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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 7

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 31 Chapter 7 Verification

In addition to the documents outlined in the chart above, a child born in the U.S. to a woman who was eligible for and receiving Medicaid on the date of the child’s birth is exempt from the requirement to provide citizenship and identity documentation. This includes a child born to a non-qualified non-citizen who received Medicaid for the birth only. 7.4.3.B Secondary Documents to Establish U.S. Citizenship Secondary evidence of citizenship is used when primary evidence of citizenship is not available. In addition, a document which establishes identity must also be presented as described in Section 7.4.3.E. The Worker must accept any of the documents listed in the chart below as secondary evidence of U.S. citizenship, if the document meets the criteria and there is no indication that the person is not a U.S. citizen. Immigrants and non-citizens must submit a document listed under primary evidence of U.S. citizenship. Naturalized citizens may submit primary or secondary evidence of citizenship. In rare circumstances, a naturalized citizen can submit a written affidavit to verify citizenship. See Section 7.4.3.D below. The remaining documents in the third and fourth levels are not applicable for naturalized citizens because they require the document to show a U.S. place of birth. Secondary Documents Explanation A U.S. public birth record showing birth in: • One of the 50 U.S. States; • District of Columbia; • American Samoa; • Swain’s Island; • Puerto Rico, if born on or after January 13, 1941; • Virgin Islands of the U.S., if born on or after January 17, 1917; • Northern Mariana Islands if born on or after November 4, 1986, (NMI local time); or The birth record document may be recorded by the State, Commonwealth, territory, or local jurisdiction. It must have been recorded before the person was five years of age. NOTE: For applicants born on or after November 1, 2010, birth certificates issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico must have an issuance date of July 1, 2010, or later. This provision does not apply to reapplications when citizenship and/or identity has already been established. The Worker can request a transcript of a birth certificate through an electronic transmission at no charge at: Registrodemografico@salud@gov.pr. A delayed birth record document that is recorded after five years of age is considered fourth level evidence of citizenship. See Section 7.4.3.D below. NOTE: The online records of WV Vital Registration, obtained from the IPACT system, may be used to verify citizenship for