Date of Entry by Immigration Status

The Date of Entry of populations eligible for benefits and services under the Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement Program is the date of arrival to the U.S. in a qualifying status; or for persons applying for status from within the U.S., the date of grant of qualifying status, as set forth in 121 CMR 2.425(1) through (14): (1) Refugee Principal Applicant: date of arrival to the U.S. in refugee status. (2) Refugee Derivative: date of arrival to the U.S. in derivative refugee status. (3) Asylee Principal Applicant: date of grant of asylee status. (4) Asylee Derivative Consular Processed (Overseas): date of arrival to the U.S. in derivative asylee status. (5) Asylee Derivative Domestic Processed (within the U.S.): date of grant of derivative asylee status. (6) Cuban/Haitian Entrant: date individual becomes a Cuban/Haitian Entrant. See 121 CMR 2.420(4). (7) Iraqi or Afghan Special Immigrant (SIV) Consular Processed: date of arrival to the U.S. in SIV status. (8) Iraqi or Afghan Special Immigrant (SIV) Domestic Processed: date of grant of SIV status. (9) Iraqi or Afghan Special Immigrant (SIV) Derivative Consular Processed: date of arrival to the U.S. in derivative SIV status. (10) Iraqi or Afghan Special Immigrant (SIV) Derivative Domestic Processed: date of grant of derivative SIV status. (11) Adult Victims of Trafficking (VOT): date of Certification Letter issued by the federal Administration for Children and Families. (12) Child of Adult Victim of Trafficking: date of ACF Eligibility Letter. (13) Derivatives of Victims of Trafficking with T status Consular Processed: date of admission to the U.S. in derivative T status. (14) Derivatives of Victims of Trafficking with T status Domestic Processed: date of grant of derivative T status. The assistance unit may contain individuals who have different dates of entry. Disputes regarding dates of entry are resolved through review of documentation issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or from the Immigration Courts of the Executive Office of Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice, rather than by fair hearing.