122.3 3 Documentation of Noncitizen Status

To establish noncitizen status, a noncitizen applicant must present to the CAO an original unexpired document from the USCIS indicating the noncitizen is lawfully residing in the U.S. The CAO must scan and attach this document, front and back, to the imaging repository and keep the copy permanently in the case record. Each noncitizen registered with the USCIS is assigned an alien registration number (A number), which should appear on the USCIS document. The A number is needed by USCIS to verify noncitizen status. The CAO must get the A number from the noncitizen's USCIS document and enter it in the case record.

55 Pa. Code § 149.24(b)

Pub. L. 99-603

NOTE: A noncitizen who is the payment name only and not a member of the budget group is not required to provide documentation of their noncitizen status.

Noncitizens are required by law to always have immigration documents in their possession. If a noncitizen's USCIS document has an expiration date, proper alerts should be maintained for the CAO to request that the noncitizen provide updated valid USCIS documentation.

The CAO must refer noncitizens without documentation or with an expired USCIS document to their local USCIS office. The CAO may accept a receipt from USCIS that a petition has been filed but not yet adjudicated.

See Appendix A for a list of acceptable USCIS documentation.