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BEM 225 6 of 46 CITIZENSHIP/NON-CITIZEN STATUS BPB 2026-017 7-1-2026

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

Applicants are legitimated under the law of their residence or domicile.

Father acknowledges paternity of the person in writing under oath.

The paternity of the applicant is established by adjudication court. • Child of U.S. citizen mother out of wedlock: the mother was a U.S. citizen at the time of the child’s birth, and the mother had previously been physically present in the U.S. or one of its outlying possessions for a continuous period of one year. • FIP, SDA, MA and CDC U.S. citizens (including persons born in Puerto Rico). Note: See Exhibit IV, HOW TO BECOME A UNITED STATES CITIZEN, in this item. • Persons born in Canada who are at least 50 percent American Indian. • 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.