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

12 Section 227 Change #1-2026 February 1, 2026 Trafficking Survivors • HHS ORR Certification • ORR eligibility letter (if under 18) • HHS Trafficking Verification Line: 866-4015510 • I-914 (T status application) • I-797 approval for "CP" (continued presence) • I-94 or passport stamped T-1, T-2, T-3, T4, or T-5 • I-766 EAD coded 274a.12(a)(16) or A16 • I-551 with code T16, T26, T36, T46, or T56 (T visa holders adjusted to LPR) 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. Certain Afghan Nationals Granted Parole Between July 31, 2021, and September 30, 2023 • I-94 indicating parole with dates within specified period • Afghan passport with parole documentation 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. Certain Ukrainian Nationals Granted Parole Between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2024 • I-94 indicating parole with dates within specified period • Ukrainian passport with parole documentation 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. Battered Aliens (VAWA) Includes battered alien's child and parent of battered alien child • Receipt of I-130 visa petition under immediate relative (IR) or 2nd family preference (P-2) • Form I-360 (VAWA self-petition) • I-797 Notice of Action for pending I- 130, I- 360, or prima facie case • I-688B or I-766 coded C9, C10, C14, or C31 (approved VAWA self-petition) NOT ELIGIBLE UNLESS ADJUSTED STATUS TO LPR See FNS 227.06 for eligibility after LPR adjustment. Subject to five-year waiting period as LPR unless otherwise exempt. Conditional Entrant Admitted under INA § 203(a)(7) before 4/1/1980 • I-94 or document indicating "conditional entrant" or "§ 203(a)(7)" • I-688B or I-766 coded 274a.12(a)(3) or A3 NOT ELIGIBLE UNLESS ADJUSTED STATUS TO LPR See FNS 227.06 for eligibility after LPR adjustment. Subject to five-year waiting period as LPR unless otherwise exempt. Parolees • I-94 indicating "parole," "PIP," or NOT ELIGIBLE UNLESS