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process, all SAVE requests will be submitted from the Office of Public Assistance staff to PAB Central Office and from there to DHS. The eligibility staff member will: a. Obtain and scan all available immigration documentation for each applicant and save as permanent documents; b. Complete the electronic SAVE Request Data Form with all available data including Alien Registration number, I-94 number, and/or I-551 number. If none of these identification numbers are available, enter an explanation in the “Comments and Other Information” field on the SAVE form; c. E-mail the SAVE form and scanned documents as an attachment to PAB Central Office at hhssystem@mt.gov; and d. Document in case notes the result of USCIS verification when returned from PAB Central Office and retain appropriate documentation in the case file. 2. Participation in another program if verification of citizenship or non-citizen national status was obtained for that program; OR 3. If the household cannot obtain the forms of verification listed in #1 or #2, and the household can provide a reasonable explanation as to why verification is not available, the eligibility staff member must accept a signed statement, under penalty of perjury, from a third party 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.

QUALIFIED ALIEN CATEGORIES: 1. Lawfully Admitted to the United States for Permanent Residence (LAPR) - an alien granted status as a LAPR by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). 2. Cuban and Haitian entrant status - an alien granted status as a Cuban or Haitian entrant as defined in Section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980. 3. COFA Migrant- individuals who are lawfully residing in the United States in accordance with the Compacts of Free Association between the United States and Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau, as defined under Immigration and Nationality Act Section 141 and resides in accordance with a Compact of Free Association referred to in section 402 of the Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. There is no 5 year waiting period for

Following the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB/HR1) Some alien groups previously eligible for SNAP are no longer eligible. Aliens continue to be subject to a 5-year waiting period, unless exempted by PRWORA. The chart below summarizes eligibility for aliens