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946 Chapter 6:Non-citizens • Section 1: Introduction (07/2026) Immigration status Typical documents SNAP TANF/ TA-DVS REF/ REFM Medical under age 19 Medical age 19 and over A citizen of a Compact of Free Association State (COFA) (i.e., Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) who has been admitted to the U.S. as a non-immigrant and is permitted by the Department of Homeland Security to reside permanently or indefinitely in the U.S. COFA are international agreements establishing and governing the relationships of free association between the United States and the three Pacific Island sovereign states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Republic of Palau. The reference to Pacific Islander (PI) includes a large number of countries, while only a few of these are part of COFA. An immigration status of PI alone is not acceptable verification to determine if someone is a COFA citizen. • Form I-94 or passport noted as “CFA/RMI” or “CFA/FSM” or “CFA/PAL”; or • Form I-688B or I-766 coded (a) (8) or A8 NOTE: CFA/RMI – Compact of Free Association/Republic of the Marshall Islands. CFA/FSM – Compact of Free Association/Federated States of Micronesia CFA/PAL – Compact of Free Association/Republic of Palau Yes Yes See footnote 9 NO YES YES See footnote 3