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Title 7: SNAP Page 15 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 Special Immigrant Parolees (Cont.) LPRs who entered the U.S. as Afghan Special Immigrant Parolees who were granted parole for at least one year are not subject to the five-year bar, regardless of date of entry. This also applies to spouses and children of these individuals. USCIS is also issuing a Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card, to these special immigrant LPRs. In addition, regardless of the documentation presented, VLP/SAVE can provide an initial verification response of LPR for these special immigrant LPRs except those whose case involves something unusual that may require additional verification. SCIS is issuing these Special Immigrant Parolees a Form I766, Employment Authorization Document, with a C11 parolee category. For these individuals, VLP/SAVE can provide an initial verification response of Parolee with an SQ4 or SQ5 COA unless there is something unusual about the case that may require additional verification Asylees An LPR who was granted asylum under Section 208 of the INA prior to their adjustment to LPR status is not subject to the five- year bar. Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Receipt Card, annotated with a stamp showing grant or asylum under section 208 of the INA. Or Order of an immigration judge granting asylum. Or A grant letter from the Asylum Office of the USCIS. Form I-66B, Employment Authorization Card, annotated with “274a.12(a)(5).”