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SNAP 301-3 NON-FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS Sponsored Aliens

Supersedes: SNAP 301-3 (07/25/2022) Reference: 7 CFR 273.4(c) Overview: When determining eligibility for sponsored aliens, the income and resources of the sponsoring United States citizen(s) must be deemed to the alien(s). ALIEN SPONSOR: An alien sponsor is an individual who: 1. Is a citizen or national of the U.S., or an alien who is lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence; 2. Is 18 years of age or older; 3. Is residing in any of the 50 states or the District of Columbia; and; 4. Is the person petitioning for the admission of the alien under section 204 of the INA (Affidavit of Support pursuant to Section 213A of the INA). DEEMING NOT REQUIRED: Deeming of income and resources to a sponsored alien is not required if the alien is: 1. Participating as part of the sponsor’s household; 2. Sponsored by a SNAP recipient in another household; 3. Sponsored by an organization or group; 4. Not required to be sponsored under the Immigration and Nationality Act (e.g., refugee, individuals granted asylum, a Cuban or Haitian entrant, etc.); 5. An immigrant child under 18 years old; 6. A citizen child under age 18 of a sponsored alien; 7. A battered alien spouse, alien parent of a battered child, or child of a battered alien, for 12 months after the State agency determines that the battering is substantially connected to the need for benefits, and the battered individual does not live with the batterer. After 12 months, the State agency must not deem the batterer's income and resources if the battery is recognized by a court or the USCIS and has a substantial connection to the need for benefits, and the alien does not live with the batterer.

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SNAP 301-3 NON-FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS Sponsored Aliens

Supersedes: SNAP 301-3 (07/25/2022) Reference: 7 CFR 273.4(c) Overview: When determining eligibility for sponsored aliens, the income and resources of the sponsoring United States citizen(s) must be deemed to the alien(s). ALIEN SPONSOR: An alien sponsor is an individual who: 1. Is a citizen or national of the U.S., or an alien who is lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence; 2. Is 18 years of age or older; 3. Is residing in any of the 50 states or the District of Columbia; and; 4. Is the person petitioning for the admission of the alien under section 204 of the INA (Affidavit of Support pursuant to Section 213A of the INA). DEEMING NOT REQUIRED: Deeming of income and resources to a sponsored alien is not required if the alien is: 1. Participating as part of the sponsor’s household; 2. Sponsored by a SNAP recipient in another household; 3. Sponsored by an organization or group; 4. Not required to be sponsored under the Immigration and Nationality Act (e.g., refugee, individuals granted asylum, a Cuban or Haitian entrant, etc.); 5. An immigrant child under 18 years old; 6. A citizen child under age 18 of a sponsored alien; 7. A battered alien spouse, alien parent of a battered child, or child of a battered alien, for 12 months after the State agency determines that the battering is substantially connected to the need for benefits, and the battered individual does not live with the batterer. After 12 months, the State agency must not deem the batterer's income and resources if the battery is recognized by a court or the USCIS and has a substantial connection to the need for benefits, and the alien does not live with the batterer.