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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION STATUS Section 120 Page 22

120.12 Verification of Immigration Status (continued) D. If the USCIS form presented by the immigrant does not bear annotations needed to verify eligibility and the individual can provide no other document, advise the immigrant: a. To obtain a Form G-641 Application for Verification of Information from USCIS records. Once completed by USCIS, this form may be accepted as evidence of status when properly annotated at the bottom by an USCIS representative. b. If appropriate, that the individual may be eligible if acceptable verification is obtained; and c. That the immigrant may contact USCIS or otherwise obtain the necessary verification or if the immigrant wishes (and signs a written consent) the local department will contact USCIS to obtain clarification of the immigrant’s status. 120.13 Systematic Alien Verification Entitlements (SAVE) A. Customers must provide documentation to verify their immigration status. Case managers should use this documentation to verify the customer’s immigration status via SAVE. B. SAVE verification is required in order for the application to be processed. SAVE is required when: a. The customer applies for benefits for the first time; b. The customer applies for benefits for the first time after leaving and subsequently returning to the country; c. The customer reports a change in immigration status; d. The customer has an existing case, but at application, redetermination or interim change the case manager cannot verify SAVE was previously run; or e. The customer reports they have naturalized.

Note: If SAVE was previously run and none of the above situations apply, it is not necessary to run SAVE again. C. In the Eligibility and Enrollment (E&E) system, the Citizenship screen REVISED JANUARY 2026