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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FNS 227 NON-CITIZEN REQUIREMENTS
17 Section 227 Change #1-2026 February 1, 2026 I-551 Category Codes - LPRs Exempt from Waiting Period Prior Status Before LPR I-551 Category Codes Waiting Period? Former Refugees RE-6, RE-7, RE-8, RE-9, CU-6, CU- 7, IC-6, IC-7, R-86, M-83, Y-64 NO Former Asylees AS-6, AS-7, AS-8, GA-6, GA-7, GA8, SY-6, SY-7, SY-8 NO Former Deportation/Removal Withheld Per documentation NO Amerasians AM-1, AM-2, AM-3, AM-6, AM-7, AM-8 NO Former Iraqi/Afghan SIVs SI-1, SI-2, SI-3, SI-6, SI-7, SI-8, SI-9, SQ-1, SQ-2, SQ-3, SQ-6, SQ-7, SQ-8, SQ-9 NO Former Trafficking Survivors ST-6, ST-7, ST-8, ST-9, ST-0 NO Certain American Indians Born Abroad S13 NO Hmong/Highland Laotian Tribal Members (Per verification) NO Former Afghan Parolees (7/31/21-9/30/23) (Per documentation) NO