Afghan Humanitarian Parolees are people who meet the following criteria:

●	Citizens of Afghanistan,
●	Who entered the United States with Humanitarian Parole, AND
●	Were granted Humanitarian Parole between July 31, 2021 and September 30, 2023.

Certain immediate relatives of those granted Afghan Humanitarian Parole (AHP) may also have AHP and maybe eligible for certain programs as described below. Immediate relatives include:

●	Spouses and children who were paroled after September 30, 2023.
●	Parents of Unaccompanied Chilren where the child received AHP and the parent was paroled after Sept. 30, 2023.

See 0031.01.03 (Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Holders).

Eligibility	RCA MFIP federal-funded cash/state-funded food MSA GA HSP
Most common examples of Immigration Documentation	Employment Authorization Document Employment Authorization Application Receipt Notice I-94 Records Stamp on I-94 record indicating Parole
Likely to be sponsored?	Sponsor deeming does not apply.
Category Code – Employment Authorization Document (EAD)	C11 SQ1 SQ2 SQ3 SI1 SI2 SI3
Category Code - I-94 Record	DT OAR OAW PAR
Category Code - Parole stamp in passport	DT OAR OAW PAR
Combined Manual Reference	See also: 0029.39 (The Matching Grant Program)

SNAP:
Afghan Humanitarian Parolees are ineligible for federally funded SNAP and state funded SNAP (MFAP); this includes UHFS. If person with AHP status adjusts to a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) status from AHP, they are immediately eligible for SNAP with no waiting period. See 0031.09 (Lawful Permanent Residents).

see TEMP Manual TE02.06.09 (IMIG Panel Coding and Workarounds), for the procedural instructions and information on system coding.