2.4.1 Verifying U.S. Citizenship or Qualified Non-Citizen Status

2.4.1.1 Presumptive Eligibility for Non-Citizens

2.4.1.2 Handling Missing or Questionable Immigration Documentation

2.4.1.3 Verifying Custodial Parent Relationships for Non-Citizen Children

2.4.1.4 SAVE

When applying for W-2 Wisconsin Works , all individuals in the W-2 Group An adult custodial parent, all dependent children with respect to whom the individual is a legal custodial parent and all minor children with respect to whom the adult individual’s dependent child is a custodial parent. W-2 Group includes any non-marital co-parent or any spouse of the individual who resides in the same household as the individual and any minor children with respect to whom the spouse or non-marital co-parent is a custodial parent. W-2 Group does not include any person who is receiving cash benefits under a county relief block grant program. This is also referred to as the W-2 Assistance Group (W-2 AG) must verify U.S. citizenship or qualified non-citizen status.

When verifying U.S. citizenship or qualified non-citizen status:

U.S. citizenship only needs to be verified once. (See 4.1.2 for allowable documentation.)

If an applicant is not a U.S. citizen or national, they must provide immigration documentation that the W-2 agency must verify through SAVE Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements .

The Non-Citizen Eligibility Documentation Appendix lists documents that can be used to verify qualifying status. The W-2 agency cannot specify which type of document an applicant must present to show their immigration status.

All documents issued by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) The federal agency that oversees lawful immigration of foreign nationals who are temporarily or permanently settling in the U.S. See also INS. containing a photo serve as verification of identity and immigration status.