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Title 7: SNAP Page 20 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 Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolee (UHP) An LPR who entered the U.S. between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2024, and was granted Ukrainian Humanitarian Parole (UHP) is not subject to the five-year bar after adjustment to LPR status. People granted UHP could be citizens or nationals of Ukraine, or someone who last habitually resided in Ukraine. These policies also apply (after their adjustment to LPR status) to the following family members of these individuals, even if they are granted parole after September 30, 2024: spouses, children, parents, legal guardians, and primary caregivers of such individuals who were unaccompanied minors. Form I-94 noting humanitarian parole (per INA section 212(d)(5) or 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5)) Or Foreign passport with DHS/CBP admission stamp noting “DT” Or Foreign passport with DHS/CBP admission stamp noting Uniting for Ukraine or “U4U” Or Foreign passport with DHS/CBP admission stamp noting Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolee or “UHP” Or Form I-765 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) receipt notice with code C11 Or Form I-766 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with the code C11 For those persons who last habitually resided in Ukraine, any one of the forms or stamps listed above for UHPs and Documentation of last habitual residence in Ukraine.