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

11 Section 227 Change #1-2026 February 1, 2026 Refugee Admitted under INA § 207 • I-94 or passport stamped "refugee" or "§ 207" • I-688B or I-766 coded 274a.12(a)(3) or A3; or (a)(4) or A4 (paroled as refugee) • 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 refugee status. Withholding of Deportation/Removal (Granted) Under INA § 243(h) or § 241(b)(3) • Court order showing deportation withheld under § 243(h) (pre-4/1/1997) or removal withheld under § 241(b)(3) • I-571 Refugee Travel Document • I-766 or I-688B coded 274a.12(a)(10) or A10 • Receipt for Form EOIR-40, EOIR- 42, or I881 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 status. Iraqi or Afghan Special Immigrant (SIV) • Iraqi or Afghan passport with immigrant visa stamp noting IV admission • I-94 with code SI1, SI2, SI3 or SQ1, SQ2, SQ3 • I-551 with code SI6, SI7, SQ6, or SQ7 (LPR adjustment) • I-551 showing Iraqi or Afghan nationality with SIV notation 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 SIV status. Hmong or Highland Laotian And spouses, surviving • Contact NCDHHS Help Desk if LPR

NOT ELIGIBLE UNLESS ADJUSTED STATUS TO LPR, THEN ELIGIBLE

ALIEN CLASSIFICATION VERIFICATION DOCUMENTS ELIGIBILITY (H.R. 1) spouses, unmarried dependent children. Must have assisted U.S. during Vietnam era (8/5/19645/7/1975).

IMMEDIATELY See FNS 227.06 for eligibility after LPR adjustment. No five-year waiting period if adjusted to LPR given prior status.