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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

8 of 13 THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 (CAA) PROVIDES THAT COFA CITIZENS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, AND THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU WHO LAWFULLY RESIDE IN THE U.S. ARE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS WITHOUT A WAITING PERIOD IF THEY MEET ALL OTHER PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTATION

COFA CITIZENS ARE USUALLY DOCUMENTED WITH A FORM I-94, FOREIGN PASSPORT WITH AN ADMISSION STAMP, OR A VALID FORM I-766, EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT (EAD).

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

THE FOLLOWING NON-CITIZENS ARE INELIGIBLE FOR SNAP:

• NON-CITIZENS WHO ARE LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES IN A NON- QUALIFIED STATUS, SUCH AS STUDENTS AND H-1B VISA WORKERS,

• 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, 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-SNAP - 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 SNAP.

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.