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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

11 of 13 INITIAL DATE OF ENTRY MUST BE ENTERED AND THE INITIAL DATE OF ENTRY VERIFICATION FIELD MUST BE ENTERED. IF THE DATE OF ENTRY AND INITIAL DATE OF ENTRY VERIFICATION FIELDS ARE BLANK, LITE WILL DISQUALIFY THE INDIVIDUAL. IF THE VALUE IS PENDING VERIFICATION BY THE DUE DATE, LITE WILL DISQUALIFY THE INDIVIDUAL.

40 QUARTERS OF WORK VERIFIED? IF THE LPR HAS 40 QUARTERS OF COVERED WORK AND THIS IS VERIFIED, THE APPROPRIATE VERIFICATION MUST BE SELECTED FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU IF THAT IS THE ONLY CONDITION THAT THE LPR MEETS TO BE ELIGIBLE. THIS IS VERIFIED THROUGH THE SSA 40 QUARTERS DATA VERIFICATION TASK. WHEN THE TASK IS RECEIVED, CHECK THE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY PANEL IN CLEARANCE SUMMARY TO VERIFY THE NUMBER OF CREDITED QUARTERS WORKED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL.

B-220-5-SNAP - PR Ineligible Non-Citizens

IF AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE HOUSEHOLD IS IDENTIFIED AS AN INELIGIBLE NON-CITIZEN, SELECT ALIEN IN LITE FOR THE CITIZENSHIP FIELD ON THE PERSON DEMOGRAPHICS – DETAILS SCREEN. ON THE ALIEN – DETAILS SCREEN, SELECT UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS AS THE IMMIGRATION STATUS.

B-221-SNAP - PR VERIFICATION

VERIFY ALIEN STATUS AT CERTIFICATION OR WHEN ADDING NEW MEMBERS AND WHEN THE ALIEN’S STATUS HAS CHANGED SINCE THEIR DATE OF ENTRY.

SAVE

THE SAVE PROGRAM MUST BE USED TO VERIFY ALIEN STATUS FOR ALIENS APPLYING FOR SNAP, IF THEY APPEAR TO BE ELIGIBLE, FOR ALL STATUSES EXCEPT VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING. IF IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT AN ALIEN IS INELIGIBLE, SAVE SHOULD NOT RUN FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL. A LDH CASE RELATED HELP TICKET MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE USER SUPPORT CENTER REMEDY INTRANET TICKET GENERATOR. THE HELP TICKET SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

• PLEASE VERIFY ALIEN STATUS THROUGH SAVE • LAST NAME • FIRST NAME • DATE OF BIRTH • ALIEN NUMBER • DOCUMENT TYPE

UPLOAD THE DOCUMENTS PROVIDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE TICKET.