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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION STATUS Section 120 Page 17
120.10 Military Connection (continued) married to a veteran or active duty member as evidence of marriage. Possession of a Military ID may also be considered evidence that a child is dependent on a veteran or active duty member of the Armed Forces for their support and is under age 18 or, if a full-time student, under age 22. 2. In making the determination as to whether an individual is an unremarried surviving spouse of an active duty member or a veteran, the local department must determine that the surviving spouse has not remarried and the following: a. That the surviving spouse was married to the veteran or active-duty personnel within 15 years after the termination of the period of service in which the injury or disease-causing the death of the veteran was incurred or aggravated; and that the surviving spouse was married to the veteran or active-duty personnel for one year or more; or b. That a child of the surviving spouse and the veteran or active-duty personnel was born either during or before the marriage. ii. Step 2: Determine that the member is on active duty or a veteran. 1. A spouse or child in possession of a current Military Identification Card with an expiration date of more than one year from the date of its presentation presumptively meets the active duty requirement for their spouse or parent respectively. 2. If the Military Identification Card is due to expire within one year, the spouse or child must provide a copy of the current military orders for their spouse or parent to establish the active duty status of the service member. If married to a reserve member or if an unmarried child of a reserve member, the orders must show that the service member is on active duty and not on active duty for training. iii. If the dependent cannot provide the military orders, status may be verified through RAPIDS (Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System) at REVISED JANUARY 2026