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Page 5 of 7 § 10:71-3.3 Citizenship; alien status-documentation requirements ii. If the alien presents USCIS Form I-688B (Employment Authorization Document), I-766 or I-571 (Refugee Travel Document), the county social service agency shall ask the alien to present Form I- 94. If that form is not available, the county social service agency shall contact the USCIS via the submission of Form G-845, attaching a copy of the documentation presented; iii. If the alien presents a grant letter or court order, the date of entry shall be derived from the date of the letter or court order. If missing, the county social service agency shall contact the USCIS by submitting a Form G-845, attaching a copy of the document presented. 5. For aliens who present themselves as on active duty or honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces, the following serve as documentation: i. For discharge status, an original or notarized copy of the veteran's discharge papers issued by the branch of service in which the applicant was a member; ii. For active duty military status, an original or notarized copy, of the applicant's current orders showing the individual is on full-time duty with the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard (full-time National Guard duty does not qualify), or a military identification card (DD Form 2 (active)); iii. A self-declaration under penalty of perjury may be accepted pending receipt of acceptable documentation. (h) An applicant who declares that he or she is a United States citizen (or national) or otherwise eligible non-citizen and who meets all other eligibility requirements will be approved immediately for benefits. 1. An applicant who makes such a declaration shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to provide documentary evidence of citizenship or qualified immigration status. Reasonable opportunity is defined as 90 days from the time that the applicant is informed of the need to provide the necessary documentary evidence of the declared citizenship or qualified alien status. i. The applicant shall provide documentation as described in (g) above; or ii. The applicant shall provide a valid Social Security number, so that the Division can access the State Verification Exchange System (SVES) to obtain/confirm information related to the applicant. Any inconsistencies between the information provided by the applicant and the information obtained from SVES shall be reported to the applicant for resolution. 2. If the applicant has not submitted the required documentary evidence or resolved any inconsistencies by the end of the 90th day of the reasonable opportunity period, a termination notice shall be sent informing the applicant of termination of benefits. The termination date shall be effective no later than 30 days after the end of the 90-day reasonable opportunity period and will clearly identify which household member(s) have not complied and are being terminated from the program. Terminated applicants may re-apply for benefits once they have secured the required documentary evidence of citizenship or qualified alien immigration status. (i) Medicaid applicants who are Medicare beneficiaries and who can provide an original and valid Medicare Identification Card are not required to provide additional proof of identity and citizenship. A copy of the beneficiary's Medicare card shall be retained in the case record as evidence that additional documentation was not required. History HISTORY: Amended by R.1995 d.651, effective December 18, 1995. See: 27 N.J.R. 3543(a), 27 N.J.R. 5046(a).