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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FNS 227 NON-CITIZEN REQUIREMENTS

10 Section 227 Change #1-2026 February 1, 2026 Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) "Green card" holder • I-551 ("Green Card") or earlier versions (I151, AR-2, AR-3) • Reentry permit (I-327) • Foreign passport with I-551 stamp • I-90 receipt for replacement LPR card • Memorandum of Creation of LPR (I- 181) with approval stamp • I-94 with stamp for lawful permanent residence • Order from INS/DHS, immigration judge, BIA, or federal court granting adjustment MAY BE ELIGIBLE IMMEDIATELY OR MAY BE SUBJECT TO 5-YEAR WAITING PERIOD PROCEED TO STEP 3 (FNS 227.06) Determine if subject to 5-year waiting period or 40 quarters requirement. Whether waiting period applies depends on how individual obtained LPR status. Certain American Indians Born Abroad Under INA § 289 or § 4(e) of Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act • I-551 with code S13 • Canadian passport with unexpired I-551 stamp (S13) • Letter or tribal document certifying 50% American Indian blood plus Canadian birth certificate • Tribal membership document for federally recognized tribe • Contact tribal government if no membership document (DOJ Office of Tribal Justice: 202-514-8812) NOT ELIGIBLE UNLESS ADJUSTED STATUS TO LPR, THEN ELIGIBLE IMMEDIATELY See FNS 227.06 for eligibility after LPR adjustment. No five- year waiting period if adjusted to LPR.

ALIEN CLASSIFICATION VERIFICATION DOCUMENTS ELIGIBILITY (H.R. 1)

• American Indian Card (form I-872)

Amerasians Under § 584 of Foreign Operations Appropriations Act of 1988 • I-551 with code AM6, AM7, or AM8 • I-94 with code AM1, AM2, or AM3 (direct immigrant admission) • Unexpired I-551 stamp in passport NOT ELIGIBLE UNLESS ADJUSTED STATUS TO LPR, THEN ELIGIBLE IMMEDIATELY See FNS 227.06 for eligibility after LPR adjustment. No five-year waiting period if adjusted to LPR given prior Amerasian status. Asylee Granted asylum under INA § 208 • I-94 or passport stamped "asylee" or "§ 208" • Order granting asylum from INS/DHS, immigration judge, BIA, or federal court • I-688B or I-766 coded 274a.12(a)(5) or A5 • Refugee travel document (I-571) NOT ELIGIBLE UNLESS ADJUSTED STATUS TO LPR, THEN ELIGIBLE IMMEDIATELY See FNS 227.06 for eligibility after LPR adjustment. No five-year waiting period if adjusted to LPR given prior asylee status.