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Child Care Subsidy Policy October 1, 2024 22 3.3.2. Qualified Alien: All qualified alien cases must be approved by ECE staff. Case managers must not open any child care case for qualified aliens without scanning and emailing the documentation of qualified alien status to ECE staff for approval. According to federal regulation a qualified alien is: 3.3.2.1. Lawfully admitted for permanent residence. 3.3.2.2. Granted asylum. 3.3.2.3. A refugee admitted to the United States. 3.3.2.4. An alien paroled into the United States for a period of at least one year. 3.3.2.5. An alien whose deportation or removal is being withheld. 3.3.2.6. An alien granted conditional entry. 3.3.2.7. An alien who is a Cuban Haitian entrant under the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980. 3.3.2.8. An alien who (or whose child or parent) has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the US. 3.3.3. Acceptable Proofs of Citizenship: Citizenship can be verified by submission of any acceptable document that proves a U.S. place of birth or documents showing that the person is a U.S. citizen. (See Appendix E for a list of acceptable documents.) All documents must be either an original or a copy certified by the issuing agency. A copy of the verification must be filed in the legal block of the case file and its location noted in PATH document tracking. Verification of citizenship is required only once unless later evidence makes it questionable. 3.4. WV Residency Requirement and Proof of Identity: Child care applicants must be a resident of the State of West Virginia. Proof of identity and residency is required and shall be established by showing a valid photo ID and proof of residency, selected from the following list. If clients do not have proof of identity, they shall be given 13 days to provide it. 3.4.1. Acceptable forms of proof of identity: 3.4.1.1. An original, valid, current, unexpired Certificate of U. S. Citizenship (INS Form N-560) with photograph. 3.4.1.2. An original, valid, current, unexpired Certificate of Naturalization (INS Form 550, or INS Form 570) with photograph.