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General Relief Policy - Department of Public Social Services

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IRCA/Omnibus<br />

Budget<br />

Reconciliation Act<br />

(OBRA) Aliens<br />

Lawful Permanent<br />

Resident (LPR)<br />

PRUCOL<br />

Refugee<br />

Cuban/Haitian<br />

Deportation Withheld<br />

Sponsored Alien<br />

I-151, I-551, I-<br />

94, or other<br />

USCIS<br />

document<br />

showing<br />

permanent<br />

resident status<br />

I-151, I-551, I-<br />

94, or other<br />

USCIS<br />

document<br />

showing<br />

permanent<br />

resident status<br />

I-94, I-551<br />

I-151, I-551, or<br />

other USCIS<br />

document<br />

showing<br />

permanent<br />

resident status<br />

Yes<br />

Yes<br />

No<br />

Eligible until<br />

USCIS<br />

revokes the<br />

indefinite<br />

status<br />

Yes<br />

Student Visa N/A No<br />

Tourist Visa N/A No<br />

Undocumented Alien N/A<br />

No<br />

Work Visa N/A No<br />

GR 42-405 –<br />

VAWA/Battered<br />

Immigrants<br />

GR 42-405.1 –<br />

Definition – VAWA<br />

What does VAWA mean?<br />

In 1994, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)<br />

was passed to allow abused non-citizens or LPRs to<br />

self-petition (apply directly) to the USCIS on their own<br />

behalf without the assistance <strong>of</strong> the abusive<br />

individual(s).

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