45 CFR § 400.220 - Counting time-eligibility of refugees.

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title: "45 CFR § 400.220 - Counting time-eligibility of refugees."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "400.220"
section_name: "Counting time-eligibility of refugees."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "400"
part_name: "REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM"
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authority: "Section 412(a)(9), Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(9))."
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# 400.220 Counting time-eligibility of refugees.

A State may calculate the time-eligibility of a refugee under this part in either of the following ways:

(a) On the basis of calendar months, in which case the month of arrival in the United States must count as the first month; or

(b) On the basis of the actual date of arrival, in which case each month will be counted from that specific date.

[54 FR 5483, Feb. 3, 1989]