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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 1000 1621.3.1 Participating after Five (5) Years as Qualified Alien

1600 Determining Household Composition o SEVIS Identifier (only on Form I-20 or Form DS-2019)  This has a letter “N” followed by ten (10) numbers. o Certificate of Citizenship Number  Contains one to two (1-2) letters followed by six to seven (6-7) digits. o Certificate of Naturalization Number  Contains eight (8) alphanumeric characters. o Visa Number  Contains seven to eight (7-8) alphanumeric characters. o Foreign Passport Number SAVE will also be used to verify citizenship, using the verification discussed in SNAP 1621. 1621.2 Participation for up to Seven (7) Years SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 Section deleted 07/01/2026 1621.3 Other Eligible Aliens SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 Any of the following aliens may participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program if otherwise eligible. 1. Any Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) who has lived in the United States as a qualified alien for a period of five (5) years or longer may participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program if he or she is otherwise eligible. See SNAP 1621.3.1. 2. Any Lawful Permanent Resident who is CURRENTLY ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE as defined in Section 101(a)(2) of the INA and who can be credited with forty (40) quarters of work (their own, a spouse’s or a parent’s). See SNAP 1621.3.2 for instructions on determining if the alien meets forty (40) quarters of work. 3. Any qualified alien (as defined in SNAP 1621) that is on active duty in the military (excluding National Guard) or is an honorably discharged veteran whose discharge is not because of immigration status (includes spouses, surviving spouses who have not remarried, and unmarried dependent children). A discharge “Under Honorable Conditions,” does not meet this requirement. See 1621.3.3 for additional information about aliens with a military connection. * 4. Any qualified alien who was lawfully present, as defined in SNAP 1621, in the United States on August 22, 1996, and was age sixty-five (65) or older on August 22, 1996 (meaning, they were born on or before August 22, 1931), may participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for an unlimited time if he or she is otherwise eligible. * 5. Any qualified alien who is under eighteen (18) years of age may participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program if otherwise eligible until he or she turns eighteen (18). * After the