Dependent

(5) Dependent means a citizen of the FAS, as defined in section 141(a) of the Compacts, who: (i) Is a habitual resident; (ii) Resides with a principal habitual resident; (iii) Relies for financial support on that principal habitual resident; and (iv) Is either the parent, spouse, or unmarried child under the age of 21 of the principal habitual resident or the parent or child of the spouse of the principal habitual resident. (6) Principal habitual resident means a habitual resident with whom one or more dependents reside and on whom dependent(s) rely for financial support. (7) Self-supporting means: (i) Having a lawful occupation of a current and continuing nature that provides 40 hours of gainful employment each week. A part-time student attending an accredited college or institution of higher learning in a territory or possession of the United States receives for each college or graduate credit-hour of study a three-hour credit toward the 40-hour requirement; or (ii) If the person cannot meet the 40-hour employment requirement, having lawfully derived funds that meet or exceed 100 percent of the official poverty guidelines for Hawaii for a family unit of the appropriate size as published annually by the Department of Health and Human Services. (8) Receipt of unauthorized public benefits means the acceptance of public benefits by fraud or willful misrepresentation in violation of section 401 or 411 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 2261, 2268, as amended by sections 5561 and 5565 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33, 111 Stat. 638. 639.

Source

8 CFR § 214.7


Scoping language

None
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