Asylees are people who have experienced persecution or have a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country and have been GRANTED protection to stay in the United States.

See 0031.03.01 (Asylum Applicants).

Eligibility	RCA MFIP federal-funded cash/state-funded food MSA GA HSP
Most common examples of Immigration Documentation	USCIS Asylum approval notice Order granting asylum by USCIS, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration Judge, Bureau of Immigration Appeals, or a federal court  Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571)  Employment Authorization Document I-94 record Visa 92 or V92 document
Likely to be sponsored?	Sponsor deeming does not apply.
Category Code - Lawful Permanent Resident Card  Explains the code on the LPR card when a person "Adjusted from" this status.	AS1 AS2 AS3 AS6 AS7 AS8 GA6 GA7  GA8 SY6 SY7 SY8
Category Code - Employment Authorization Document (EAD)  Explains a person's current status.	A05
Category Code - I-94 Record	Asylee AS  Section 208 of the INA Visa 92 V92
Combined Manual Reference	See also: 0029.39 (The Matching Grant Program)

SNAP:
Asylees are ineligible for federally funded SNAP and state funded SNAP (MFAP); this includes UHFS. When an Asylee has adjusted to Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) status, they are immediately eligible for SNAP with no waiting period. When they have adjusted to LPR, they are considered an LPR and must be coded and processed as an LPR. See 0031.09 (Lawful Permanent Residents).