1105.010.05 Qualified Immigrants – DSS Manuals

IM-11 February 24, 2025 ; IM-103 October 4, 2004 ; IM-56 April 18, 2003 ; IM-142 November 6, 1998

An immigrant must be a qualified immigrant as well as in one of the eligible immigrant categories (see 1105.010.10 Eligible Immigrants ) to be eligible for SNAP. The qualified immigrant categories are:

lawful permanent resident of the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), including Amerasian

refugee admitted under section 207 of the INA

granted asylum under section 208 of the INA

paroled under section 212(d)(5) of the INA for at least one year

deportation withheld under 243(h) or 241(b)(3) of the INA in effect prior to April 1,1997

granted conditional entry under 203(a)(7) in effect prior to 4/1/80

Cuban/Haitian entrant as defined in 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980

immigrant, parent, or child of an immigrant who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the U.S. by a spouse, parent, or by a member of the spouse or parent’s family residing in the same household as the immigrant at the time of the abuse. There must be a substantial connection between the battery or extreme cruelty and the need for SNAP benefits and the individual must not reside in the same household as the abuser

citizen of Micronesia, Palau, or The Marshall Islands