305.23 Verification of Qualified Alien Status SR 97-43, 12/97 (FSM-A)

INS maintains various databases on noncitizens in the U.S. Verify the accuracy of documents provided by the noncitizen against INS data using the SAVE system. The SAVE system is divided into two functions - primary verification and secondary verification.

Primary verification is performed for the District Offices by DTA State Office. To request a primary verification, contact DTA Client Services. Primary verification is obtained by querying the INS central computer database using the noncitizen's "A" number.

Secondary verification is a manual function performed by the District Office when data files other than the INS central computer database must be searched. Request secondary verification of alien status from INS whenever one of the following occurs:

� There is no "A" number on the noncitizen's documentation.

� The result of primary verification procedures instructs the user to perform secondary verification.

� The data from the primary verification does not match the alien's documentation.

� The documentation presented appears counterfeit or fraudulent.

� Alien sponsor information.

To initiate secondary verification, complete INS Form G-845, Document Verification Request. Attach photocopies of the front and back of all pages of the alien's original documents. Forward the request to the INS District Office at the following address:

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Attn: Status Verifier (No. 2)

JFK Federal Building

Government Center

Boston, MA 02203

Phone: (800) 375-5283

The following chart lists common INS documents that verify Qualified Alien status (other than domestic violence). The majority of INS documents contain a seven, eight , or nine digit alien registration number preceded by the letter "A." This "A" number is needed to access the SAVE system (Systematic Verification of Alien Entitlements) to perform an alien status verification with INS. Each "A-number" registers one noncitizen only.

COMMON INS FORMS	FORM DESCRIPTION AND NONCITIZEN STATUS
I-94 Arrival-Departure Record	Issued to most noncitizens upon entry into the U.S. It is attached to an unexpired foreign passport. Often it includes neither an A-number nor a photograph. It also may contain entries such as the following: Section 203(a)(7)-Conditional Entry Section 207-Refugee Section 208-Asylee Section 212(d)(5)-Parolee Cuban/Haitian Entrant Amerasian Immigrant (may have codes AM1, 2, 3 or AM 6, 7, or 8)
I-151 Alien Registration Receipt Card (Also called "Green Card")	Issued to lawful permanent residents prior to June 1978. This form is no longer issued. Note: Although no longer acceptable as verification of lawful permanent resident status, an expired I-151 does not indicate lack of permanent resident status. Encourage the individual to contact INS, 1-800-755-0777, for instructions on how to replace the I-151 card with the current I-551 card.
I-327 Reentry Permit	Issued to lawful permanent residents (lawful immigrants) before they leave the U.S. for a one- to two-year period. The document bears an expiration date.
I-551 Alien Registration Receipt Card (also called "Green Card" although it is no longer green)	Issued to lawful permanent residents after June 1978. Valid indefinitely. Replaced previous Form I-151, which is no longer valid as of 3/20/96.
Also acts as Conditional Resident Alien card *	Also issued to conditional residents, such as noncitizen spouses of U.S. citizens or lawful residents. When this is the case, the form is only valid until the expiration date on the back. Annotated "CR."
I-571 Refugee Travel Document *	Issued to noncitizens who have been granted refugee status. This document contains an expiration date.
N-560A	Certificate of naturalization issued for babies verified by INS as born to U.S. citizens overseas.