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Citizenship And eligibility for Financial Aid 201819 201920 Todays Agenda Fafsa filing CPS MATCHES Must be a citizen or eligible noncitizen to be considered for federal and state financial aid ID: 762332

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Citizenship And eligibility for Financial Aid 2018-19, 2019-20

Today's Agenda

Fafsa filing, CPS MATCHES Must be a citizen or eligible non-citizen to be considered for federal and state financial aid. United States citizens are confirmed through a match with the Social Security Administration       Social Security Administration Data Base Match.      Name   /   Date of Birth  /   SSN   / CitizenshipEligible non-citizens are confirmed from a match with the Department of Homeland Security      Department of Homeland Securities (DHS) Match  When Alien Registration Number is provided.

Unsuccessful Match Citizens not confirmed by the SSA Citizenship Match Results in a C-code that must be resolved.                       C-code results in a Checklist for U.S. Citizenship Documentation Documentation SubmissionOriginal documents presented         (reviewed, signed, imaged) orNotarized documents mailed

CITIZENSHIP AND THE PARENT PLUS LOAN Student + Parent must be a citizen or eligible non-citizen to apply for the Parent PLUS Loan. Additional Unsubsidized Stafford Loan Parent is not a citizen or eligible non-citizen:  SSN,=No Match; parent may have SSNs= 000-00-0000 Check ISIR Parent SSN Match – But remember, a SSN match does not necessarily mean the parent is a citizen or eligible non-citizenParents do not go through DHS MatchFamily requests the Additional Unsubsidized Stafford Loan because neither parent is a citizen/eligible non-citizenLet’s chat! Does your school do this? What is your process?Statement?Documents?

Submitting documents    Documenting Citizenship Required DocumentsCitizenship Affidavit andU.S. Passport (expired or unexpired) orCertificate of Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization, Birth Certificate, Consular Record or Certification of Birth Abroad andBest Practive: Government issued photo i.d. (such as a driver’s license or other state-issued i.d.)Must make copy of original; can’t take copy of a copy

Submitting documents   Documenting Citizenship Do Not Accept Social Security Card Limited Passports- a regular passport issued with less  than full validity --10 years.  Reasons for issuing: pending replacement of naturalization certificate; name change issues; emergency travel while abroad.Temporary Work Status documentation

Eligible citizens US Citizens US National Freely Associated States Born in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands, or N. Mariana Islands. Born abroad (to US citizens)Foreign-Born Adopted; Naturalized Citizen.Natives of American Samoa Swain’s Island US Minor Outlying IslandsFederated States of Micronesia Republic of Palau Republic of Marshall Islands

Eligible citizens Financial Aid eligibility US Citizens US National Freely Associated States Aid EligibleAid EligibleIneligible for Title IV Loans Eligible for the Pell GrantCitizens of Palau are also eligible for FWS & SEOG CPS Database Match Citizenship Database Match → SSA Citizenship Database Match → SSA Do not go through match Indicate eligible non-citizen on FAFSA and leave A-number blank Report SSN → if no SSN, enter 666 Will receive pseudo-SSN which should be kept for future filing

Eligible citizens No Match, Documentation Required US Citizens US National Freely Associated States Birth CertificateCertificate of Citizenship Certificate of NaturalizationUS PassportState Documents for Foreign Birth: FS-240 Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America (CRBA) DS-1350 Certification of Report of Birth, FS-545 Certification of Birth. Birth Certificate showing birth → Samoa Swain’s Island US Minor Outlying Islands US Passport Birth Certificate showing birth → Micronesia Palau Marshall Islands

Citizenship documentation affidavit Government Photo I.D.

US passport and                  us passport card

State Documents for Foreign Birth

Example: Student born out of US and adopted by U.S. parents Child Citizenship Act (CCA); 2/27/2001: Foreign-born children who are not U.S. citizens at birth become citizens once these conditions are met: • At least one parent (biological or adoptive) is a U.S. citizen; • the children live in the legal and physical custody of that parent; • they are under 18 years of age; and • they are admitted as immigrants for lawful permanent residence.If parent did not automatically get a Certificate of Citizenship (based on the type of visa originally issued), they have to file a Form N-600 to receive oneDocument on left not acceptable for citizenship!

Eligible non-citizens ELIGIBLE NON-CITIZEN STATUS DESCRIPTION ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTATION NOTES Lawful Permanent ResidentLegally permitted to live and work in the U.S. permanentlyGreen Card/Permanent Resident CardArrival/Departure Record- I-94 Departure Record- I-94A notated with "processed for I-551" Unexpired Foreign Passport with: Processed for I-551 and a valid expiration date or MRIV with current valid expiration date; CBP admission stamp; Indicates "Upon Endorsement Serves as Temporary I-551 for 1 Year"  (valid for 1 year from date of endorsement) Perm Res Card with baby picture:  confirm and verify with a current photo I.D.- name, date of birth, signature. Renewal of I-551:   Expires after 10 years.  Allow 6 months for processing I-90 uscis.gov/portal/site/ uscis   Name Changes:   DHS (800-375-5283); SSA at local office or  ssa.gov/agency/contact  to update their records

Eligible non-citizens Conditional Resident Alien Alien spouse or child of a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Form I-551 (issued for a maximum of two years) with a "C" on the front and valid expiration date orValid I-94, I-94A or passport with MRIV (Machine Readable Immigrant Visa) stating "Upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residence for 1 year"Not renewableMust file Form I-751 90 days before expiration to remove the conditions of residency.Refugee Demonstrated persecution (or fear of) due to race, religion, nationality, political opinion, etc.I-94 or I-94A with: A-Number and expiration date that has not passed; and Stamp showing refugee status and admission under Section 207 of INA or U.S. Refugee Travel Document issued by USCIS Form I-571 Not firmly resettled in another country Admissible to the U.S. Refugee status continues until Residency granted Must apply for Permanent Residency after one year. Parolee Allowed into the US for urgent humanitarian reasons or when entry is for significant public benefit. USCIS document verifying that individual is in US for other than temporary purposes and I-94 or I-94A - ARN and expiration date unexpired, stamp showing parolee status and paroled into the U.S. for a least one year. Temporary status only Must leave when conditions supporting their parole cease to exist.

ELIGIBLE NON-CITIZENS Other Eligible Non-Citizen Status's also include: Asylee Cuban-Haitian Entrant Jay Treaty Victim of Human TraffickingBattered Immigrant- Qualified AlienAn I-94 Arrival-Departure Record should show one of the following designations: Refugee, Asylum Granted, Cuban-Haitian entrant, or Parolee (must confirm applicant was paroled for a minimum of one year and status hasn't expired).An I-94 may have a T-Visa Code (T-1,T-2,T-3, etc.) for a Victim of Human Trafficking.  Must also submit a valid certification or eligibility letter from HHS showing designation of "Victim of Human Trafficking".

Cps automated Eligible Non-Citizen Review Process  Click to add text Click to ad txt

Eligible Non-Citizen = not confirmed C code or Reject Code 17 when not confirmed Comments on SAR 046, 068, 105, 109, 141, 142, or 144 Checklist for Citizenship documents to verify eligible non-citizen statusDocuments received, entered Documents reviewed against student’s recordCorrections to ISIR if requiredQuestions 14 & 15  Documenting Citizenship

Primary / secondary match sar codes and messages Messages for eligible non-citizens who are not confirmed by DHS Match: 046 Did not pass automatic secondary confirmation 068 Citizenship question on FAFSA was left blank105Automatic secondary confirmation is in process 109Not enough information for automatic secondary confirmation 141 Citizenship question on FAFSA was changed 142 Blank or invalid Alien Registration Number 144 Secondary confirmation is in process

Third step verification Enter Student’s DHS Verification Number and Date of Birth in SAVE System Upload All eligible noncitizen documentation to the SAVE System Click Institute Additional Verification once documents have successfully uploadedThird Step Verification is required when eligible noncitizen status is not confirmed. Third Step Verification, previously known as Secondary Confirmation: now an online process for verifying eligible non-citizen status (replacing the paper Form G-845) through the DHS-SAVE System.

Stages of Third step verification

Third step verification – DHS Save response page 15

SAVE Examples – CASE Closed, student eligible

SAVE Examples – case closed, no documents submitted

SAVE Examples – case closed, no documents submitted If a response screen indicates that the case is closed, or the DHS Verification number is greater than 2 months old and the case is closed, and the documentation the student provided supports his or her eligible noncitizen status, one of the following should be done: Clear out and reenter student’s name, DOB or ARN. Also, be sure that Citizenship Status says “Eligible Noncitizen” and submit new transaction. If this does not generate new DHS verification number after processing, then: Send the DHS Verification number to applicationprocessingdivision@ed.gov .  ED will resend the record to DHS to create a new DHS Verification number which can be used to resubmit the document through SAVE.  SAVE System Instructions Version 2.0 can be located on IFAP.

Ineligible categories Page 1B. and Page14 of Chapter - Temporary Residents Illegal Aliens DACA Family Unity StatusTemporary Protected StatusPersons with Non-Immigrant VisasDocuments that do not document citizenship:  Social Security Card, Driver's License, Employment Authorization Card,  Non-Immigrant Visa, or Notice of Approval to Apply for Permanent Residency (I-171 or I-464) Be careful when these students complete FAFSA – they need to make sure they are selecting ‘NOT a citizen or eligible non-citizen’Otherwise could be issues down the road if they apply for legal status if they used incorrect status on FAFSASome students must complete the FAFSA for special funding or scholarships