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Title 7: SNAP Page 32 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter I: Specific Households and Participants Households with Alien Members Revised February 13, 2026 Sponsored Aliens Documentation of United States Citizenship by Birth Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.2(f)(2)(ii) Proof of U.S. citizenship should be required only when a household member’s citizenship is questionable. If it’s necessary to require proof, the following documents, when combined with proof of identity, are acceptable proof of U.S. citizenship:  A U.S. birth certificate.  Adoption finalization papers. If the adoption is not yet finalized, the child’s original birth certificate or statement from a state-approved adoption agency showing the child’s name and that the birth was in the U.S.  A hospital record made at the time of the child’s birth in the U.S. in that hospital.  A religious record made within three months of birth, which shows the person’s date of birth in the U.S. or age at the time the record was made.  A U.S. passport (with the exception of limited passports that are issued for periods of less than five years).  A Certificate of Birth (form FS-545).  A Certification of Report of Birth (form DS-1350).  Proof of civil service employment by the U.S. government before June 1, 1976.  Early U.S. school records that show date of admission to the school, the person’s date and U.S. place of birth, and the parent’s names and places of birth.  Census record showing name, U.S. citizenship or a U.S. place of birth, and the person’s age or birth date.  A statement signed by a third party that a person is a U.S. citizen. The statement must contain penalties for helping a person to commit fraud and must be signed by the third party under penalty of perjury. Documentation not listed above may be presented as proof of citizenship. In this instance, the document may be submitted to the Iowa HHS central office to verify its acceptability as proof, if necessary.