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

14 Section 227 Change #1-2026 February 1, 2026 Deferred Enforced Departure • I-766 or I-688B coded 274a.12(a)(11) or A11 • Approval Notice showing grant of DED NOT ELIGIBLE UNLESS ADJUSTED STATUS TO LPR See FNS 227.06 for eligibility after LPR adjustment. Subject to five-year waiting period ALIEN CLASSIFICATION VERIFICATION DOCUMENTS ELIGIBILITY (H.R. 1)

as LPR unless otherwise exempt. Family Unity Beneficiaries • I-688 Temporary Resident Card • I-688B or I-766 coded 274a.12(a)(14), (c)(20), (c)(22), or (c)(24) • I-698 Application to Adjust from Temporary to Permanent Residence 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. Lawful Temporary Resident Under IRCA • I-688B or I-766 coded 274a.12(a)(2) or A2 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. Order of Supervision • Notice or Form showing release under order of supervision • I-688B or I-766 coded 274a.12(c)(18) or C18 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. Special Agricultural Workers (SAW) IRCA 1986 legalization program - historical category • I-688 Temporary Resident Card (historical) • I-766 or I-688B coded 274a.12(a)(2) or A2 (temporary resident) • Most SAW holders adjusted to LPR status long ago NOT ELIGIBLE UNLESS ADJUSTED STATUS TO LPR Historical category from 1986 IRCA legalization. See FNS 227.06 for eligibility after LPR adjustment. Subject to five-year waiting period as LPR unless otherwise exempt. Applicants for Cancellation of Removal or Suspension of Deportation • Receipt for EOIR-40, EOIR-42, or I-881 • I-256A (former suspension application) • I-688B or I-766 coded C10 NOT ELIGIBLE UNLESS ADJUSTED STATUS TO LPR Pending applicants are not eligible. See FNS 227.06 for eligibility after LPR adjustment. Subject to five-year waiting period as LPR unless otherwise exempt. Proceed to FNS 227.06 Step 3: Five-Year Waiting Period Determination