This table provides a detailed description of some of the non-citizen groups who may be eligible for SNAP. For more information visit SNAP Eligibility for Non-Citizens.
| Eligible Non-Citizen Group | Description |
| Battered non-citizens | Under certain circumstances, a battered non-citizen spouse or child, a non-citizen parent of a battered child, or a non-citizen child of a battered parent with a petition pending. |
| Certain American Indians born abroad | American Indians born in Canada living in the United States (U.S.) under §289 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) or non-citizen members of a federally recognized Indian tribe under §4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. |
| Compacts of Free Association (COFA) citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau | Individuals who lawfully reside in the U.S. in accordance with section 141 of the Compacts of Free Association between the Government of the United States and the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. |
| Conditional entrants | Granted conditional entry under §203(a)(7) of the INA as in effect before 04/01/80. |
| Cuban or Haitian entrants | Cuban or Haitian entrant under §501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980. |
| Deportation (or removal) withheld | Deportation is being withheld under §243(h) of the INA as in effect before 04/01/97, or removal is withheld under §241(b)(3) of the INA. |
| Hmong or Highland Laotian tribal members | An individual lawfully residing in the U.S. who was a member of a Hmong or Highland Laotian tribe that rendered assistance to U.S. personnel by taking part in a military or rescue operation during the Vietnam era (Aug. 5, 1964 – May 7, 1975). This category includes the spouse (or un-remarried surviving spouse) or unmarried dependent children of these individuals. |
| Individuals granted asylum | Granted asylum under §208 of the INA. |
| Iraqi and Afghan special immigrants (SIV) | Special immigrant status under §101(a)(27) of the INA may be granted to Iraqi and Afghan nationals who have worked on behalf of the U.S. government in Iraq or Afghanistan. The Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 (DoDAA), PL 111-118, §8120 enacted on Dec. 19, 2009, provides that SIVs are eligible for all benefits to the same extent and the same time period as refugees. |
| Lawfully admitted for permanent residence (LPR) | LPRs are holders of Green Cards. This category also includes “Amerasian immigrants” as defined under §584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988. |
| Parolees | Paroled into the U.S. under §212(d)(5) of the INA for a period of at least 1 year. |
| Refugees | Refugees admitted to the U.S under §207 of the INA. |
| Victims of severe trafficking | Victims under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. |