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84 Individuals have “adjusted status to LPR” when they have received an approval notice and Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) from USCIS. Individuals are not considered an LPR if they have applied to adjust status and have not yet received a decision.

Non-citizens listed below who are in any SNAP-eligible Category are eligible to receive SNAP benefits and are not subject to the requirement to be in a qualified status for 5 years in the U.S. SNAP-eligible Categories are Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR), Cuban and Haitian entrant (CHE), or Compacts of Free Association (COFA) citizen. These non-citizens are exempt from the five-year U.S. residency and are eligible immediately without a waiting period.

Blind or Disabled Qualified non-citizens receiving benefits or assistance for blindness or disability as specified in Section 5.1Verification Prior to Certification, (5)(I) Disability Children Under 18 years of age and who lawfully resides in the U.S. as a qualified non-citizen Elderly Lawfully residing in the U.S. on August 22, 1996 as a qualified non-citizen and was born on or before August 22, 1931 Lawfully Admitted for Permanent Residence (LPR) age 18 or older with 40 Qualifying Work Quarters Admitted lawfully for permanent residence under the INA for non-citizens age18 and older who have 40 qualifying work quarters (including work quarters from a parent(s) and/or spouse). For more details, refer to SNAP Tool Kit 2. Military Connection A non-citizen with one of the following military connections: a) Veteran who was honorably discharged for reasons other than non-citizen status, who fulfills the minimum active-duty service requirements of 38 U.S.C. 5303A(d), including an individual who died in active military, naval or air service b) An individual on active duty in the Armed Forces for the U.S, other than for training