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Upon receipt of this additional information, Central Office staff will submit the information to SAVE. This secondary request to SAVE takes approximately 3-7 business days for CIS to research. The response from SAVE will either note the requested alien status or will request the need for a Documentation Verification Request (Form G-845) to be sent. The G-845 is to be sent to CIS with a copy of the original documentation provided by the AG. This material is sent to the following address: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 10 Fountain Plaza, 3rd Floor Buffalo, NY 14202 Attn: Immigration Status Verification Unit.

NOTE: If the original alien documentation presented by the AG does not contain an alien registration number, the Local Office must contact CIS as indicated above. Central Office staff cannot access the SAVE database without the alien registration number. When the Form G-845 has been returned to the Local Office, any necessary changes to the Alien-Summary Page should be made. NOTE: Normal case processing is to continue once the AG has provided the initial verification of alien status. Benefits are not to be delayed, denied, or reduced based on pending SAVE verifications. If an applicant has provided all required criteria to allow for an eligibility determination, except for fulfilling his immigration verification requirement, the applicant should be determined eligible without undue delay. If he does not verify immigration status within the 90-day timeframe from when notice to provide immigration status was sent and the immigration status cannot be verified electronically, then his eligibility must be discontinued (Refer to 2035.40.05).26

2402.20.60 Ukraine Special Immigrants Certain Ukraine nationals have special immigrant status under section 401 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and may be eligible for Medicaid and Hoosier Healthwise. Ukraine Special immigrants are eligible for all benefits available to the same extent and for the same period as refugees pursuant to Section 207 of the Immigrations and Nationality Act.27 A citizen or national of Ukraine, or a person who last habitually resided in Ukraine may qualify for Specifical Immigrant status.28 These individuals may enter the United States (U.S.) as Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) with a special immigrant visa or may adjust to special immigrant status after entering the U.S. under another immigration status (such as an asylee or parolee). Therefore, unless the immigrant is a qualified alien and is eligible under current program rules, the date of eligibility may or may not coincide with the special immigrant’s date of entry (See Eligibility Period below). This policy is based on the provisions in the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (Section 401, P. L. 117-128) enacted on May 21, 2022.29