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Following the OBBB, some alien groups previously eligible for SNAP are no longer eligible. Aliens continue to be subject to a 5-year waiting period, unless exempted by PRWORA.3 The chart below summarizes eligibility for aliens pursuant to the OBBB amendments to section 6(f) of the FNA.

Eligible Alien Groups Under the OBBB Eligibility Timing • Non-citizen U.S. nationals • Cuban and Haitian entrants • Compacts of Free Association (COFA) citizens Eligible immediately, with no waiting period, as long as they meet all other SNAP financial and non-financial eligibility requirements. • Lawful permanent residents (LPR) (also known as Green Card holders) Eligible after a 5-year waiting period, as long as they meet all other SNAP financial and non-financial eligibility requirements. LPRs may still be eligible for SNAP without a waiting period if they meet one or more of the following conditions: • Are under 18 years old • Have 40 qualifying work quarters • Are blind or disabled • Were lawfully residing in the U.S. and 65 or older on August 22, 1996 • Have a U.S. military connection • Are admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant • Are an American Indian born abroad • Certain Hmong or Highland Laotian tribal members The chart in Attachment 1 illustrates changes to SNAP alien eligibility.

3 See 8 USC 1612.

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Following the OBBB, some alien groups previously eligible for SNAP are no longer eligible. Aliens continue to be subject to a 5-year waiting period, unless exempted by PRWORA.3 The chart below summarizes eligibility for aliens pursuant to the OBBB amendments to section 6(f) of the FNA.

Eligible Alien Groups Under the OBBB Eligibility Timing • Non-citizen U.S. nationals • Cuban and Haitian entrants • Compacts of Free Association (COFA) citizens Eligible immediately, with no waiting period, as long as they meet all other SNAP financial and non-financial eligibility requirements. • Lawful permanent residents (LPR) (also known as Green Card holders) Eligible after a 5-year waiting period, as long as they meet all other SNAP financial and non-financial eligibility requirements. LPRs may still be eligible for SNAP without a waiting period if they meet one or more of the following conditions: • Are under 18 years old • Have 40 qualifying work quarters • Are blind or disabled • Were lawfully residing in the U.S. and 65 or older on August 22, 1996 • Have a U.S. military connection • Are admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant • Are an American Indian born abroad • Certain Hmong or Highland Laotian tribal members The chart in Attachment 1 illustrates changes to SNAP alien eligibility.

3 See 8 USC 1612.