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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 104 Child victims of trafficking (under age 18) do not need to be certified to receive benefits and services. The Office of Refugee Resettlement will instead issue a letter stating that a child is a victim of a severe form of trafficking and is eligible for benefits and services. 8.6.3.2 Battered Noncitizens Noncitizens who have been subjected to battery or extreme cruelty in the US by a family member with whom they reside may be eligible to participate in SNAP. 8.6.3.2.1 Qualified Status for Battered Noncitizens A noncitizen who is battered is an eligible noncitizen when they have proof of the battering and meet the following conditions:  The noncitizen must have one of the following: − Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative) filed by their spouse or parent − Form I-130 petition filed as a widow(er) of a US citizen − Approved self-petition under the Violence Against Women Act or a pending self-petition under the Act with a notice of prima facie determination (including those filed by a parent) − Application for cancellation of removal or suspension of deportation filed as a victim of domestic violence  The noncitizen, the noncitizen’s child or the noncitizen child’s parent has been abused in the US under any of the following circumstances: − The noncitizen has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the US by a spouse or parent of the noncitizen or by a member of the spouse’s or parent’s family residing in the same household if the spouse or parent consents to or acquiesces in the battery and cruelty − The noncitizen’s child has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the US by a spouse or parent of the noncitizen or by a member of the spouse’s or parent’s family residing in the same household if the spouse or parent consents to or acquiesces in the battery or cruelty, and the noncitizen did not actively participate in the battery or cruelty − The parent of a noncitizen child has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the US by the parent’s spouse or by a member of the spouse’s family residing in the same household as the parent if the spouse consents to or acquiesces in such battery or cruelty  There is a substantial connection between the battery or extreme cruelty and the need for SNAP benefits.  The battered noncitizen, child or parent no longer resides in the same household as the abuser.  The noncitizen meets one of the following conditions: − Has resided as a qualified noncitizen in the US for five years − Was born on or before August 22, 1931, and was lawfully residing in the US on August 22, 1996 − Is a child under age 18 Return