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Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services |
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Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services |
Aliens are persons who reside in the U.S., but are not U.S. citizens. The following aliens are entitled to apply for MA and, if they meet all of the eligibility requirements, to receive full MA benefits.
A refugee admitted under Immigration & Nationality Act ( INA ) Section 207.
A refugee is a person who flees his/her country due to persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution because of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a social group.
An alien admitted under this status may be eligible for MA even if his/her alien status later changes.
An asylee admitted under INA Section 208.
Similar to a refugee, this is a person who seeks asylum and is already present in the U.S. when s/he requests permission to stay.
An alien admitted under this status may be eligible for MA even if his/her alien status later changes.
An alien whose deportation is withheld under INA Section 243(h) and such status was granted prior to April 1, 1997, or an alien whose removal is withheld under INA Section 241(b)(3) on or after April 1, 1997.
An alien admitted under this status may be eligible for MA even if his/her alien status later changes.
A Cuban/Haitian entrant.
An alien admitted under this status may be eligible for MA even if his/her alien status later changes.
An American Indian born in Canada who is at least 50% American Indian by blood, or an American Indian born outside of the U.S. who is a member of a Federally recognized Indian tribe.
**Lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the INA.
**Paroled into the U.S. under INA Section 212(d)(5).
**Granted conditional entry under immigration law in effect before April 1, 1980 [INA Section 203(a)(7)].
**An alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the U.S. and meets certain other requirements.
**An alien whose child has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the U.S. and meets certain other requirements.
**An alien child who resides with a parent who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the U.S. and meets certain other requirements.
**If these aliens lawfully entered the U.S. on or after August 22, 1996, they must also be one of the following:
Is an alien lawfully residing in Wisconsin who is an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Is an alien lawfully residing in Wisconsin who is on active duty ( other than active duty for training ) in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Is an alien lawfully residing in Wisconsin who is the spouse, unmarried dependent child, or surviving spouse of a person described in "a" or "b".
Is an Amerasian.
Has resided in the U.S. for at least five years since his/her date of entry.
Alien status is an individual eligibility requirement. It does not affect the eligibility of the MA Group. The eligible citizen spouse or child of an ineligible alien may still be eligible even though the ineligible alien is not.
Verify alien status using the procedures in the IMM, Ch. 1, Part D, 4.0.0.
The receipt of MA or BadgerCare by the individual or by the children or spouse for whom the individual is legally responsible does not establish the person as a public charge.
Do not refer an alien client to Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). The one exception is you may refer the alien if you need information for administering the MA program. For example, if MA needs to determine client’s location for repayment or fraud prosecution, or to determine his/her alien status.
This page last updated in Release Number : 02-03
Release Date:07/01/02
Effective Date: 07/01/02
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