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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION STATUS Section 120 Page 8

120.3 Qualified Immigrants (continued) constitute undue hardship, make every effort to help the applicant verify immigration status. If the applicant can provide an alien registration number (also known as an “A number”), file USCIS Form G-845 and its Supplement along with the registration number and a copy of any expired USCIS document, with the local USCIS office. c. If an applicant presents a receipt indicating they have applied to the USCIS for a replacement document for one of the documents listed above, file USCIS form G-845 and Supplement along with the copy of the receipt with the local USCIS office. H. Submitting Verification Requests to USCIS a. Use USCIS Form G-845 (with the supplemental form) to obtain more detailed information on immigration status, citizenship, and sponsorship. (Use the supplemental form only in conjunction with Form G-845, not separately.) b. Mail to the Baltimore Field Office at:

United States Citizenship and Immigration Service

3701 Koppers Street

Baltimore, MD 21227

ATTN: Immigration Status Verifier 120.4 Immigrants who have lived in the U.S. for five (5) years A. Qualified immigrants that have lived in the U.S. for 5 years or more meet immigrant eligibility requirements. B. The 5-year waiting period (also known as the “5-year bar”) begins on the date the immigrant obtains status as a qualified immigrant. C. If qualified immigrant status is granted retroactively, the retroactive time counts toward the 5 year requirements. 120.5 Immigrants Eligible during the 5 Year Bar on Immigrant Eligibility A. The Class of Admission (COA) reflects how an individual was granted entry to the United States. Should an individual’s immigration status convert to Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR), their original COA will determine whether they are required to wait five years before eligibility. REVISED JANUARY 2026