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State: South Carolina

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    South Carolina: Family Law Jurisdiction and Service of Process (Excel chart)

    Excel spreadsheet version of the South Carolina family law jurisdiction and service of process chart, for sorting and filtering. PDF version: South Carolina: Family Law Jurisdiction and Service of Process

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    Family Law COP: Collaborating with Child Welfare to Improve Outcomes for Immigrant Survivors and Children

    This presentation from the NIWAP Family Law COP discusssed how to improve responses to immigrant families in child welfare cases, the importance of early screening for immigration status and victimization for immigration children/caregivers, the role of South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) non-citizen advocates, and the DSS role in general, SIJS, and other immigration…

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    South Carolina Benefits Infographic – SIJS

    This infographic presents a timeline that helps users understand Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) as a victim-based form of immigrant relief. It illustrates when a victim who has applied for relief may begin to receive various benefits, such as healthcare, housing, TANF/SNAP, work authorization, permanent residency, and more. One side of the infographic highlights information…

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    South Carolina Benefits Infographic – U Visa

    This infographic presents a timeline that helps users understand the U Visa as a victim-based form of immigrant relief. It illustrates when a victim who has applied for relief may begin to receive various benefits, such as healthcare, housing, TANF/SNAP, work authorization, permanent residency, and more. One side of the infographic highlights information relevant to…

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    South Carolina Benefits Infographic – T Visa

    This infographic presents a timeline that helps users understand the T Visa as a victim-based form of immigrant relief. It illustrates when a victim who has applied for relief may begin to receive various benefits, such as healthcare, housing, TANF/SNAP, work authorization, permanent residency, and more. One side of the infographic highlights information relevant to…

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    South Carolina Immigration and Public Benefits Timeline for Immigrant Survivors

    This document provides a comparison of access to several public benefits programs by immigration status for crime victims in the state. It demonstrates the differences in access to benefits among immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, human trafficking, and other crimes based on the form of victim-based immigration status the victim has…

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    South Carolina Benefits Infographic – VAWA Self-Petition

    This infographic presents a timeline that helps users understand the VAWA Self Petition as a victim-based form of immigrant relief. It illustrates when a victim who has applied for relief may begin to receive various benefits, such as healthcare, housing, TANF/SNAP, work authorization, permanent residency, and more. One side of the infographic highlights information relevant…

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    South Carolina Demographics

    Demographics of immigrant population in South Carolina – 2021 Data. Updated 2023.

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    South Carolina: Family Law Jurisdiction and Service of Process

    This document contains texts of state family law statutes governing jurisdiction and service of process, including any alternative service rules, across all types of family law cases. in the state. Also available as an Excel spreadsheet: South Carolina: Family Law Jurisdiction and Service of Process (Excel chart)

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    South Carolina Public Benefits Screening Chart

    South Carolina – This public benefits screening chart helps immigrants, refugees, judges, victim advocates and attorneys quickly understand which state and federal public benefits an immigrant or refugee qualifies for in each state. Eligibility varies by state, by immigration status, by victim-based legal immigration application filed, by date of entry into the U.S. and by benefits program. This tool…