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Combined Manual

Combined Manual


ASYLEES

ISSUE DATE: 03/2026

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).

PREVIOUS REVISIONS

DateNotes
05/2024 New section: Explains this immigration status, public benefits eligibility, and other important factors to consider.

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