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Title 7: SNAP Page 12 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter I: Specific Households and Participants Households with Alien Members Revised February 13, 2026 The Five-Year Bar and Exemptions

LPRs Exempt from the Five-Year Bar Description Verification of Exempt Status Documentation Examples Afghan Humanitarian Parolees An LPR who was admitted to the U.S. as an Afghan humanitarian parolee between July 31, 2021, and September 30th, 2023, is not subject to the five- year bar. These individuals were brought to the U.S. for their own safety under the provisions of the Operation Allies Welcome program. Form I-94 noting Humanitarian Parole (per INA section 212(d)(5)(A) or “PAR” Or Foreign passport with DHS/CBP admission stamp noting Operation Allies Refuge or “OAR” Or Foreign passport with DHS/CBP admission stamp noting Operation Allies Welcome or “OAW” Or Foreign passport with DHS/CBP admission stamp noting “DT” Afghan Special Immigrant An LPR who entered the U.S. as an Afghan special immigrant is not subject to the five-year bar, nor are their dependents admitted as LPRs under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 or other applicable law regarding special immigrants. Afghani passport with an immigrant visa stamp noting that the person has been admitted under IV (immigrant visa) category SI1 or SQ1, SI2 or SQ2, SI3 or SQ3. Form I-551 showing Afghani nationality (or Afghani passport), with an IV (immigrant visa) code of SI6 or SQ6, SI7 or SQ7, SI9 or SQ9.