State-Only CalWORKs Program

A qualified non-citizen who has entered the U.S. on or after August 22, 1996, and is within their first five years of their Date Of Entry (DOE), may be eligible for State-Only CalWORKs. To meet the requirements for the State-Only program, a non-citizen must be:

A California resident, and is
- A “qualified non-citizen” who arrived on or after August 22, 1996, and does not meet the “exception criteria.” These persons receive State-Only CalWORKs during their first five years from their DOE in the U.S.; or
- Persons who do not meet the “qualified non-citizen” status but are eligible under the previous AFDC program. Those include:
  - Persons permanently residing in the U.S. under color of law (PRUCOL), including:
    - Section 207(c), after March 31, 1980 - non-citizens admitted as refugees
    - Section 208 - non-citizens granted political asylum by the Attorney General
    - Non-citizens granted temporary parole status by the Attorney General under
      Section 212(d) (5) [Refer to the USCIS I-94 Table],
  - Non-citizens granted status as Conditional Entrant Refugees pursuant to Section 203(a)(7),
  - Non-citizens granted indefinite voluntary departure in lieu of deportation, and
  - Non-citizens granted an indefinite stay of deportation.
Persons who do not meet the “qualified non-citizen” status but are eligible under the CalWORKs TCVAP.

Refer to Trafficking Victims/ Non-Immigrant Family Members of Trafficking Victims.

State-Only CalWORKs Program

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