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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 102 – Non-Financial Requirements Page |27 Effective Date: July 2025 when it was issued with a limitation. However, such a passport may be used as proof of identity. Primary Documents Explanation Certificate of Naturalization (N-550 or N-570) Issued by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for Naturalization. Certificate of Citizenship (N-560 or N- 561) Issued By DHS to individuals who derive citizenship through a parent. A valid State-issued driver’s license if the State issuing the license requires proof of U.S. citizenship or obtains and verifies a SSN from the applicant who is a citizen before issuing such license Mississippi requires submission of a certified birth certificate and a Social Security card to obtain a Mississippi Driver’s License. The Department of Public Safety verifies that the SSN presented belongs to the individual and that the individual is a U.S. citizen using data provided by the Social Security Administration. Out of state driver’s license presented as proof of U.S. citizenship require verification from the issuing state that the individual’s U.S. citizenship was verified at the time the license was issued. Documentary evidence issued by a federally recognized Indian Tribe, including Tribes located in a State that has an international border, which: 1. Identifies the Federally recognized Indian Tribe that issued the document, 2. Identifies the individual by name, and 3. Confirms the individual’s membership, enrollment or affiliation with the Tribe. Documentary evidence includes, but is not limited to: A Tribal enrollment card; A Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood; A Tribal census document; Documents on Tribal letterhead, issued under the signature of the appropriate Tribal official, which meets the requirements of being issued by a federally recognized Indian Tribe that identifies the individual by name and confirms the individual’s membership, enrollment or affiliation with the Tribe. NOTE: The Bureau of Indian Affairs within the U.S. Department of the Interior publishes an updated listing of federally recognized Indian Tribes at least annually in the Federal Register. As of July 2018, there are 573 Tribal entities in the 48 mainland states. The Federal Register also lists Alaska Native entities that are federally recognized. Primary Documents Explanation A data match with the Social Security Administration See 102.04.02 for details of electronic verification through SVES and FDSH Verification with a state vital statistics agency documenting a record of birth This data is available through EVVE.