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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION STATUS Section 120 Page 21
120.12 Verification of Immigration Status (continued)
Immigration Status Verification Cuban/Haitian Entrant (CHE) ● USCIS Form I-551* (Alien Registration Card) with a code CU6, CU7, or CH6 ● Unexpired temporary I-551, stamp in a foreign passport, or on USCIS Form I-94*, with the code CU6 or CU7 ● USCIS Form I-94*, with stamp showing parole as "Cuban/Haitian Entrant" under Section 212(d)(5), of the INA American Indians born in Canada eligible under section 289 of the INA Those admitted under section 289 of the INA do not have to be qualified immigrants and may or may not have evidence of alien registration. If they do, the acceptable verifications are: ● An unexpired I-551* with the code S13 ● An unexpired temporary I-551 stamp in a Canadian passport or on an I-94* with the code S13 ● A letter or other tribal documents certifying at least 50 percent Indian blood as required by section 289 of the INA combined with a birth certificate or other evidence of birth in Canada If the USCIS form presented by the immigrant does not bear annotations needed to verify eligibility and the individual can provide no other document ● Form G-641 Application from USCIS records. This form may be accepted as evidence of status when properly annotated at the bottom by an USCIS representative * Indicates a document that is considered a registration document. They demonstrate lawful status and you should not require presentation of another registration document if the applicant submits one that reasonably appears to be genuine.
REVISED JANUARY 2026