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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 02/2016

NON-CITIZENS - SNAP/MSA/GA/GRH

0011.03.09

● Cuban/Haitian entrants.

● Amerasians from Vietnam.

● Current LPRs who were previously refugees, asylees, or had deportation withheld can maintain their eligibility based on their previous status. See 0011.03.12 (Non-Citizens - Lawful Permanent Residents).

● Victims of Trafficking under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. See 0011.03.30 (Non-Citizens – Trafficking Victims).

MSA: Undocumented and non-immigrant people are not eligible. People who are ineligible for SSI due to non-citizen status are not eligible.

GA: Undocumented and non-immigrant people are not eligible.

Refugees, people granted asylum, and Amerasians may be eligible for RCA. See 0030.03 (Refugee Cash Assistance).

Current LPRs who were previously refugees, asylees, or had deportation withheld, can maintain their eligibility based on their previous status. See 0011.03.12 (Non-Citizens - Lawful Permanent Residents), 0011.03.12.03 (Non-Citizens - Adjustment of Status).

All lawfully residing non-citizens who are not eligible for federal funding may be eligible for state funding if they meet other eligibility criteria for state-funded cash assistance.

LPRs age 18 through 69 who are funded under state dollars, and who have been in the country for 4 or more years, must meet 1 of the additional criteria below to be eligible. NOTE: These additional criteria do NOT apply to people who reside in a residential facility or LPRs who were previously refugees, asylees or had deportation withheld.

● Enrolled in a literacy class, English as a Second Language class, or a citizenship class.

OR ● Applied for admission to a literacy class or English as a Second Language class, and is on a waiting list.

OR ● In the process of applying for a waiver from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the English language or civics requirements of the citizenship test.

OR ● Have submitted an application for citizenship to the USCIS and are waiting for a testing date or a subsequent swearing in ceremony.

OR ● Have been denied citizenship due to a failure to pass the test after 2 or more attempts or because of an inability to understand the rights and responsibilities of becoming a United States citizen, as documented by the USCIS or the county agency.

GRH: Follow MSA for aged, blind, and disabled participants. Follow GA for all other adults.