SECTION 5: RESIDENCY
There is no residency requirement, durational or other imposed which excludes any individual from
receiving services. All applicants must be available to participate in all phases of the eligibility
determination process, assessment of Vocational Rehabilitation Needs (AVRN), and their Individualized
Plan for Employment (IPE). The Division will accept applications from individuals who maintain a
domicile in the State of Nevada at the time of filing an application, this includes aliens with visas that do
not prohibit work.
*Supreme Court of Nevada: Tarango v. State Industrial Insurance System, 117 Nev. 444: Prohibits
unauthorized workers from receiving vocational rehabilitation benefits.
“Unauthorized Workers,” describes immigrant workers who do not possess authorization to be
employed pursuant to U.S. law. This group includes workers who are in the United States legally for
various reasons (e.g. student visas, asylum applicants) but who nevertheless lack the authorization to
work.
“Undocumented Worker” is used to describe immigrants whose presence in the U.S. is illegal. These
workers form a subset of the immigrant population that is unauthorized to work.
PARTICIPANT SERVICES POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL
Bureaus of Vocational Rehabilitation & Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired
Revised: 2006
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