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953 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 noncitizen who has been granted withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture. • Order granting withholding of deportation or removal under CAT, issued by an immigration judge, the BIA, or a federal court; or • Form I-688B or I-766 EAD code 274a.12(c) (8) or C8 NO NO NO YES No See footnote 10 A child who has a pending application for Special Immigrant Juvenile status as described in section 101(a)(27)(J) of the INA (8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(27)(J)). • Form I-797 Notice of Action Special Immigrant Juvenile Receipt Notice; • Form I-797 Notice of Action Special Immigrant Juvenile Approval Notice; • Form I-797 Welcome Notice/Approval of I-485, “Other Basis of Adjustment SL6”’ or • Form I-551 coded SL6 NO NO NO YES No See footnote 10 SSI Recipients • Non-citizen status is verified and documented by SSA. Once SSI is verified, no further verification is needed for Medicaid benefits. YES YES No immigration status (Undocumented) including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) • Individuals who do not have an immigration status do not meet the noncitizen requirements for SSP programs. • For ERDC, children may be eligible to receive child care regardless of their immigration status. Adults do not need to meet an immigration status to receive child care for children in their home either. See footnote 10 See footnote 10 Footnote number Additional requirements 10 Except for the OHP Bridge - Basic Health program and OHP Bridge - Basic Medicaid program, individuals who meet all financial and non-financial eligibility requirements except citizen or non-citizen status requirements, are eligible for OHP Plus coverage via Healthier Oregon. For the OHP Bridge - Basic Health program – all individuals with an immigration status referring to footnote 9, except those with no immigration status, meet non-citizen requirements. Individuals with no immigration status do not meet non-citizen requirements. For the OHP Bridge – Basic Medicaid program - all individuals with an immigration status referring to footnote 9 do not meet non-citizen requirements. Class of Admission (COA) Class of Admission (COA) is a three-digit designation (usually two letters and one number) given to individuals (both immigrant and non-immigrant) when the individual enters the country. Generally, it aligns with the initial visa type that was granted upon entry. The COA can be found on many different immigration documents, including the I-94 and I-551. Immigrant COA’s: https://www.DHS.gov/immigration-statistics/lawful-permanent-residents/ImmigrantCOA Non-immigrant COA’s: https://www.DHS.gov/immigration-statistics/nonimmigrant/NonimmigrantCOA Qualified You may hear the term ‘qualified’ or ‘qualified non-citizen’ when discussing non-citizen eligibility. The term qualified was created with the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) on August