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306 The Agency must verify the eligible status of applicant non-citizens according to Section 5.1 Verification Prior to Certification, (6) Non-Citizen Eligibility and Section 7.3 Citizenship and Non-Citizen Status. The validity of these documents must also be verified in the SAVE program. Common USCIS documents used as acceptable forms of verification are:

I-94: Arrival Departure Record I-130: Petition for Alien Relative I-551: Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card; commonly known as a “green card” I-571: Refugee Travel Document I-688B: Employment Authorization Card I-766: Employment Authorization Document I-797: Notice of Action The chart directly below provides a comparison of SNAP eligibility for Non-Citizens Categories before (Pre) and after (Post) the OBBB became law. Each category of eligible non-citizen status stands alone for purposes of determining eligibility. If eligibility expires under one eligible non-citizen status, the Agency must determine if eligibility exists under another status. Non-Citizen Category Pre-OBBB Eligibility Post-OBBB Eligibility Non-Citizen U.S. Nationals Born in an outlying possession of the U.S. on or after the date the U.S. acquired the possession or a person whose parents are U.S. non-citizen nationals Eligible immediately Eligible immediately