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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 09/2016

VERIFYING LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENCE

0010.18.15

Verify the status of LPRs who were originally admitted as refugees or asylees. The I-551 card will show the following codes denoting their status before the adjustment: AS6, 7, 8; IC6, 7; RE6, 7, 8 or RE86; Y1-16 and Y64. See 0010.18.15.03 (Lawful Permanent Resident: USCIS Class Codes) for more information. The I-551 card will have the date of admission to the United States.

Verify tribal membership for non-citizen American Indians who declare tribal membership in a tribe whose members are eligible for programs provided by the United States. This includes those who were born in Canada or Mexico and are entitled to freely cross the United States borders into Canada or Mexico. Use a tribal membership card that shows membership in a specific tribe. If no card is available, contact the specific tribal offices to verify the membership. If it is uncertain that a specific tribe is eligible for programs provided by the United States, contact either the tribal office or the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for verification. Obtain a signed authorization from the client before making the contact.

Verify the birth of American Indians born in Canada. They should have an unexpired I-551 with code S-13, an unexpired I-551 stamp in a Canadian passport or an I-94 with code S-13, or a letter or tribal document certifying 50% Indian blood along with a birth certificate or other satisfactory evidence of birth in Canada.

Verify tribal membership, date of birth, and relationship of an individual, spouse, unremarried surviving spouse (must not be divorced from the individual), or a minor child of a Hmong or Highland Laotian tribe member who is lawfully residing in the United States and was a member of that tribe at the time the tribe rendered assistance to United States personnel by taking part in a military or rescue operation during the Vietnam era (8-5-64 - 5-7-75). Acceptable documentation may consist of unexpired I-551 or other USCIS documentation. The USCIS documentation will be coded as 1 of the following: RE1, RE2, RE3, RE6, RE7, RE8, RE86, IC6, or IC7. A Refugee Data Center (RDC) list contains information on eligible Hmong and Highland Laotian refugees who entered the United States after 1979. Exclusion from the list is not reason for denial. If you are unable to verify, have client sign an affidavit. An applicant is ineligible as a tribal member if his/her birth date is AFTER 5-7-75, unless he/she is a spouse, unremarried spouse, or minor child of an eligible tribal member.

MSA: Verify immigration status if the client is not eligible for SSI solely due to excess income.

GRH: Follow MSA for aged, blind, and disabled participants. Follow MFIP for all other adults.