2. CITIZENS AND U.S. NATIONALS

(ii) the Beneficiary and Earnings Data Exchange (BENDEX),

the State Verification and Exchange System (SVES); or

(iv) the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system.

(b) A U.S. public birth certificate showing birth in one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico (if born on or after January 13, 1941), Guam, the Virgin Islands of the U.S., American Samoa, Swain’s Island, or the Northern Mariana Islands (on or after November 4, 1986 (NMI local time)). The birth record document may be issued by the state, commonwealth, territory or local jurisdiction.

If the document shows the individual was born in Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the U.S., or the Northern Mariana Islands before these areas became part of the U.S., see l through n of List B below.

(c) A U.S. passport:

Verification of U.S. citizen or U.S. national status include—

A U.S. passport, including U.S. passport card: a U.S. passport need not be currently valid to be accepted as evidence of U.S. citizenship as long as the passport was initially issued for the full validity period based on the persons age and for a period of five years or more, or

a currently valid U.S. passport or U.S. passport card regardless of limitation.

(d) A Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. Citizen issued by the U.S. Department of State;

(e) A Certification of Report of Birth issued by the U.S. Department of State;

(f) A Certificate of Naturalization issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or its predecessors;

(g) A Certificate of U.S. Citizenship issued by DHS or its predecessors;

(h) A U.S. Citizen I.D. Card issued by DHS or its predecessors;

(i) A Northern Mariana Identification Card issued by DHS or its predecessors;

(j) An American Indian Card issued by DHS or its predecessors with the classification code “KIC” and a statement on the back denoting U.S. citizenship; or

(k) A statement provided by a U.S. consular official certifying that the individual is a U.S. citizen (given to an individual born outside the United States who derives citizenship through a parent but does not have an FS–240, FS–545, or DS–1350).

List B includes—

(a) A religious record recorded in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico (on or after January 13, 1941), Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands (on or after January 17, 1917), American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands (on or after November 4, 1986, Northern Mariana Islands local time) (unless the applicant was born to foreign diplomats residing in such a jurisdiction) within three months after birth showing that the birth occurred in such jurisdiction and the date of birth or the individual’s age at the time the record was made. The record must be an official record recorded with the religious organization.

(b) A document showing employment by the U.S. government before June 1, 1976.

(c) Early school record showing a U.S. place of birth. The school record must show the name of the child, the date of the admission to the school, the date of birth, a U.S. place of birth, and the name(s) and place(s) of the birth of the applicant's parents.

(d) A federal or state census record showing U.S. citizenship or a U.S. place of birth and the individual’s age or date of birth;

(e) One of the following documents that show a U.S. place of birth:

(i) Seneca Indian tribal census record;

(ii) Bureau of Indian Affairs tribal census records or rolls;

(iii) U.S. State Vital Statistics official notification of birth registration;

(iv) A delayed U.S. public birth record that is recorded more than five years after the person's birth; or

(v) Statement signed by the physician or midwife who was in attendance at the time of birth.

(f) A final adoption decree showing the child's name and U.S. place of birth;

(g) In situations where an adoption is not finalized and the state in which the child was born will not release a birth certificate prior to final adoption, a statement from a state-approved adoption agency that shows the child's name and U.S. place of birth. The adoption agency must state in the certification that the source of the place of birth information is an original birth certificate;

(h) A U.S. Military Record showing a U.S. place of birth;

(i) An extract of a hospital record on hospital letterhead, indicating a U.S. place of birth. The hospital record must have been established at the time of the person’s birth and created at least five years before the initial application date for SNAP. A souvenir “birth certificate” issued by a hospital does not satisfy this requirement.

(j) A life, health, or other insurance record showing a U.S. place of birth. The record must have been created at least five years before the initial application date for SNAP.

(k) Medical (clinic, doctor, or hospital) record showing a U.S. place of birth created at least five years before the initial application date for SNAP. (For children under age 16, the document must have been created near the time of birth or five years before the date of application.) An immunization record alone is not considered a medical record for purposes of establishing U.S. citizenship.

(l) For individuals born in Puerto Rico prior to January 13, 1941—

(i) evidence of birth in Puerto Rico and the person’s statement that they were residing in the U.S., a U.S. possession, or Puerto Rico on January 13, 1941; or

(ii) evidence that the person was a Puerto Rican citizen and the person’s statement that they were residing in Puerto Rico on March 1, 1917 and that they did not take an oath of allegiance to Spain.

(m) For individuals born in the U.S. Virgin Islands prior to January 17, 1917—

(i) evidence of birth in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the person’s statement of residence in the U.S., a U.S. possession or the U.S. Virgin Islands on February 25, 1927;

(ii) the person’s statement indicating residence in the U.S. Virgin Islands as a Danish citizen on January 17, 1917 and residence in the U.S., a U.S. possession, or the U.S. Virgin Islands on February 25, 1927, and that the person did not make a declaration to maintain Danish citizenship; or

(iii) evidence of birth in the U.S. Virgin Islands and the person’s statement indicating residence in the U.S., a U.S. possession, or Territory or the Canal Zone on June 28, 1932.

(n) For individuals born in Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) (formerly part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI)) prior to November 5, 1986:

(i) evidence of birth in the NMI, TTPI citizenship and residence in the NMI, the U.S., or a U.S. Territory or possession on November 3, 1986 (NMI local time) and the person’s statement that they did not owe allegiance to a foreign state on November 4, 1986 (NMI local time);

(ii) evidence of TTPI citizenship, continuous residence in the NMI since before November 3, 1981 (NMI local time), voter registration prior to January 1, 1975 and the person’s statement that they did not owe allegiance to a foreign state on November 4, 1986 (NMI local time); or

(iii) evidence of continuous domicile in the NMI since before January 1, 1974 and the applicant's statement that they did not owe allegiance to a foreign state on November 4, 1986 (NMI local time).

If an individual entered the NMI as a nonimmigrant and lived in the NMI since January 1, 1974, this does not constitute continuous domicile and the person is not a U.S. citizen.

(o) Evidence, from List A or items (a) through (n) of List B above, of the U.S. citizenship of the individual’s parents, evidence of the relationship of the individual to the parents, and evidence that at least one parent resided in the U.S. or an outlying possession prior to the individual’s birth.

(p) Evidence, from List A or items (a) through (n) of List B above, that one of the individual’s parents is a U.S. citizen and that the other is a U.S. noncitizen national, evidence of the relationship of the individual to the U.S. citizen parent, and evidence 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.

(q) Evidence, from List A or items (a) through (n) of List B above, of the U.S. citizenship of the individual’s mother, evidence of the relationship to the applicant, and—

(i) for births on or before December 24, 1952, evidence that the mother resided in the U.S. prior to the applicant’s birth; or

(ii) for births after December 24, 1952, evidence that the mother had resided, prior to the child’s birth, in the U.S. or a U.S. possession for a period of one year.

(r) A birth certificate showing birth in the Canal Zone on or after February 26, 1904 and before October 1, 1979 and evidence, from List A or items (a) through (n) of List B above, that one parent was a U.S. citizen at the time of the individual’s birth;

(s) A birth certificate showing birth in the Republic of Panama on or after February 26, 1904 and before October 1, 1979, evidence, from List A or items (a) through (n) of List B above, that at least one parent was a U.S. citizen, and evidence that the parent was employed by the U.S. government or the Panama Railroad Company or its successor in title.

(t) A marriage license showing marriage prior to September 22, 1922, and evidence, from List A or items (a) through (n) of List B above, that the spouse was a U.S. citizen.

(3) List C—

In the absence of any of the above verifications, all of the following must be provided.

A written affidavit of citizenship, signed under penalty of perjury, from a third party indicating a reasonable basis for personal knowledge that the member in question is a U.S. citizen or noncitizen national. The signed statement must acknowledge that the individual signing the affidavit recognizes that providing a false statement may result in penalties including disqualification from Public Assistance and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs, and criminal penalties including a fine of $500 and 11 months of imprisonment.

Verification of the identity of the third party who signed the affidavit—

from List A above or

one of following documents, even if expired:

a driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or territory that includes either a photograph of the individual or other identifying information such as name, age, sex, race, height, weight, or eye color,

a school identification card that includes a photograph of the individual, or

c) a U.S. military card or draft record,

d) an identification card issued by the federal, state, or local government that includes a photograph of the individual or other identifying information such as name, age, sex, race, height, weight, or eye color,

e) a military dependent’s identification card,

f) a Native American tribal document,

g) a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner card.

h) a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood, or another U.S. American Indian/Alaska Native Tribal document that includes a photograph or other personal identifying information relating to the individual.

In the absence of any of the documents described in subclause b-i or ii above, three or more corroborating documents such as marriage licenses, divorce decrees, high school and college diplomas from accredited institutions, including general education and high school equivalency diplomas, property deeds or titles, and employer ID cards can be used to verify the identity of an individual.

Verification of the citizenship or noncitizen national status of the third party who signed the affidavit from Lists A or B above; and

An affidavit signed by the individual, their guardian, or their authorized representative explaining why no verification from Lists A or B exists or can be obtained.