Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Child Care Subsidy Administration

Wisconsin Shares Handbook

4.5 U.S. Citizen or Qualified Immigrant

The beneficiary of the Wisconsin Shares subsidy must be a child who is either a United States citizen or a qualified immigrant. The child’s immigration status or citizenship must be verified.

A qualified immigrant is a person who is not a United States citizen, but who meets one (1) of the following criteria:

1. An immigrant lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act  

2. An immigrant who is granted asylum under section 208 of such Act  

3. A refugee who is admitted to the United States under section 207 of such Act, including Special Visa Immigrants from Iraq and Afghanistan under section 1059 of H.R. 1815  

4. An immigrant who has been certified as a victim of trafficking  

5. An immigrant who is paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of such Act for a period of at least one (1) year  

6. An immigrant whose deportation is being withheld under section 243(h) or 241(b)(3) of such Act  

7. Cuban and Haitian immigrants, as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980  

8. A Native American Indian born in Canada who is at least 50% American Indian by blood, or a Native American Indian born outside of the United States who is a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe  

9. An immigrant who has been battered or whose child has been battered, who is no longer residing in the same household with the batterer, and who meets the requirements of 8 USC 1641(c)  

10. An immigrant who is granted conditional entry pursuant to section 203(a)(7) of such Act as in effect prior to April 1, 1980  

11. Amerasian immigrants, as defined in section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988  

12. An Immigrant who is lawfully residing and is one (1) of the following:  

    1. An armed forces veteran who received an honorable discharge that was not on account of alienage and who completed either 24 months of continuous active duty or the full period for which the individual was called, unless the individual received a hardship discharge under 10 USC 1173, early discharge under 10 USC 1171, or a discharge due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.  

    2. On active duty in the armed forces of the United States, other than active duty for training.  

    3. The spouse of an individual described in subdivision a. or b., or the un-remarried surviving spouse of an individual described in subdivision a. or b. if the marriage was for one (1) year or more or the individual had a child in common.  

13. An immigrant who is lawfully residing in the United States and authorized to work by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

14. A dependent child of an individual who meets one (1) of the above criteria

The chart below provides the Registration Status Code shown in CWW associated with each qualified immigrant status listed above. Process Help Section 82.6 provides more information regarding SAVE responses and mapping to CWW.

This section last updated 12/1/2022