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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FNS 225 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP

3 Section 225 Change #6-2021 July 12, 2021 12. United States Citizen Identification Card (I-197) issued by the USCIS until April 7, 1983, to U.S. citizens living near the Canadian or Mexican border who needed it for frequent border crossings. The I-179 was issued prior to the I-197 until February 1974; or 13. Northern Mariana Identification Card (issued by the USCIS to a naturalized citizen of the U.S. born in the Northern Mariana Islands before November 3, 1986; or 14. Statement provided by a U.S. consular officer certifying that the individual is a U.S. citizen who does not have a FS-240, FS-545, or DS-1350; or 15. American Indian Card with a classification code of “KIC” and a statement on the back (identifying U.S. citizen members of the Texas Band of Kickapoos living near the U.S./Mexican border; or 16. Two of the following: a. School records; b. Bible records; c. Hospital, physician, or health department records; d. Court records; e. U.S. census record showing name, U.S. citizenship or a U.S. place of birth, and a date of birth or age of applicant; f. Evidence of civil service employment by the U.S. government before June 1, 1976; g. A witnessed statement from an individual who has specific knowledge about the birth of the person whose citizenship is in question. The statement must include: i. Name of the person whose citizenship is in question; and ii. Date of birth; and iii. Place of birth; and iv. Relationship, if any, to the person whose citizenship is in question; and v. Basis of the individual's knowledge. D. Procedure When No Verification Is Provided 1. If the applicant cannot provide verification of citizenship, request documentation using regular request for information policy found in manual section FNS 170 Notices.