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Since foreign-born adopted children do not acquire U.S. citizenship by virtue of adoption by U.S. citizens, determine if the child has been granted U.S. citizenship by application to USCIS. NOTE: These individuals may qualify through the ‘Child Citizen Act of 2000’. If the birth certificate shows a foreign place of birth and the individual cannot be determined to be a naturalized citizen under any of the above criteria, obtain other evidence of U.S. citizenship. VERIFICATION: All assistance unit members must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National or eligible alien (SNAP 301-2) to receive benefits. Any of the following documents can be used to verify U.S. citizenship or U.S. National status: 1. Birth certificate. 2. U.S. passport. 3. Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the U.S. 4. Religious record. 5. Certificate of citizenship (form N-560 or N-561) or naturalization (form N-550 or N-570) provided by USCIS, such as identification cards for the use of resident citizens in the U.S. 6. Participation in another program if verification of citizenship or non-citizen national status was obtained for the program; or, 7. If the household cannot obtain a form of verification listed above and the household can provide a reasonable explanation as to why verification is not available, the eligibility staff member must accept a signed statement by an individual who is a U.S. citizen, under penalty of perjury, indicating a reasonable basis for knowledge the individual in question is a U.S. citizen or non- citizen national. The signed statement must contain a warning of the penalties for helping someone commit fraud. Effective Date: July 25, 2022