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Title 7: SNAP Page 19 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 Iraqi Special Immigrant Visa Holders (SIV) An LPR who entered the U.S. as an Iraqi Special Immigrant is not subject to the five-year bar. The SIV process is available to Iraqi employees and contractors who were employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government in Iraq on or after March 20, 2003, and prior to September 30, 2013, for a period of one year or more, and who have experienced or are experiencing an ongoing serious threat because of that employment. Department of Homeland Security stamp or notation on a passport or form I-94, Arrival/Departure Receipt Card, showing date of entry and one of the following documents:  Iraqi 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 Iraqi nationality (or Iraqi passport), with an IV (immigrant visa) code of SI6 or SQ6, SI7 or SQ7, SI9 or SQ9.

Refugee An LPR who was admitted under Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) is not subject to the five-year bar after adjustment to LPR status. Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record showing entry under section 207 of the INA. Or Form I-688B, Employment Authorization Card, annotated with “274a.12(a)(3).” Or Form I-766, Employment Authorization Card, annotated with “A3.” Or Form I-571, Refugee Travel Document. Or I-551 or USCIS documents with RE1, RE2, RE3, RE6, RE8, RE9, or RE86