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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 7

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 39 Chapter 7 Verification

statement that he did not owe allegiance to a foreign state on November 4, 1986 (NMI local time); or • Evidence of continuous domicile in the NMI since before January 1, 1974, and the applicant's statement that he did not owe allegiance to a foreign state on November 4, 1986 (NMI local time). 7.4.5 DRIVER'S LICENSE DOCUMENTATION TO ESTABLISH BOTH CITIZENSHIP AND IDENTITY Chapter 6036(a)(3)(B)(iv) of the DRA permits the use of a valid state-issued driver's license or other identity document described in Chapter 274A(b)(I)(O) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, only if the state issuing the license or such document requires proof of U.S. citizenship before issuance of such license or obtains a Social Security Number from the applicant and verifies, before certification, that such number is valid and assigned to the applicant who is a citizen. West Virginia does not have these processes in place at this time. The West Virginia driver’s license is valid for identity verification only. 7.4.6 REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY At the time of application or upon redetermination of benefits, all applicants and clients must be given a reasonable opportunity period to provide documents to establish U. S. citizenship or nationality and identity. 7.4.6.A Applicants The reasonable opportunity period for applicants to provide documentation of citizenship is 90 days from the date the notice is received by the client. The assistance group (AG) is initially approved for Medicaid or WVCHIP, if otherwise eligible, pending receipt of State Verification NOTE: If a person entered the NMI as a non-immigrant and has lived in the NMI since January 1, 1974, this does not constitute continuous domicile and the individual is not a U.S. citizen.