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Title 7: SNAP Page 10 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter I: Specific Households and Participants Households with Alien Members Revised February 13, 2026 Alien Status Verification Requirements

Status of Alien Acceptable Documentation of Alien Status Citizens of nations under Compact of Free Association Agreements (COFA) (Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands), effective March 9, 2024, regardless of their date of entry. Form I-94 or Form I-94A, Class of Admission typically will state:  “CFA/FSM” (Compact of Free Association/Federated States of Micronesia) for FSM citizens; or  ‘CFA/MIS” (Compact of Free Association/ Republic of the Marshall Islands) for RMI citizens. Or Form I-766, Employment Authorization Or Form I-797, Notice of Action Receipt Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) who have held that status for 5 years, or LPRs who are not subject to the five-year bar. See: The Five-Year Bar and Exemptions Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card Or Unexpired “Temporary I-551 stamp” on Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record or in a foreign passport or other travel document. The Five-Year Bar and Exemptions Legal reference: 8 U.S.C. §§1612, 1613 Unless exempt, Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) are barred from receiving federal means-tested public benefits for a period of five years after lawful permanent resident status is obtained. LPRs who have not been LPRs for at least five years and who don’t meet any other exemption from the five-year bar are ineligible aliens for SNAP. The following LPRs are exempt from the five-year bar:  LPRs under age 18, regardless of their date of entry  LPRs who are blind or disabled. LPRs who are blind or disabled as described in 7-A, Definitions: Disabled Member, are immediately eligible for SNAP, regardless of when they became disabled or their date of entry