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Combined Manual

Combined Manual


ASYLUM APPLICANTS

ISSUE DATE: 02/2025

A person who is in the United States who has applied with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) to be an asylee, or is a derivative of a relative’s asylum application. These people are waiting on an answer to their application for protection from USCIS because they have experienced persecution or have a well-founded fear of persecution based on certain protected characteristics in their home country.

For people who have been granted asylum, see 0031.01.09 (Asylees).

Eligibility

  • MFIP (state-funded cash and food)
  • DWP (state-funded)
  • SNAP if age 50 or over (state-funded food)
  • GA

Most common examples of Immigration Documentation

People must have one of the following:

  • United States Citizenship and Immigration Service Receipt Notice for an Asylum Application
  • Employment Authorization Document with code C08
  • United States Citizenship and Immigration Service Application Support Center (ASC) biometric appointment notice which indicates under “CASE TYPE” that the individual has submitted “I-589 – APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM AND FOR WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL”

Likely to be sponsored?

No

Category Code - Employment Authorization Document (EAD) 

  • Explains a person's current status.

C08

PREVIOUS REVISIONS

DateNotes
08/2024 clarification that MFIP/DWP is state-funded for Asylum Applicants non-citizens.
05/2024 New section: Explains this immigration status, public benefits eligibility, and other important factors to consider.

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