703.400 Citizens, Noncitizens, and Canadian-born Indians

To be eligible for assistance, the applicant or client must be:

(A) A citizen of the U.S., defined as an individual born in one of the United States, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, or Guam; or otherwise meets the citizenship requirements as specified in 106 CMR 703.410;

(B) A noncitizen who meets one of the requirements of 106 CMR 703.430 for TAFDC and 703.440 for EAEDC; or

(C) An American Indian born in Canada.

A statement must be signed under penalty of perjury that the information contained in the of the citizenship status of each member in the assistance unit is true. Failure to comply will result in an individual’s ineligibility (see 106 CMR 704.315).

When a grantee is ineligible for assistance because of his or her noncitizen status, he or she must be excluded from the assistance unit but may be an ineligible grantee for dependent children who do meet eligibility requirements. If an ineligible grantee has a legal obligation to support his or her child, he or she is subject to other TAFDC provisions, including, but not limited to work requirements as specified in 106 CMR 703.150, if applicable.