A refugee is a person who is outside their country of nationality because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.  Refugees live in a third country while they apply and wait for a decision on their Refugee status. Once they are granted Refugee status they travel to the United States and are granted indefinite permission to live and work in the United States.

Eligibility	RCA MFIP federal-funded cash/state-funded food GA MSA HSP
Most common examples of Immigration Documentation	I-94 Record stamped Refugee or Section 207  Employment Authorization Document  Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571) Travel Authorization Letter
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.	RE6 RE7 RE8 RE9 CU6 CU7 IC6 IC7 R86 M83 Y64
Category Code - Employment Authorization Document (EAD)  Explains a person's current status.	A03
Combined Manual Reference	See also: 0029.39 (The Matching Grant Program)

SNAP:
Refugees are ineligible for federally funded SNAP and state funded SNAP (MFAP); this includes UHFS. When a Refugee 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).