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Page | 51 ALIEN ADMITTED AS: SNAP ELIGIBILITY ACCEPTABLE VERIFICATIONS OF STATUS: 1. Citizens of the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) ACCESS code “O” Eligible effective 03/09/24 if individual lawfully reside ad a regardless of date of entry. Must be lawfully residing as citizens of the Federated State of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

Verification must indicate the individual lawfully resides in the U.S. pursuant to a Compact of Free Association (COFA). a. INS Form I-94 indicating CFA/FSM, CFA/MIS, CFA/RMI, or CFA/PAL. b. INS Form I-766 annotated A08. c. Foreign passport stamped with an unexpired CFA/FSM or CFA/MIS admission notation

2. Cuban/Haitian Entrant under 501(e) ACCESS Code: “H”

Eligible if: 1. Regardless of date of entry. 2. National of Cuba/Haiti AND 1. Paroled, or 2. Pending Asylum, or 3. In removal proceedings

Eligible indefinitely without a waiting period a) INS Form I-551 with code CU6, CU7 or CH6; or b) INS Form I-94 stamped with a temporary I-551 stamp with the code CU6 or CU7; or c) INS Form I-94 with stamp showing parolee as “Cuban/Haitian Entrant: under Section 212(d)(5) d) I-94 may indicate humanitarian reasons with a country of citizenship as Haiti or Cuba e) Unexpired temporary I-551 stamp in foreign passport. f) Cuban Parolee (CP), Public Interest Parolee (PIP) or Parole with Cuba as the country of origin g) DHS form I-221, I-862, I-220A, I- 222, I-221S h) Copy of I-589 or I-485 date stamped by EOIR (Executive Office for Immigrant Review) i) EOIR-26 j) I-766 showing code c10, C08 or other acceptable document (see state office staff) k) COA code DT for parolees 3. Lawfully Permanent Residence (LPR) i. LPR – Entered prior to 08/22/96 (ACCESS Code “L”)

ii. LPR – Earned Income Credit (ACCESS Code “E”) Note: Effective January 1997, no credits can be granted for 1. Eligible if entered the U.S. before 08/22/96 and obtained qualified status prior to that date or obtained qualified status after 08/22/96 and was continuously present in the U.S. from 08/22/96 until qualified alien status obtained.

2. Eligible regardless of entry date if meets 40 quarter requirements.

3. Eligible regardless of entry date if resided at least 5 years in the U.S. with lawful permanent resident status

a) I-551 (Alien Registration Receipt Card) commonly referred to as the “green card”; or b) Foreign passport stamped with an unexpired temporary I-551 stamp; or c) I-94 annotated with a temporary I- 551 stamp (for recent arrivals or aliens who have applied for a replacement I-551 d) For Code “Y”, “K”, and “X”, any INS document indicating individual has approval to reside in U.S. (does not have to be permanent authorization). e) For Code “M” Green form DD-2 marked “ACTIVE; Current orders