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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 15

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 66 Chapter 15 Noncitizens, Refugees, and Citizenship

15.8.2.B Asylee Status of Family Members 15.8.2.B.1 Family Members Included in Principal Asylee’s Application If the asylee includes his spouse and children on the asylum application, the family members have the same asylum grant date as the principal asylee. Family members will be included on the principal asylee’s asylum documents. 15.8.2.B.2 Family Members Outside of the U.S. The family members should receive USCIS I-94 Arrival/Departure Cards noting the “entry” date. The date that the family enters the United States (U.S.) will be the date to consider computing the benefit eligibility period. 15.8.2.B.3 Family Members in U.S.—Not Included on Principal Asylee’s Application The family will receive an I-730 approval letter with the date the application is approved. The approval date is the date to consider as the date asylum was granted. USCIS should issue Form I-94 reflecting the approval date as “entry” date and status as asylee. 15.8.2.C SAVE Verification Copies of USCIS documentation should be submitted to the State Refugee/SAVE Coordinator for USCIS verification of noncitizen status. However, processing of applicant’s application is to be completed without waiting for SAVE verification. When the worker receives the SAVE verification, all copies should be filed in the case record. 15.8.3 REFUGEE ELIGIBILITY SCREENING