Immigration Requirements for Licensure
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L.
104-193), also known as the Welfare Reform Act, includes provisions to eliminate eligibility
for federal and state public benefits for certain categories of lawful immigrants
as well as benefits for all illegal immigrants.
Students who will require a professional or commercial license provided by a local,
state, or federal government agency in order to engage in an occupation for which
the CSU may be training them must meet the immigration requirements of the new Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act to achieve licensure. Information
concerning the regulation these requirements are available from the Office of Human
Resources in University Hall, or by telephone at (805) 437-8849.