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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS 07/19 CHAPTER C, PAGE 31 9.2.2. Overpayments If it is found the individual is not a citizen or a legally present alien, the payments issued during the temporary period are overpayments due to the individual’s error. See Overpayment, Chapter L, 5.2. 9.3. Citizenship And Naturalization A citizen or naturalized citizen of the U.S. meets the citizenship requirement for AG eligibility. Verification of citizenship varies based on whether the individual was born inside or outside the United States. 9.3.1. SSI Recipient SSI requires verification of citizenship prior to an individual’s approval for an SSI payment. Verification that an individual is an SSI recipient verifies the individual’s citizenship for AG. Verify the SSI recipient’s SSI eligibility via SVES (State Verification Exchange System). 9.3.2. Non-SSI Individual Citizenship must be verified by one of the documents listed in the chart below.

VERIFICATION OF CITIZENSHIP Document Explanation A U.S. public birth record showing birth in: • one of the 50 U.S. States; • District of Columbia; • Puerto Rico; • Guam (on or after April 10, 1899); The birth record document may be issued by the State, Commonwealth, territory or local jurisdiction. It must have been issued before the person was 5 years of age. An amended birth record document that is amended after 5 years of age is not acceptable. NOTE: If the document shows the individual was born in Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the U.S., or the Northern Mariana