WAC 388-424-0020. How does my alien status impact my eligibility for federally funded Basic Food benefits?

(1) If you are a U.S. citizen or U.S. national as defined in WAC 388-424-0001 and meet all other eligibility requirements, you may receive federal Basic Food benefits. (2) If you are not a U.S. citizen or U.S. national, you must fall within (a) or (b) of this subsection, and meet all other eligibility requirements, in order to receive federal Basic Food benefits: (a) You are a member of one of the following groups of lawful immigrants as defined in WAC 388-424-0001 : (i) Amerasian; (ii) Asylee; (iii) Cuban or Haitian entrant; (iv) Deportation or removal withheld; (v) Refugee; (vi) Afghan nationals paroled into the U.S. between July 31, 2021, and September 30, 2023; or (A) Their spouse or child paroled into the U.S. after September 30, 2023; or (B) Their parent or legal guardian paroled into the U.S. after September 30, 2023, if they were an unaccompanied child when paroled into the U.S.; (vii) Special immigrant from Iraq or Afghanistan; (viii) Certified victim of trafficking; (ix) Noncitizen American Indian; (x) Hmong or Highland Lao tribal member; (xi) Individuals from the Ukraine granted humanitarian parole between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2024; or (A) Their spouses and children paroled into the U.S. after September 30, 2023; or (B) A parent, legal guardian, or primary caregiver of an unaccompanied refugee minor or an unaccompanied child who is paroled into the U.S. after September 30, 2023; (xii) Citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. (b) You are a member of one of the following groups of qualified aliens as defined in WAC 388-424-0001 : (i) Conditional entrant; (ii) Lawful permanent resident (LPR); (iii) Paroled for one year or more; or (iv) Abused spouse or child, parent of an abused child, or child of an abused spouse. (v) And, one of the following also applies to you: (A) You have worked or can get credit for 40 Social Security Administration (SSA) work quarters - as described in WAC 388-424-0008 ; (B) You are an active duty personnel or honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. military or you are the spouse, unmarried surviving spouse, or unmarried dependent child of someone who meets this requirement, as described in WAC 388-424-0007 ; (C) You receive cash or medical benefits based on supplemental security income (SSI) criteria for blindness or disability; (D) You have lived in the U.S. as a "qualified alien" as described in WAC 388-424-0001 for at least five years; (E) You are under age 18; or (F) You were lawfully residing in the U.S. on August 22, 1996, and were born on or before August 22, 1931. (3) If you are a legal immigrant not eligible for federal benefits under Basic Food only because of your alien status, you may be eligible for state-funded food assistance program (FAP) benefits under WAC 388-400-0050 .