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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
7 of 13 o AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF REMOVAL, DEPORTATION, OR EXCLUSION PROCEEDINGS:
▪ DHS FORM I-862 – NOTICE TO APPEAR
▪ DHS FORM I-220A – ORDER OF RELEASE ON RECOGNIZANCE
o AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS AN APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM PENDING:
▪ FORM I-797C, NOTICE OF ACTION CONFIRMING USCIS RECEIPT FOR FILING FORM I-589 – APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM AND WITHHHOLDING OF REMOVAL
▪ FORM I-766 EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT WITH THE CODE “C08”
2) 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-SNAP-PO TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS. IF THE LPR PREVIOUSLY HELD ONE OF THE IMMIGRATION STATUSES IDENTIFIED IN B-220-1 SNAP PO, THE LPR IS NOT REQUIRED TO MEET AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION.
PRIOR TO COMPLETING THE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION FOR AN LPR, IT MUST BE DETERMINED IF THE LPR HAS A SPONSOR AND IF THE INCOME AND RESOURCES OF THE SPONSOR NEED TO BE DEEMED FOR THE HOUSEHOLD. FOR SPONSORED ALIENS, SEE E-110-FITAP/SNAP.
ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTATION
o INS FORM I-551, (PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A “GREEN CARD”); OR;
o UNEXPIRED TEMPORARY I-551 STAMP IN FOREIGN PASSPORT OR ON INS FORM I- 94 (ARRIVAL/DEPATURE RECORD) OR
o FORM I-327, REENTRY PERMIT
3) COFA CITIZENS