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• SSA records • County Department of Health birth records • A census indicating age and citizenship • U.S. passport • Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization • Resident Citizen Cards • Form FS-240 (Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States) • Form I-97 (Consulate Report of Birth or Certification of Birth) • Form 179 (U.S. Citizen I.D. Card) • INS correspondence

A signed statement from another person who is a citizen, stating that the member in question is a U.S. citizen, is also an acceptable verification source if other verification is not available. 2402.20.00 IMMIGRANTS

Individuals who are not citizens of the United States may qualify for assistance based on their status granted by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). Listed below are "qualified" immigrants as defined in Federal law. However, the eligibility of these immigrants varies among the programs and is based on certain factors as explained in the following sections. Do not authorize or deny assistance based solely on this list. Read the following sections to understand the distinctions in program eligibility and benefits.

• Lawful Permanent Resident under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA). • Cuban and Haitian entrants. • Citizens of the Compact of Free Association (COFA) nations

NOTE: The Local Office is required to verify each alien's immigration status with Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE). (Refer to Section 2402.20.55)

2402.20.05 LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE

Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), a Lawfully Admitted Permanent Resident (LPR) is one who has been lawfully accorded the privilege of permanently residing in the U.S. as an immigrant in accordance with Section 101(a) 15 and 101 (a) 20 of the INA, with such status not having changed since admission.

Lawful Permanent Residents should present INS Form I-551 as documentation of their immigration status.

NOTE: Eligibility workers should check the coding on the I-551 for code, RE-6, RE-7, RE-8, or RE-9. This denotes entry as an individual with refugee assistance eligibility with subsequent adjustment