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Title 7: SNAP Page 23 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 Victims of Trafficking An LPR who was certified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a person who has been subjected to a severe form of trafficking is not subject to the five- year bar. This extends to the LPR spouse, LPR child, LPR parent or unmarried minor sibling of a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons under 21 years of age, and who has received a derivative T visa. Form I-797 indicating Derivative T visa annotated with T-1 Or Form I-797a Derivative T visa annotated with T-2, T-3, T-4, T-5 (family of victim of severe trafficking) Or Original certification letter from ORR Withheld Deportation or Removal An LPR whose deportation or removal was withheld under Section 243(h)w or 241(b)(3) of the INA prior to their adjustment to LPR status is not subject to the five-year bar. Form I-688B, Employment Authorization Card, annotated with “274a.12(a)(10).” Or Form I-766, Employment Authorization Card, annotated with “A10.” Or Order of an immigration judge showing that deportation is withheld under Section 243(h) of the INA or under section 241(b)(3) of the INA.