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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Independence (EI) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-200-FITAP-SNAP Citizenship/Non-Citizen Status Document No./Name B-220-SNAP Eligibility Requirement/Non-Citizen Status Effective Date May 15, 2026

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II. PROCEDURES

B-220-SNAP - PR SNAP NON-CITIZEN

THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF EACH NON-CITIZEN IN THE HOUSEHOLD APPLYING FOR BENEFITS MUST BE DISCUSSED DURING THE INTERVIEW. DOCUMENT THE CLIENT’S STATEMENTS REGARDING IMMIGRATION STATUS AND AVAILABLE DOCUMENTATION TO VERIFY THAT STATUS IN A CASE NOTE. ASSIST THE NON-CITIZEN IN IDENTIFYING ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF STATUS BY REFERENCING B-220-4-SNAP-PO.

IN LITE, ON THE PERSON DEMOGRAPHIC – DETAILS PAGE SELECT “ALIEN” IN THE DROP- DOWN BOX FOR CITIZENSHIP FOR ALL NON-CITIZENS IN THE HOUSEHOLD. WHEN ‘ALIEN’ IS SELECTED ON THE PERSON DEMOGRAPHIC – DETAILS PAGE, THE ALIEN DETAILS SCREEN WILL BE ENABLED.

B-220-1-SNAP - PR IMMIGRATION STATUSES

DETERMINE IF THE NON-CITIZEN IS A QUALIFIED ALIEN BASED ON THE INTERVIEW, DOCUMENTS PROVIDED, AND RESULTS OF SAVE.

ON THE ALIEN DETAILS SCREEN, THE WORKER MUST SELECT AN OPTION TO THE QUESTION “DO YOU AGREE TO LDH CONTACTING UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS) TO VERIFY YOUR IMMIGRATION STATUS.” IF ‘NO’ IS SELECTED OR THE QUESTION IS NOT ANSWERED, LITE WILL DISQUALIFY THAT INDIVIDUAL FROM THE CASE. WHEN ‘NO’ IS SELECTED, ‘OPT OUT’ WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY POPULATED AS THE IMMIGRATION STATUS FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL.

THE WORKER MUST SELECT THE APPROPRIATE IMMIGRATION STATUS FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU AND SELECT THE APPROPRIATE IMMIGRATION STATUS VERIFICATION FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU.

A LPR WHO PREVIOUSLY HELD AN IMMIGRATION STATUS IDENTIFIED IN B-220-1 SNAP-PO MUST BE CODED USING THE PREVIOUS IMMIGRATION STATUS.

COFA CITIZENS MUST BE CODED AS HAVING AN IMMIGRATION STATUS OF A COFA.

RECORD THE CLIENTS STATEMENT OF THE DATE THE IMMIGRATION STATUS STARTED AND SELECT THE CORRESPONDING VERIFICATION CODE.

IMMIGRATION STATUS VERIFICATION - IF THE VALUE IS PENDING VERIFICATION BY THE DUE DATE, THE INDIVIDUAL WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.