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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

15 of 20 • UNDOCUMENTED NON-CITIZENS (E.G. INDIVIDUALS WHO ENTERED THE UNITED STATES AS TEMPORARY RESIDENTS AND OVERSTAYED THEIR VISAS OR WHO ENTERED WITHOUT A VISA),

• INDIVIDUALS GRANTED TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS), UNLESS THE INDIVIDUAL BECAME A QUALIFIED ALIEN IN SOME OTHER QUALIFYING STATUS,

• CITIZENS OF NATIONS UNDER COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENTS (PALAU, MICRONESIA, AND THE MARSHALL ISLANDS) WHO HAVE BEEN ADMITTED UNDER THOSE AGREEMENTS, AND

• MOST INDIVIDUALS PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES WITH A U VISA, UNLESS THE INDIVIDUAL BECAME A QUALIFIED ALIEN IN SOME OTHER QUALIFYING STATUS.

B-221-FITAP - PO VERIFICATION

ALIEN STATUS MUST BE VERIFIED WHEN MEMBERS ARE IDENTIFIED AS NON-CITIZENS ALIENS AT CERTIFICATION OR WHEN ADDING NEW MEMBERS. ALIEN STATUS MUST BE VERIFIED BY THE SYSTEMATIC ALIEN VERIFICATION FOR ENTITLEMENTS (SAVE) PROGRAM FOR EACH NON-CITIZEN APPLYING FOR FITAP. VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING HAVE THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS VERIFIED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLMENT (ORR) INSTEAD OF THROUGH SAVE.

A HISTORY OF AN NON-ALIEN’S IMMIGRATION STATUS MUST BE OBTAINED FOR IMMIGRANTS WHOSE STATUS HAS CHANGED SINCE THEIR DATE OF ENTRY IF THEY HAVE LIVED IN THE UNITED STATES FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AND WOULD BE ELIGIBLE ONLY IF THEY HAVE LIVED IN THE U.S. FOR FIVE YEARS OR MORE.

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B-222-FITAP - RESERVED

B-223-FITAP – PO CONTACT WITH USCIS

IF THE AGENCY KNOWS FOR CERTAIN THAT NON-CITIZEN IS IN THE U.S. ILLEGALLY, THE WORKER MUST REPORT THE ILLEGAL ALIEN TO USCIS.

IN ORDER TO KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT A PERSON IS AN ILLEGAL ALIEN THE FOLLOWING MUST OCCUR:

• THE UNLAWFUL PRESENCE MUST BE A FINDING OF FACT OR CONCLUSION OF LAW THAT IS MADE AS PART OF A FORMAL DETERMINATION THAT IS SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW ON AN ALIEN’S CLAIM, AND