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Eligible Alien Groups Under the OBBB Eligibility Timing • Non-citizen U.S. Nationals • Cuban and Haitian entrants • Compacts of Free Association (COFA) citizens Eligible immediately, with no waiting period, as long as they meet all other SNAP financial and non-financial eligibility requirements. • Lawful Admitted Permanent Residents (LAPR) (also known as Green Card holders) Eligible after a 5-year waiting period, as long as they meet all other SNAP financial and non-financial eligibility requirements. LAPRs may still be eligible for SNAP without a waiting period if they meet one or more of the following conditions: • Are under 18 years old • Have 40 qualifying work quarters • Are blind or disabled • Were lawfully residing in the U.S. and 65 or older on August 22, 1996 • Have a U.S. military connection • Are admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant • Are an American Indian born abroad • Certain Hmong or Highland Laotian tribal members • Transitioned from Refugee to LAPR • Transitioned from Granted Asylum to LAPR • Transitioned from Deportation withheld • Certain Afghan Nationals Granted Parole Between July 31, 2021, and September 30, 2023 who are now LAPR’s • Certain Ukrainian Nationals Granted Parole Between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2024 who are now LAPR’s • Iraqi and Afghani Special Immigrants (SIV) • Victims of Severe Trafficking and Certain Family Members