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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION STATUS Section 120 Page 4

120.2 U.S. Citizen or Non-citizen National (continued) iii. At least one of the parents residence in the U.S. (or an outlying possession) prior to the applicant's birth. b. An applicant born abroad to one U.S. citizen parent and one U.S. non-citizen national parent must provide evidence: i. That one parent is a U.S. citizen and the other is a U.S. non-citizen national; ii. Of the relationship to the U.S. citizen parent; and iii. That the U.S. citizen parent resided in the U.S., a U.S. possession, American Samoa, or Swain's Island for a period of at least one year prior to the applicant's birth. c. Applicant born out of wedlock abroad to a U.S. citizen mother must provide evidence of: i. The U.S. citizenship of the mother; ii. The relationship to the applicant; and iii. For births on or before December 24, 1952, evidence that the mother resided in the U.S. prior to the applicant's birth, or for births after December 24, 1952, evidence that the applicant's mother had resided in the U.S. or a U.S. possession for a period of one year prior to the applicant’s birth. d. An applicant born in the Canal Zone or the Republic of Panama must provide: i. A birth certificate showing the birth in the Canal Zone on or after February 26, 1904 and before October 1, 1979; and evidence that one parent was a U.S. citizen at the time of the applicant's birth; or ii. A birth certificate showing birth in the Republic of Panama on or after February 26, 1904 and before October 1, 1979 and evidence that at least one parent was a U.S. citizen and employed by the U.S. government or the Panama Railroad Company or its successor. REVISED JANUARY 2026