible without restriction, if all other eligibility criteria are met:

• Noncitizens who meet the military service criteria in Section 305.07 ;

• Refugees, from date of entry into the U.S.;

• Asylees, from date of INS action to grant asylum;

• Cuban/Haitian Immigrants from date of entry into the U.S. with such status;

• Amerasian Immigrants; and

• Noncitizens whose deportation is being withheld, from the date of INS action to withhold deportation.

Exception: Certain American Indians are eligible for financial and/or medical assistance without restriction regardless of whether they are qualified aliens. See Section 305.09, Eligibility for Certain Qualified Aliens.