HIV/AIDS and Immigrants: A Manual for Service Providers

Table of Contents

Contributors

Introduction

Changes to US Government

Rights of Noncitizens

Basic Rules of Working with Noncitizens Living with HIV/AIDS

Learning the System: Basic Immigration Concepts

Part One: Understanding Your Client's Immigration Status

Part Two: Understanding the Impact of HIV on Immigration Status

Part Three: Gaining Legal Immigration Status and Becoming a US Citizen

•	HIV Waiver Basics
•	The Public Charge Problem
•	Obtaining an HIV Waiver: The "Extra Test"

Part Four: Understanding Your Client's Eligibility for Public Benefits

National Immigration Law Center Chart

Verifying and Reporting

Advocating for Your HIV Positive Noncitizen Client

Resources

Contributors

Author: Gail Pendleton, Associate Director of the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (National Immigration Project)

2004 Update Author: Ellen Kemp, Legal Worker, also of the National Immigration Project

Tanya Broder of the National Immigration Law Center, Fred Dillon, Dana Lossia, and Tim Mau of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Ignatius Bau of the California Endowment, and Dan Kesselbrenner and Sandy Lin of the National Immigration Project provided valuable advice, feedback, and editorial assistance for the 2004 edition. All mistakes are the author's own.

Funded by: The San Francisco AIDS Foundation

For copies of the manual, contact the San Francisco AIDS Foundation at policy@sfaf.org or PO Box 426182, San Francisco, CA 94142; (415) 487-3080 (phone); (415) 487-3089 (fax)

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