9.7 Exempt from Deeming Sponsor’s Income and Resources.

Some non-citizens are exempt from sponsor deeming even if an Affidavit of Support was signed on their behalf. Non-citizens exempt from sponsor deeming are: A. Non-citizen residing in the same house as the sponsor and included in the same SNAP household; B. Parent of a battered child, spouse of a battered non-citizen, or child of a battered non-citizen for 12 months. At the end of 12 months, the exemption continues if a court or USCIS determines the battering is substantially connected to the need for benefits. The non-citizen cannot live with the batterer during the exemption period; C. Citizen child under age 18 of a sponsored non-citizen; D. Sponsored non-citizen children under 18; E. Cuban or Haitian entrant; F. Indigent non-citizens. An indigent non-citizen may choose to opt out of the indigence determination and follow regular sponsor deeming rules; G. Non-citizens sponsored by organizations or groups; or H. Trafficking victims. Source: 7 CFR §273.4(c)(3) Revised: December 2025