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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-200-FITAP-SNAP Citizenship/Non-Citizen Status Document No./Name B-220-FITAP Eligibility Requirement/Non-Citizen Status Effective Date July 15, 2024

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IF AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE HOUSEHOLD IS IDENTIFIED AS AN INELIGIBLE NON-CITIZEN, SELECT ALIEN IN LITE FOR THE CITIZENSHIP FIELD ON THE PERSON DEMOGRAPHICS – DETAILS SCREEN. ON THE ALIEN – DETAILS SCREEN, SELECT UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS AS THE IMMIGRATION STATUS. B-221-FITAP - PR VERIFICATION

VERIFY ALIEN STATUS AT CERTIFICATION OR WHEN ADDING NEW MEMBERS AND WHEN THE ALIEN’S STATUS HAS CHANGED SINCE THEIR DATE OF ENTRY.

SAVE

THE SAVE PROGRAM MUST BE USED TO VERIFY ALIEN STATUS FOR ALL ALIENS APPLYING FOR FITAP, IF THEY APPEAR TO BE ELIGIBLE, FOR ALL STATUSES EXCEPT VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING. IF IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT AN ALIEN IS INELIGIBLE, SAVE SHOULD NOT RUN FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL. A DCFS CASE RELATED HELP TICKET MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE USER SUPPORT CENTER REMEDY INTRANET TICKET GENERATOR. THE HELP TICKET SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

• PLEASE VERIFY ALIEN STATUS THROUGH SAVE • LAST NAME • FIRST NAME • DATE OF BIRTH • ALIEN NUMBER • DOCUMENT TYPE

UPLOAD THE DOCUMENTS PROVIDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE TICKET.

*IF A SAVE RESPONSE IS NOT RECEIVED BY THE 30TH DAY, AND THE ALIEN’S IMMIGRATION STATUS WOULD MAKE THEM ELIGIBLE, AND ALL OTHER ELIGIBILITY FACTORS ARE MET, THE ALIEN MUST BE INCLUDED. THE CASE MUST NOT REMAIN IN PENDING STATUS DUE TO AWAITING FOR THE SAVE RESULT. IF THE SAVE RESPONSE IS RETURNED INDICATING THAT THE VERIFICATION SUBMITTED WAS INVALID, RECOVERY MUST BE INITIATED FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL. **

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IF A TRAFFICKING MINOR HAS AN INTERIM ASSISTANCE LETTER, THE ANALYST OR OTHER ASSIGNED WORKER MUST CONTACT ORR AT (866) 401-5510 PRIOR TO OR AT RECERTIFICATION TO DETERMINE IF THE CHILD WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER INTERIM ASSISTANCE LETTER OR AN ELIGIBILITY LETTER. CONTACT MUST BE MADE WITH ORR TO VERIFY THE VALIDITY OF THE ORR ISSUED INTERIM ASSISTANCE OR ELIGIBILITY LETTER.