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Title 7: SNAP Page 16 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 Canadian- born American Indians An LPR who is a Canadian-born American Indian with treaty rights to cross the United States borders with Canada and Mexico is not subject to the five-year bar. There’s an extensive list of these tribes. Contact HHS Central Office if you question if a tribe is included. Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card, coded S13. Or I-551 stamp in a Canadian passport coded S13. Or Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, coded S13. Or Proof of tribal membership or a tribal document showing the person has at least 50% American Indian blood. Proof of membership can be a tribal membership card, other tribal documents showing membership, or collateral contact with the tribe’s government. COFA Migrants An LPR who is a citizen of nations under Compact of Free Association Agreements (COFA) (Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands) is eligible for SNAP benefits effective March 9, 2024, regardless of their date of entry. COFA migrants are eligible for SNAP before adjustment to LPR status and are not subject to the five-year bar after adjustment to LPR status. 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.