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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 15
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 38 Chapter 15 Noncitizens, Refugees, and Citizenship
15.4.2.A.2 Determination of 40 Qualifying Quarters The Worker must determine if it is possible for the applicant to meet the 40 Qualifying Quarters by using all applicable quarters for the applicant and each of the relevant individuals. Use the following process: Step 1: Determine the number of years the applicant and each of the relevant individuals lived in the U.S. and add the number of years. Step 2: If the total is less than 10 years, determine whether the applicant, his parents, or spouse ever commuted to work in the U.S. from another country before coming here to live, or if while a legal resident of the U.S., worked overseas for a U.S. company or in self-employment. Step 3: If yes, determine the number of years and add to the total. Step 4: If the total is at least 10 years, see Total Quarters for Relevant Individuals below. If the total is less than 10 years, the applicant does not meet the 40 Qualifying Quarters requirement. 15.4.2.B Total Quarters for Relevant Individuals The Worker must determine how many years in the total are from each of the relevant individuals. Quarters can be used from more than one individual. • Four quarters in each year can be credited from each individual. Credit the applicant’s own quarters first. If the applicant may meet or does in fact meet the 40 Qualifying Quarters exception by using his own and/or other relevant individuals’ Qualifying Quarters information, the Worker processes the case in the eligibility system and generates a 40 Qualifying Quarters data exchange. See Section 6.3. • If the relevant individuals have possible Qualifying Quarters that can be used, see Requesting the Qualifying Quarters History below. • If the applicant will not meet the 40 Qualifying Quarters, then verification of the appropriate information should be sent to the SAVE Coordinator. See Obtaining Consent of Release of Information below. • If the process shows the applicant will not meet the 40 Qualifying Quarters, the applicant is ineligible.