Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part III - Economic Stability
Subpart 2 - Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program
Chapter 12 - Application, Eligibility, and Furnishing Assistance
Subchapter B - Conditions of Eligibility
Section III-1223 - Citizenship

1. an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act;

2. an alien who is granted asylum under Section 208 of such Act;

3. a refugee who is admitted to the United States under Section 207 of such Act;

4. an alien who is paroled into the United States under Section 212(d)(5) of such Act for a period of at least one year;

5. an alien whose deportation is withheld under §243(h) of such Act [as in effect immediately before the effective date (April 1, 1997) of §307 of Division C of Public Law 104-208] or §241(b)(3) of such Act [as amended by Section 305(a) of Division C of Public Law 104-208];

6. an alien who is granted conditional entry pursuant to §203(a)(7) of such Act as in effect prior to April 1, 1980; or

7. an alien who is a Cuban or Haitian entrant, as defined in §501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980;

8. an alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the United States by a spouse or parent, or by a member of the spouse's or parent's family residing in the same household as the alien if the spouse or parent consented to, or acquiesced in, such battery or cruelty. The individual who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty must no longer reside in the same household with the individual who committed the battery or cruelty. The agency must also determine that a substantial connection exists between such battery or cruelty and the need for the benefits to be provided. The alien must have been approved or have a petition pending which contains evidence sufficient to establish:

9. an alien child of a battered parent or the alien parent of a battered child as described in §1223. A 8; or

10. an alien who is a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons or effective May 1, 2006, an eligible relative of a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons.

11. an Iraqi or Afghan immigrant who has been granted Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) status.

1. the alien is admitted to the United States as a refugee under Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act;

2. the alien is granted asylum under Section 208 of such Act;

3. the alien's deportation is withheld under §243(h) of such Act [as in effect immediately before the effective date (April 1, 1997) of §307 of Division C of Public Law 104-208] or §241(b)(3) of such Act [as amended by §305(a) of Division C of Public Law 104-208];

4. the alien is a Cuban or Haitian entrant as defined in Section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980;

5. the alien is an Amerasian immigrant admitted pursuant to Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988 as amended;

6. the alien is lawfully residing in the United States and is a veteran (as defined in §§101, 1101, or 1301, or as described in §107 of Title 38, United States Code) who is honorably discharged for reasons other than alienage and who fulfills the minimum active-duty service requirements of §5303A(d) of Title 38, United States Code, his spouse or the unremarried surviving spouse if the marriage fulfills the requirements of §1304 of Title 38, United States Code, and unmarried dependent children; or

7. the alien is lawfully residing in the United States and is on active duty (other than for training) in the Armed Forces and his spouse or the unremarried surviving spouse if the marriage fulfills the requirements of §1304 of Title 38, United States Code and unmarried dependent children;

8. the alien is a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons.