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Ukrainian Arrivals
As of May 21, 2022, The Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 (AUSAA) was enacted as federal law and established to aid the Ukrainian population in response to their displacement from Ukraine and assist with entry to the United States. These individuals may be granted a range of lawful non-citizen statuses, including Parole, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Refugee, Asylee or issued immigrant and non-immigrant visas.
Per federal law, all otherwise eligible Ukrainian citizens, nationals, or residents paroled into the U.S. between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2023, are eligible for full-scope Medi-Cal or RMA benefits and are to be treated as refugees for Medi-Cal eligibility purposes. In addition, their spouse and child(ren) paroled into the U.S. after September 30, 2023, are eligible for full scope Medi-Cal or RMA. Unaccompanied children paroled to the U.S. within the same specified time frame are also eligible for Medi-Cal. Their parents or legal guardians paroled to the U.S. after September 30, 2023, can also qualify for Medi-Cal or RMA benefits. Parolees who are not eligible for Medi-Cal or RMA (e.g., due to income) may qualify for coverage through Covered California with financial assistance.
Reminder: All other RMA and Medi-Cal program eligibility requirements remain unchanged and in place. This includes the requirement that an individual must be ineligible for Medi-Cal and meet RMA criteria to be eligible for RMA benefits. Current Medi-Cal regulations should be followed and coverage granted based on current Medi-Cal policy.
Beginning Date of Aid for Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA)
- For those who are RMA eligible and are paroled between February 24, 2022, and May 21, 2022, the period of RMA eligibility begins on May 21, 2022.
- For those paroled after May 21, 2022, their RMA eligibility period begins on their date of humanitarian parole.
Retro Medi-Cal
For those who are Medi-Cal eligible, the three-month retroactive eligibility period for full-scope Medi-Cal cannot begin earlier than February 2022. Ukrainian parolees who paroled into the United States in February, March, or April 2022 are not eligible for retroactive full-scope Medi-Cal before February 2022 unless they qualify for full-scope coverage under a state-only funded program in those months.
Immigration Documentation for Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees
Ukrainian citizens or nationals arriving in the U.S. as Humanitarian parolees will have one of the following immigration documents:
- Foreign passport with DHS/CBP admission stamp indicating “PAROLED” and noting:
- Uniting for Ukraine or “U4U”
- Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolee or “UHP”
- “P.A.R.”
- “D.T.”
- Form I-765 Employment Authorization Document (E.A.D.) receipt notice with code C11
- Form I-766 Employment Authorization Document (E.A.D.) with code C11
- Form I-94 noting humanitarian parole (per I.N.A. section 212(d)(5) or 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) and a U4U, UHP, P.A.R or D.T. Code of Admission.
The passport or I-94 will include a parole stamp with the date of admission and the date parole ends.
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