Refugee Programs - Documentation

Refugees

Refer to CPHB 14.20.

INS Document Coding

The following INS coding indicates refugee noncitizen status:

INS DOCUMENT	INS CODE/SECTION/NOTATION
I-94	Refugees under section 207 Paroled as a refugee under section 212(d)(5) Conditional Entrants under section 203(a)(7) Cuban/Haitian entrants under section 501(e) Asylum granted under Section 208, 208(a) Amerasians under 584 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act Annotated AS1, AS2, AS3 Parolees under the Process for Cubans, Haitian, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans annotated: CHP, HHP, NHP or VHP
I-551	A5, AS6, AS7, AS8 CH6, CNP, CU6, CU7, CU8, CU9, CU0, CUP, CUX IC-6, IC-7 M83, M93, MB3, M93 RE, RE6, RE7, RE8, R86 Y-1-16, Y64
I-571	INS Refugee Travel Document
I-688B	Refugees: Section 274a.12(a)(3) Asylees: Section 274a.12(a)(5) HPs and PIPs: Section 274a.12(c)(11), Plus additional verification
I-766	Annotated A3
I-914	"Application for T Non-immigrant Status"

Cuban/Haitian Entrants

[CPHB 14.8]

Documents

Use the following chart to identify Cuban/Haitian Entrants:

IDENTIFICATION	DOCUMENTS
Any individual granted parole status as a Cuban/Haitian Entrant (Status Pending) or granted any other special status subsequently established under the immigration laws for nationals of Cuba or Haiti. This is regardless of the status of the individual at the time assistance or services are provided.	• I-94 Arrival/Departure Record with a stamp showing parole at any time as a “Cuban/Haitian Entrant (Status Pending)” • CH6 adjustment code on the I-551 • An I-94 Arrival/Departure Record with a stamp showing parole into the U.S. on or after April 21, 1980 (Cubans only) or on or after October 10, 1980 • A Cuban or Haitian passport with a 212(d)(5) stamp dated after October 10, 1980
A national of Cuba or Haiti who was paroled into the U.S. and has not acquired any other status under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) and with respect t whom a final, non-appealable, and legally enforceable order of removal, deportation or exclusion has not been entered.	• I-94 Arrival/Departure Record showing parole into the U.S. • I-766 Employment Authorization Document with the code A04 • I-766 Employment Authorization Document with the code C11
A national of Cuba or Haiti who is the subject of removal, exclusion or deportation proceedings under the INA, and with respect to whom a final, non-appealable, and legally enforceable order of removal, deportation or exclusion has not been entered.	• DHS Form I-221 (Order to Show Cause and Notice of Hearing) • DHS Form I-862 (Notice to Appear) • DHS Form I-220A (Order of Release on Recognizance) • DHS Form I-122 (Notice to Applicant Detained for a Hearing Before an Immigration Judge) • DHS Form I-122S (Order to Show Cause, Notice of Hearing and Warrant for Arrest) • Copy of DHS Form I-589 (Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal) date stamped by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) • Copy of DHS Form I-485 date stamped by EOIR (Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status) • EOIR-26 (Notice of Appeal, date stamped by the Board of Immigration Appeals) • I-766 Employment Authorization Document with the code C10 • Other applications for relief that have been date stamped by EOIR • Other documentation pertaining to an applicant’s removal, exclusion or deportation proceedings (e.g., a notice of a hearing date before an Immigration Judge
A national of Cuba or Haiti who had an application for asylum pending with DHS/USCIS and with respect to whom a final, non-appealable, and legally enforceable order of removal, deportation or exclusion has not been entered.	• DHS receipt for filing Form I-589 (Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal) • I-766 Employment Authorization document with the code C08
Cuban and Haitian Nationals from Guantanamo and Havan who have been admitted under Section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act WITH special presidential protocol.	I-94 stamped with "Public Interest Parolee per Presidential Policy dated 10/14/94".

INS Coding

The following INS coding indicates noncitizen status for Cuban/Haitian Entrants:

INS DOCUMENT

INS CODE/SECTION/NOTATION

I-94

“Cuban/Haitian Entrant (Status Pending)”

Section 212(d)(5) - “Paroled...”

“Form I-589 Filed”

“Public Interest Parolee per Presidential Policy dated 10/14/94” Admitted under section 501(e), Refugee Education Assistance Act Unexpired temporary I-551 stamp with the code CU6 or CU7

I-551

CH6 (IRCA); CU6, CU7, CU8, CU9, CU0; CUP; CU7P; CNP; CUX.

Trafficking Victims/ Non-Immigrant Family Members of Trafficking Victims

Use the following chart to identify trafficking victims and their family members:

Identifying Documents: Trafficking Victim	Identifying Documents: Non-immigrant Family Members of Trafficking Victim
Certification letter issued by the Federal ORR	I-797 Notice of Action of Approval of a Derivative “T” Visa (T-2, T-3, T-4, or T-5)
T-1 Visa	Derivative “T” Visa (T-2, T-3, T-4, or T-5)

Note: Individuals certified on or after November 6, 2001 will receive a certification letter from ORR without an expiration date. Individuals certified before November 6, 2001 received certification letters with twelve-month expiration dates. As these letters begin to expire, ORR will issue re-certification letters without expiration dates. The re-certification letters will contain a lower case “r” besides the HHS tracking number.

Reminder: The Act does not give trafficking victims and their family members refugee status under immigration laws. The Act makes them eligible for benefits and services to the same extent as refugees. In other words, they are treated as refugees for benefits purposes only.