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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-200-FITAP-SNAP Citizenship/Non-Citizen Status Document No./Name B-220-FITAP Eligibility Requirement/Non-Citizen Status Effective Date July 15, 2024

11 of 20 WITHHELD UNDER SEC 241(b)(3) OF THE INA.

9) HMONG/HIGHLAND LAOTIAN TRIBAL MEMBER

A NON-CITIZEN LAWFULLY RESIDING IN THE U.S. WHO WAS A MEMBER OF A HMONG OR HIGHLAND LAOTIAN TRIBE THAT RENDERED ASSISTANCE TO U.S. * PERSONNEL BY TAKING PART IN A MILITARY OR RESCUE OPERATION DURING THE VIETNAM ERA (8/5/1964 TO 5/7/1975).

THIS STATUS ALSO APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THESE HMONG OR HIGHLAND LAOTIAN TRIBE MEMBERS:

• SPOUSE

• UNREMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSE

• UNMARRIED DEPENDENT CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 18

• CHILD WHO IS A FULL-TIME STUDENT UNDER THE AGE OF 22

• UNMARRIED ADULT CHILD WITH A DISABILITY

NON-CITIZENS WITH HMONG/HIGHLAND LAOTIAN TRIBAL MEMBER STATUS MAY BE ELIGIBLE AND DO NOT NEED TO MEET ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS.

• ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTATION

o A SIGNED AFFIDAVIT SWEARING UNDER PENALTY OF LAW THAT HE OR SHE WAS A MEMBER OF A HMONG OR HIGHLAND LAOTIAN TRIBE BETWEEN 8/5/64 AND 5/7/75; AND;

o ANY DOCUMENTS STATING THEY ARE LEGALLY RESIDING IN THE UNITED STATES

10) LAWFULLY ADMITTED PERMANENT RESIDENT (LPR)

AN LPR IS A NON-CITIZEN THAT WAS GIVEN PERMISSION TO PERMANENTLY LIVE AND WORK IN THE U.S. MOST LPRs COME TO THE U.S. ON TEMPORARY STATUS. A NON- CITIZEN THAT DOES NOT ENTER THE U.S. IN A TEMPORARY STATUS AND ENTERS THE U.S. AS AN LPR IS OFTEN SPONSORED.

AN LPR MUST MEET AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION OUTLINED IN B-220-2-FITAP-PO TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS. IF THE LPR PREVIOUSLY HELD ONE OF THE IMMIGRATION