PART IV: NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Table of Contents Chapter 7: Citizenship/Alienage Introduction 7.1 Legal Authority 7.2 Qualified Aliens 7.3 Exceptions 7.3.1 Lawfully Present but Not Qualified Aliens 7.3.2 Eligibility for Benefits 7.4 Common Terms 7.4.1 Eligibility Charts 7.4.2 Refugee-related Cash and Medical Assistance 7.5 Eligible Immigrants 7.5.1 Refugee Cash Assistance 7.5.2 Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA) 7.5.3 TANF and Medicaid Eligibility must Be Considered First 7.5.4 Sponsored Aliens 7.6 Citizen/alienage Declaration Forms 7.7 Who is Subject to Sponsor to Immigrant Deeming 7.7.1 Exceptions to Sponsor to Immigrant Deeming 7.7.2 Determining if a Immigrant is Indigent 7.7.3 Determining if an Immigrant’s Sponsor Signed a Binding Affidavit 7.7.4 Verifying Whether an Immigrant Has a Sponsor who Signed a Binding Affidavit 7.7.5 Sponsor Liability 7.7.6 Requirement to Report Information on Indigent Immigrants 7.7.7 Determining Whether an Alien 'Entered' the U.S. Before August 22, 1996 7.8 Methods of Determining Date of Entry 7.8.1 Determining 'Continuous Presence' 7.8.2 Determining Qualifying Quarters 7.9 Determining Whose Qualifying Quarters Can Count Toward the 40-quarters Criteria 7.9.1 Determining Whether Applicant Could Have Met 40-quarter Requirement 7.9.2 Determining Qualifying Quarters (QQ) 7.9.3 Using the Query Output 7.9.4 Quarters of Coverage Pattern Values 7.9.5 Making the Determination 7.9.6 Reconciliation 7.9.7 Non-covered Employment 7.9.8 Victims of Severe Form of Trafficking or Domestic Violence 7.10 Victims of Severe Form of Trafficking 7.10.1 Determining if an Immigrant is a Victim of Severe Forms of Trafficking 7.10.2 Victims of Domestic Violence 7.10.3 Determining Whether an Immigrant Has Been Abused or Is The Child or Parent of an Abused Individual 7.10.4 Determining Whether the Immigrant Has Filed Necessary Petitions 7.10.5 Determining Whether the Immigrant No Longer Lives with the Abuser 7.10.6 Timeliness 7.11 Verification of Citizenship/Alienage Status 7.12 Qualified Aliens 7.12.1 Expired or Absent Documentation 7.12.2 Receipt for Replacement Document 7.12.3 Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Verification 7.12.4 U.S. Citizen or National 7.12.5 Documentation to Confirm Domestic Violence Qualification 7.12.6 Verification of Status as Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking 7.12.7 Exhibit IV-1: Immigration and Citizenship Initial Declaration Form* Exhibit IV-2: Citizenship/alienage Declaration* Exhibit IV-3: SSA-3288* Exhibit IV-4: SSA-512* Exhibit IV-5: SSA-513* Exhibit IV-6: G-845* Exhibit IV-7: G-845 Supplement* Exhibit IV-8: Fax Request Form B to INS* Exhibit IV-9: Fax Request Form B to EOIR* Chapter 8: TANF Child Deprivation Introduction 8.1 Legal Authority 8.2 Determining Deprivation 8.3 Failure to Accept Employment 8.3.1 Work History 8.3.2 Voluntary Quit 8.3.3 Verification 8.4 Chapter 9: Disability/Blindness Introduction 9.1 Legal Authority 9.2 Definition 9.3 Disability/Blindness Determinations 9.4 Pending Determinations 9.5 Verification 9.6 Exhibit IV-10: General Information about the SSA AppealsProcess Chapter 10: Institutional Status Introduction 10.1 Legal Authority 10.2 Adoption Assistance 10.3 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities 10.4 Foster Care Children 10.5 Group Living Facilities (Which Receive Benefits under Title II Or Title VII of the Social Security Act) 10.6 Long-Term Care Facilities 10.7 Penal Institutions 10.8 Psychiatric Facilities 10.9 Shelter Facilities for Battered Women and Children 10.10 Chapter 11: Strikers Introduction 11.1 Legal Authority 11.2 Definition 11.3 Chapter 12: Categorical Eligibility Introduction 12.1 Legal Authority 12.2 Who Is Categorically Eligible 12.3 SSI 12.3.1 Application Processing 12.4 Postponing Denial 12.5 Termination of Categorical Eligibility 12.6 Verification 12.7 Page 2 of 2 1 2 << Back to IMA Policy Manual Main
