<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000004 { color: black; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:14.02"><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000000">67:12:01:14.02</span></a><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000001">.  Aliens exempt from sponsor deeming.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0"> </span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">An a</span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">lien who meet</span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0"> the following requirements </span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0"> exempt from complying with §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:14.01"><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000002">67:12:01:14.01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:14.03"><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000002">67:12:01:14.03</span></a><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">    (1)  An </span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">asylee</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0"> or refugee under sections 203(a)(7), 207(c), 212(d)(5), or 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0"> </span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000004">of 1952, Pub. L. No. 82-414, §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000004"> </span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000004">101, 66 Stat. 163, 167 (1952) (codified as amended at 8 U.S.C. §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000004"> </span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000004">1101);</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">    (2)  A Cuban or Haitian entrant, as defined in the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">, </span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">Pub. L. No. 96-422</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">, </span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000004">§</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000004"> </span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000004">501(e), 94 Stat. 1809 (1980)</span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">    (3)  The dependent child of the sponsor or the sponsor's spouse.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">    </span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0"> 8 SDR 95, effective February 18, 1982; 9 SDR 114, effective March 6, 1983; 12 SDR 112, effective January 16, 1986</span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">    </span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000002">28-</span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000002">6-1</span></a><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">    </span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000002">28-</span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000002">6-1</span></a><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">    </span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0"> </span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">Eligibility of sponsored aliens -- Exemptions</span><span class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85C0">, 45 C.F.R. § 233.51(g).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s640ae0ed-39f9-4e82-9759-e3171e673e85000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>