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The SVES response automatically calculates the number of quarters an individual has earned. Remember, credits are not credited until the first day of the quarter and credits may not be given for any quarter in which the individual received SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, or SSI benefits in any month in the quarter from January 1997 and forward. Even though SVES verifies SSI receipt, Specialists will still need to determine if an individual received TANF, SNAP, or Medicaid in that quarter and not count any credits for those quarter(s).
If SVES is not used, and SSA wage information is verified through SSA, it is distributed by a yearly amount, not by quarters. If, at any time during the year, the individual earned an amount equal to 4 quarters for a specific year, the individual (and/or spouse and children) will be credited with 4 quarters (except for the current year because a quarter is not credited until the first day of the quarter). It does not matter if income was earned in one quarter or over the entire year. If the individual earned the amount equivalent to 2 quarters, the individual (and/or spouse-children) will be credited with 2 quarters regardless of the time period the individual worked. If the individual earned 4 quarters (regardless of whether the income was earned in one quarter or the entire year) and received SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, or SSI benefits in 2 quarters (after 1996), only 2 quarters may be credited.
3360 USCIS DOCUMENTATION
The following documents may be used to verify USCIS status; however, each code has differing eligibility criteria. Refer to the chart in Section 3330 and make sure these regulations are also followed.
1.) I-94, Arrival/Departure Record annotated with: a.) 207: Refugee including Hmong or Highland Laotian b.) 208: Asylee c.) 243(h): Deportation Withheld d.) 241(b)(3): Deportation Withheld e.) 212(d)(5): Cuban/Haitian Entrant f.) CU6 or CU7: Cuban/Haitian Entrant g.) 212(d)(5): Parolee h.) 203(a)(7): Conditional Entrant i.) AM1,AM2 or AM3: Amerasian Entrant j.) Iraqi: Iraqi Special Immigrants: only in effect for 8 months from date of entry or date of special immigrant status change k.) Afghan: Afghan Special Immigrants: only in effect for 6 months from date of entry or date of special immigrant status change
Example for Calculating the Amount Of Credits: Sam worked from January 1, 2021, through March 31, 2021. He earned $700 each month. He did not receive SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, or SSI until he applied December 2, 2021. He is credited with three quarters for 1996, which when added to his previous credits totals 39 credits. He is not eligible for December because his 4th quarter credits are needed to reach 40 and if he were approved for SNAP benefits, the 4th quarter credits could not count. He could however be eligible for January 2022 because he would have received a total of 40 credits.