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Food Stamps and Citizenship - Iowa

Citizenship/Alien

U.S. citizens and many noncitizens may be eligible for the program. For example:

·     Refugees, asylees, Cubans, Haitians, Amerasians, and persons whose deportation has been withheld may be eligible for 7 years after they enter the U.S. or are granted status.

·     Persons legally admitted for permanent residence may be eligible if they have 40 qualifying quarters of Social Security work coverage or they have a U.S. military connection.

·     Refugees, asylees, Cubans, Haitians, Amerasians, persons whose deportation has been withheld, parolees, persons legally admitted for permanent residence and battered aliens may be eligible if they were legally living in the U.S. on 8/22/96 and they were 65 on that date or are now receiving disability payments or are under the age of 18.

·     Native Americans who cross the Canadian or Mexican borders.

·     Certain Hmong and Highland Laotians and their spouses and children.

See Also:

·           Food Stamp Eligibility

·           Food Stamp Benefit Levels

·           Food Stamps Rights and Responsibilities

·           Food Stamps and Work

·     Iowa Food Stamp Program Overview

·     Welcome and Introduction to Iowa Benefits

Source: Iowa Dept of Human Services Employees Manual

Title 7

·                                        Chapter I, Specific Households and Participants, Aliens

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