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  General information
 
   Applying for Public Assistance
Information about the application process to receive public assistance.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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    Read this in: Russian / Pусский , Spanish / Español
  
   
   The Affidavit of Support and Immigrant Eligibility for Public Benefits
This form will help you to determine what kind of benefits a person who immigrated to the U.S. with an affidavit of support is eligible to receive. To determine eligibility, you will need to know which kind of affidavit of support was filed -- the affidavit of support form I-134, or the affidavit of support form I-864.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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    Read this in: Russian / Pусский
  
   
   Will Using Benefits Hurt My Chances of Getting a Green Card or Becoming a U.S. Citizen?

By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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   WA Public Assistance for Immigrants who Legalized Under the 1986 Immigration Reform & Control Act
This brochure will tell you what benefits you may be eligible for if you legalized under the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act. If you have a different immigration status please read one of our other brochures.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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   Washington Public Assistance for Family Visa Beneficiaries
This publication will tell you what benefits you may be eligible for if you got your green card because a family member petitioned for you. If you have a different immigration status, please read one of the other publications on this topic.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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   Washington Public Assistance for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
This publication will tell you what benefits you may be eligible for if you are an immigrant and a victim of domestic violence. If you have a different immigration status, please read one of our other publications on this topic.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Washington Public Assistance for Legal Residents (Permanently Residing Under Color of Law)*
This brochure will tell you what benefits you may be eligible for if you are a legal resident (PRUCOL) immigrant. If you have a different immigration status please read one of our other brochures.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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   Washington Public Assistance for Public Interest Parolees
This brochure will tell you what benefits you may be eligible for if you are a public interest parolee (paroled for a period of at least one year). If you have a different immigration status please read one of our other brochures in this series.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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   Washington Public Assistance for Refugees and Humanitarian Entrants
(Includes Refugees, Asylees, Persons Granted Withholding of Deportation, Cuban Haitian Entrants and Persons Granted Conditional Entrance)
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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   Washington Public Assistance for Undocumented Immigrants
This brochure will tell you what benefits you may be eligible for if you are undocumented. If you have a different immigration status please read one of our other brochures in this series.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
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  SSI
 
   Questions and Answers for Immigrants Receiving General Assistance Who Want to Apply for SSI
Information for immigrants who want to apply for SSI.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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   Questions and Answers on Immigrants Who May Lose Eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
This brochure is provided to help you educate immigrants who have come to the United States on or after August 22, 1996 and may be receiving SSI because they are disabled or 65 and over. THESE IMMIGRANTS MAY NEED TO BECOME CITIZENS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO KEEP GETTING THEIR SSI.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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  Medical assistance
 
   What is the Alien Emergency Medical Program?
If you have a medical emergency, the federally funded Alien Emergency Medical (AEM) may be available to pay for services necessary to pay for that emergency.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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    Read this in: Russian / Pусский , Somali / Soomaali , Spanish / Español
  
   
   Good News! Your child may be eligible for free or low-cost medical coverage starting July, 2007 This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
This program is for medical coverage for non-citizen children under the age of 18. Your child may qualify if your family income is less than or close to the amounts on the chart.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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  TANF and WorkFirst
 
   WorkFirst for Those Who Don't Speak English
Information on how to make WorkFirst work best for you if you or someone in your family doesn't speak English.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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  Solving problems with DSHS
 
   DSHS Help for People with Disabilities: Necessary Supplemental Accomodations
If you get DSHS benefits, such as TANF, SFA, GAU, Medicaid, or food assistance, DSHS must accommodate your disabilities. This means that DSHS must try to make their services and benefits available to you to the same extent that they are available to people without a disability.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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   How to Fight a Denial of DSHS Public Assistance
This publication explains your rights if you apply for cash, food stamps, medical, or child care assistance from the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and their office denies you benefits.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
    Other Formats:   This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. PDF File
    Read this in: Russian / Pусский , Spanish / Español