9036.2 Method of Verification

Official source

Before benefits can be approved, a signature from a household member must be obtained on the application (Form 100) certifying all household members are U.S. citizens or aliens in lawful immigration status. For each member designating "alien" (i.e., non-citizen) status, access the Alien Status Verification Index (ASVI) database to verify the alien's documented status through the SAVE Point-of-Contact (POC) person located in the Deputy Director’s Office for Service Delivery in the Lewis Building. Requests for verification can be mailed (using form SAVE-1) to the SAVE POC. When either of the following conditions exist, secondary (manual) verification procedures must instead be utilized: 1) The documentation presented is questionable. 2) DSS accepts documents that are not issued by INS, but are determined to be reasonable evidence of the alien's immigration status. Secondary verification is accomplished through use of Form (INS) G- 845, submitted along with photocopies of documentation presented to DSS by the alien. This secondary verification procedure is also to be used whenever the client's documented alien status has not been verified successfully through ASVI or significant discrepancies exist between data on the ASVI file and the information provided by the alien applicant.

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9036.2 Method of Verification

Official source

Before benefits can be approved, a signature from a household member must be obtained on the application (Form 100) certifying all household members are U.S. citizens or aliens in lawful immigration status. For each member designating "alien" (i.e., non-citizen) status, access the Alien Status Verification Index (ASVI) database to verify the alien's documented status through the SAVE Point-of-Contact (POC) person located in the Deputy Director’s Office for Service Delivery in the Lewis Building. Requests for verification can be mailed (using form SAVE-1) to the SAVE POC. When either of the following conditions exist, secondary (manual) verification procedures must instead be utilized: 1) The documentation presented is questionable. 2) DSS accepts documents that are not issued by INS, but are determined to be reasonable evidence of the alien's immigration status. Secondary verification is accomplished through use of Form (INS) G- 845, submitted along with photocopies of documentation presented to DSS by the alien. This secondary verification procedure is also to be used whenever the client's documented alien status has not been verified successfully through ASVI or significant discrepancies exist between data on the ASVI file and the information provided by the alien applicant.