Wash. Admin. Code § 388-424-0006 - Citizenship and alien status - Date of entry
(1) A person who physically entered the U.S.
prior to August 22, 1996 and who continuously resided in the U.S. prior to
becoming a "qualified alien" (as defined in WAC
388-424-0001) is not subject to
the five-year bar on receiving TANF .
(2) A person who entered the U.S. prior to
August 22, 1996 but became "qualified" on or after August 22, 1996, or who
physically entered the U.S. on or after August 22, 1996 and who requires five
years of residency to be eligible for federal Basic Food, can only count years
of residence during which they were a "qualified alien."
(3) A person who physically entered the U.S.
on or after August 22, 1996 is subject to the five-year bar for TANF unless
exempt. The five-year bar starts on the date that "qualified" status is
obtained.
(4) The following
"qualified aliens ," as defined in WAC
388-424-0001, are exempt from the
five-year bar:
(a) Amerasian lawful permanent
residents;
(b) Asylees;
(c) Cuban/Haitian entrants;
(d) Persons granted withholding of
deportation or removal;
(e)
Refugees;
(f) Special immigrants
from Iraq and Afghanistan ;
(g)
Victims of trafficking who have been certified or had their eligibility
approved by the office of refugee resettlement (ORR); and
(h) Lawful permanent residents, parolees, or
battered aliens, as defined in WAC
388-424-0001, who are also an
armed services member or veteran as described in WAC
388-424-0007.
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