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OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION STATUS

NATIVE AMERICANS

Documentation: The following items can be used to verify Native American status or membership in a federally recognized tribe

NOTE: Tribal documents are considered to be as reliable as a U.S. passport and are to be treated as “primary” documents. Additional identity documentation is not required.

Native American Indians born in Canada:

► I-94 coded “S1-3”; ► I-551 Permanent Resident Card stamped “S1-3”; ►Temporary I-551 stamp in a Canadian passport coded “S1-3”; ►Tribal Record or document certifying at least 50% American Indian blood, as required by Section 289 of the INA; ►Birth or Baptismal Certificate issued on a reservation or other satisfactory evidence of birth in Canada;

Member of federally recognized Native American tribe born outside of

the U.S:

►A membership card or other tribal document demonstrating membership in a federally recognized Indian Tribe under Section 4 (e) of the Indian Self-determination and Education Assistance Act [25 U.S.C. §450b (e) and satisfactory evidence of birth outside the U.S].

(MRG)