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Revised Nursing Programs Admission Policy (As Of June 24, 2020)

Effective immediately, all CUNY nursing programs will consider applicants for admission who are eligible for licensing in New York under the regulations of the New York State Education Department. The regulation provides eligibility for citizens and non-citizens who are “not unlawfully present,” including those with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and those permanently residing in the United States under color of law (PRUCOL). Applicants may demonstrate eligibility through documents that verify that they meet the required criteria. The most common documents include:

• Proof of U.S. citizenship through a birth certificate, U.S. passport, naturalization certificate, or a certificate of citizenship.

• Proof of legal permanent resident status with what is known as a “Green Card”.

• Proof of various eligible categories, listed below, generally through an employment authorization document (EAD) or other satisfactory documentation.

Eligible Immigration Categories:

  1. International student with F-1 status

  2. Asylee

  3. Refugee

  4. Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

  5. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

  6. Individuals paroled into the United States whose parole has not expired

  7. Persons residing in the U.S. pursuant to an Order of Supervision

  8. Persons granted a stay of deportation/removal

  9. Persons granted an indefinite voluntary departure

  10. Persons on whose behalf an immediate relative petition has been approved

  11. Persons who have filed an application for adjustment of status to permanent resident

  12. Persons granted Deferred Action Status

  13. Persons who entered and have continuously residency in the U.S. before 01/01/1972

  14. Persons granted suspension of deportation or cancellation of removal

  15. Cuban/Haitian entrants

  16. Persons with a pending application for asylum, withholding of removal or deportation, protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT), cancellation of removal, or TPS

  17. Persons in T or U non-immigrant status

  18. Self-petitioner under the Violence Against Women Act

  19. Other persons living in the U.S. who are not unlawfully present