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BEM 225 13 of 46 CITIZENSHIP/NON-CITIZEN STATUS BPB 2026-017 7-1-2026

BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

SDA • A qualified non-citizen who was receiving SSI on August 22, 1996. • A qualified non-citizen who was lawfully residing in the U.S. (see below) on August 22,1996 and is now blind or disabled according to SSI standards. SNAP • U.S. citizens (including persons born in Puerto Rico). • NOTE: See Exhibit IV, HOW TO BECOME A UNITED STATES CITIZEN, in this item. • Member of a federally acknowledged American Indian tribe. • Qualified military non-citizen--a qualified non-citizen on active duty in, or veteran honorably discharged from, the U.S. armed forces. Active duty must not be for training, such as two weeks of active-duty training for National Guard. Discharge must not have been due to non-citizen status. Veteran means a person who either: • Served in the active military, naval or air service for the shorter of 24 months of continuous active duty or the full period for which he or she was called to active duty. • Died while in the active military, naval or air service. • Served in the military forces of the Commonwealth of the Philippines while such forces were in the service of the armed forces of the U.S. during the period from July 26, 1941, through June 30, 1946. • Served in the Philippine Scouts under Section 14 of the Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment Act of 1945. • A qualified non-citizen spouse and unmarried qualified non- citizen dependent child of a qualified military non-citizen. Note: Dependent child is a child claimed as a dependent on the qualified military non-citizen's federal tax return and under 18, or under age 22 and a student regularly attending school.