Under new federal law, stricter rules are for noncitizens who are eligible to receive SNAP went into effect on November 1, 2025.
- If all other eligibility criteria are met, the following groups remain eligible for SNAP:
- Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR), including:
- Iraqi and Afghani immigrants who came to the U.S. on Special Immigrant Visas and become lawful permanent residents of the country upon admission to the U.S.
- Certain Hmong or Highland Laotian tribal members who helped the U.S. military by taking part in a military or rescue operation beginning August 5, 1964, and ending May 7, 1975, and their spouses, unmarried dependent children, and unremarried surviving spouses
- American Indians born in Canada to whom Section 289 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) applies
- Members of Indian tribes born outside of the U.S. under Section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
- Cuban/Haitian Entrants (CHE)
- Compacts of Free Association (COFA) migrants of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau
- Noncitizen U.S. Nationals (e.g., American Samoans and Swains Islanders)
Noncitizen SNAP recipients who are not members of one of the above groups will continue to receive SNAP until their next renewal date.