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Federal Legislation (SSI Extension)

SSI Extension for Humanitarian Immigrants Provides for Two More Years of Benefits (IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS UPDATE, 11/20/08).  The new law -- the SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act (P.L. 110-328) -- took effect on October 1, 2008.

• FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ): See "A Guide to the New and Temporary SSI Extension Law for Humanitarian Immigrants," below.

• SEE ALSO: SSA Issues Final Instructions on SSI Extension for Humanitarian Immigrants (5/13/09)

• SEE ALSO: SSI Extension for Refugees and Other Humanitarian Immigrants Enacted into Law (10/1/08)

• SEE ALSO: SSI Extension for Refugees and Other Humanitarian Immigrants Passes U.S. Senate & House  (9/17/08)

• SEE ALSO: House Passes Supplemental Security Income Extension for Humanitarian Immigrants (7/20/07)

• SEE ALSO: SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act (HR 2608): House debate transcript upon voice vote passage (7/11/07)

Loss of SSI Is Impoverishing Thousands of Refugees: Congress Could Prevent Further Hardship (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2/8/07)

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (THESE LINKS WILL TAKE YOU TO ANOTHER WEBSITE):

• The President's Proposal to Extend SSI Eligibility for Refugees and Other Humanitarian Immigrants (2/4/04)

• Thousands of Refugees Who are Elderly or Disabled Could Lose Supplemental Security Income in the Coming Months (11/14/03)
   

Issue Briefs and Other Resources

SSA Issues Final Instructions on SSI Extension for Humanitarian Immigrants (includes link to instructions/POMS) (5/13/09)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

	A Guide to the New and Temporary SSI Extension Law for Humanitarian Immigrants (less technical) (The English version of this guide was last revised in May 2009.  The non-English versions are based on an English version last revised in Nov. 2008.)
		English	A Guide to the New and Temporary SSI Extension Law for Humanitarian Immigrants
		Spanish	Guía para la Nueva Extensión Temporal de la Ley de SSI para Inmigrantes Humanitarios
		Amharic
		Creole (Haitian)	Yon Gid Pou Nouvo Lwa Tanporè sou Ekstansyon SSI Pou Imigran Imanitè Yo
		French	Guide des nouvelles lois d’extension temporaires du SSI relatives aux immigrants humanitaires
		Vietnamese	Hướng dẫn về Luật Gia hạn SSI Mới và Tạm thời cho Người di cư Nhân đạo
	An Advocate's Guide to the New and Temporary SSI Extension Law for Humanitarian Immigrants (more technical)
		English	An Advocate's Guide to the New and Temporary SSI Extension Law for Humanitarian Immigrants
		Spanish	Guía a la Nueva y Temporal Ley de Extensión de GSI para Inmigrantes Humanitarios
		Amharic
		French	Guide des nouvelles lois d’extension temporaires du SSI relatives aux immigrants humanitaires à l’usage des avocats
		Lao
		Russian
		Vietnamese	Hướng dẫn của Luật sư về Luật Gia hạn SSI Mới và Tạm thời cho Người di cư Nhân đạo

Expedited Processing Available for Certain Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries.  Current and former SSI beneficiaries can request expedited processing of Forms I-485 and N-400 (permanent residence and naturalization applications) if the individual's application has been pending with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for more than six months.   (USCIS questions & answers, 6/5/08)

Facts about Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for Refugees, Asylees and Other Humanitarian Immigrants (PDF) (9/07)

State-Funded Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Replacement Programs (Posted on "Guide to Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs" update page)

State-Funded TANF Replacement Programs (Posted on Guide to Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs update page)

Immigrant Eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Chart (2/23/04)

Chart: Number of 7-Year SSI Aliens Receiving Benefits in December 2002, by State and Estimated Year of Suspension of SSI Benefits (2/24/04)

Questionnaire to Document Affect of SSI Time Limit on Refugees, Asylees, Cuban and Haitian Entrants and other "Humanitarian" Immigrants (2/24/04)
 

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