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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES NONFINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

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a. Resident Alien Card, Form I-551: This form, called the green card, is issued to immigrants admitted for permanent residence.

A foreign passport or USCIS documents, other than the I-551, will be acceptable proof of permanent residency if it has the endorsement: "Processed for I-551. Temporary Evidence of Lawful Admission for Permanent Residence. Valid until ____. Employment Authorized."

b. Arrival - Departure Record, Form I-94: This form is issued by USCIS to persons who may or may not be eligible for SNAP benefits. Eligible aliens with I-94s must have certain INA Sections or terms listed on the forms. INA Sections 207, 208, or 243(h) or terms, such as refugee or asylum, on the I-94 reflect eligible alien status.

c. Employment Authorization Document, Forms I-688B or I-766: These forms are issued to persons who may or may not be eligible for SNAP benefits

The I-688B will be sufficient verification for these citations:

Citation Status 274a.12(a)(1) Lawful permanent resident 274a.12(a)(3) Refugee 274a.12(a)(5) Asylum 274a.12(a)(10) Deportation Withheld

The I-766 will be sufficient verification if annotated with the following:

A3 Refugee A5 Asylum A10 Deportation withheld

d. Documents such as the Employment Authorization Card, Form I-688A or the Fee Receipt, Form I-689 may be used with other verification to establish alien eligibility. These forms alone do not provide ample verification of eligible alien status.

4. Verification of Citizenship

Citizenship must not be verified unless the household's statement that one or more of its members are U.S. citizens is questionable. If questionable, the household must be asked to provide acceptable verification. Acceptable forms of verification include:

a. birth certificates b. religious records c. voter registration cards d. certificates of citizenship or naturalization provided by USCIS, including passports

General appearance of the applicant, foreign accent, inability to speak English, employment as a migrant farm worker, or a foreign sounding name are not sufficient reasons, in and of themselves, to consider information about citizenship questionable.

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