Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolee (UHP) – SNAP
Important: Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolee alone is no longer a qualifying status for SNAP. However, if an individual that previously met UHP criteria adjusts their status to Legal Permanent Resident (LPR), they are immediately eligible for SNAP benefits, without being subject to the 5-year waiting period, provided they meet all other SNAP financial and non-financial eligibility requirements.
Eligibility Requirements
Effective November 1, 2025, UHPs and other non-Ukrainian individuals displaced from Ukraine are no longer eligible for SNAP benefits. However, if an individual that previously met UHP criteria adjusts their status to Legal Permanent Resident (LPR), they are immediately eligible for SNAP benefits, without being subject to the 5-year waiting period, as long as they meet all other SNAP financial and non-financial eligibility requirements.
Ukrainian individuals as well as other non-Ukrainian individuals displaced from Ukraine are eligible for SNAP if they adjust their status from a qualified UHP status to an LPR status. To verify that they previously qualified as a UHP, the noncitizen must verify that they entered as a:
Citizen or national of Ukraine who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has paroled into the United States between February 24, 2022 and September 30, 2024, due to urgent humanitarian reasons or for significant public benefit, known as Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees (UHPs);
Non-Ukrainian individual who last habitually resided in Ukraine, who DHS has paroled into the United States between February 24, 2022 and September 30, 2024, due to urgent humanitarian reasons or for significant public benefit;
Spouse or child of a UHP who is paroled into the United States after September 30, 2024; or
Parent, legal guardian, or primary caregiver of an unaccompanied refugee minor or an unaccompanied UHP child who is paroled into the United States after September 30, 2024.
Documentation
For Ukrainian citizen or national who received humanitarian parole (known as a Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolee, or UHP), they may provide a:
- Form I-94 noting humanitarian parole (per INA section 212(d)(5) or 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5));
- Foreign passport with DHS/CBP admission stamp noting “DT”;
- Foreign passport with DHS/CBP admission stamp noting Uniting for Ukraine or “U4U”;
- Foreign passport with DHS/CBP admission stamp noting Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolee or “UHP”;
- Form I-765 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) receipt notice with code C11; or
- Form I-766 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with the code C11.
For a non-Ukrainian individual who last habitually resided in Ukraine and received humanitarian parole, they may provide:
Any one of the forms or stamps listed above for UHPs; and
Documentation of last habitual residence in Ukraine. Acceptable documentation indicating last habitual residency in Ukraine includes an original Ukrainian government-issued document, such as a current driver’s license or identification card.
How to Code Noncitizen Designation Page in BEACON
If a noncitizen has Humanitarian Parole from Ukraine and has not adjusted to Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) status, staff must code the individual as a “Special Humanitarian Parolee” on the Noncitizen Designation page with a Legal SNAP disqualified indicator of “Yes”. The Other section reference must be updated with client’s current Class of Admission (COA) code, as this indicates the category under which the client was admitted into the United States. Staff must enter the parole end date in the Expiration field. This is not a qualifying status for SNAP benefits. The worker must inform the client that that based on recent changes to SNAP noncitizen eligibility requirements, this status no longer meets eligibility for SNAP and explain to the client that once they adjust their status to Legal Permanent Resident, they will have a qualifying noncitizen status.
If a noncitizen previously had Humanitarian Parole from Ukraine and has adjusted their immigration status to Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) status, staff must code the individual as a “Legal Permanent Resident” on the Noncitizen Designation page with a Legal SNAP disqualified indicator of “No”. The Other section reference must be updated with client’s current Class of Admission (COA) code, as this indicates the category under which the client was admitted into the United States. Individuals who adjust their status to Legal Permanent Resident from that of Ukrainian Humanitarian Parole are not held to the 5-year waiting period, and are immediately eligible for SNAP, if all other financial and nonfinancial criteria have been met.
Related Topics
Entering Citizenship Data - Citizenship - SNAP
Entering Noncitizen Designation - SNAP
Entering Noncitizen Data - Noncitizen Policy - SNAP
Eligible Qualified Noncitizens Policy and Procedures
Verification of Immigration Status - SNAP