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Title 7: SNAP Page 17 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 Cuban or Haitian Entrants (CHE) An LPR who entered the U.S. as a Cuban or Haitian entrant under 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act (REAA). Cuban and Haitian Entrants are eligible for SNAP. They don’t have to have LPR status and aren’t subject to the five- year bar after they get LPR status. Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card, coded CU6, CU7, or CH6. Unexpired “Temporary I-551 stamp” in a foreign passport coded CU6, CU7, or CH6. Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, with a stamp showing parole as “Cuban/Haitian Entrant” under section 212(d)(5) of the INA. NOTE: If the client provides an I-862 Notice to Appear or an I-220A Order of Release on Recognizance and the notice shows that the client is a Cuban or Haitian national, the I-862 or I-220A would be sufficient documentation to verify the client’s eligible alien status under 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act (REAA). If the I-862 or I-220A does not show that the client is a Cuban or Haitian national they would also need to provide proof of Cuban or Haitian nationality. Examples of this verification include:  Current or expired passport from Cuba or Haiti.  Any document or returned data from DHS that confirms nationality.  Any authoritative document showing proof of applicant or member’s nationality.