USDA Rural Development Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP) announces that for a 12-month period, beginning 05-02-2022, non-U.S. citizens with valid Social Security Numbers (SSN) and work authorization, as evidenced by documentation such as an Employment Authorization Document, Form I-766 (EAD), are temporarily eligible to apply for assistance. Under current requirements, applicants seeking to purchase a home through the SFHGLP must have acceptable citizenship or immigration status. These statuses are verified through the Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program. The current categories of eligible immigration statuses do not include some categories of non-U.S. citizens who are authorized to live and work in the United States. USDA has determined that expanding such eligibility to include additional non-U.S. citizens with a work authorization and SSN on a temporar...
