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313 • Is blind or disabled; • Was lawfully residing in the U.S. and 65 or older on August 22, 1996; or • Has a U.S. military connection Battered Non-Citizens Non-citizens who have been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the U.S. by a spouse or a parent or by a member of the spouse or parent's family residing in the same household as the non-citizen at the time of the abuse, a non-citizen whose child has been battered or subjected to battery or cruelty, or a non- citizen child whose parent has been battered. Eligible immediately Not eligible unless an LPR, then eligible after a five-year waiting period. Provided other SNAP eligibility requirements are met, an individual is not subject to the 5-year waiting period if he/she: • Is under 18 years old; • Has 40 qualifying work quarters; • Is blind or disabled; • Was lawfully residing in the U.S. and 65 or older on August 22, 1996; or • Has a U.S. military connection Victims of Severe Trafficking and Certain Family Members Victims under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and family members granted derivative T nonimmigrant status. Eligible immediately Not eligible unless an LPR, then eligible immediately Refugees Eligible immediately Not eligible unless an LPR, then eligible immediately