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Medical Services – Appendix C, Verification of Citizenship, Alien Status and SSN Enumeration Revised (05/18) 4. U.S. military card or draft card. 5. Military dependent’s identification card. 6. Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood or other U.S. American Indian/Alaska Native tribal document. This document must carry a photograph of the applicant or recipient. 7. Native American Tribal document. 8. U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner card. 9. Sentencing order from a correctional facility. NOTE: If the expiration date has expired, the ID is still acceptable. III. Alien Status Verification - Using SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement) At application, individuals will be requested to provide information of alien status including document type, alien number, document ID, date of entry into the United States and expiration date of document. This information will be electronically verified using the Verify Lawful Presence (VLP) service through the Federal Data Services Hub (Hub) for the MAGI population or through the web-based connection to SAVE for the non-MAGI population. Electronic Verification SAVE electronically verifies immigration status or naturalized or derived citizenship using a three-step process: • Initial Verification (first step) - electronically compares information the agency enters against immigration databases and returns a response within seconds. The system will respond with the applicant’s current immigration status and a unique USDHS ID. A code will be provided by USDHS identifying the next verification steps to take as necessary. If the information provided in the initial response is sufficient to make an eligibility determination, no additional verification is necessary. When USDHS cannot immediately verify information provided by the individual, a code will be returned instructing the agency to review and correct the information, or to institute additional verification. • Additional Verification (second step) - is initiated electronically by the agency when the system returns information that varies from what the individual presents. This step takes between 3–5 federal working days. The SAVE system will populate the agency