The Systemic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program is an online service administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that allows federal, state, and local benefit-granting agencies to verify a benefit applicant’s immigration status or naturalized/derived citizenship status. The SAVE Program’s mission is to provide fast, secure, and reliable immigration status information to assist benefit-granting agencies in maintaining their program integrity.
SAVE uses information from over 100 million records contained in federal database to electronically verify an applicant’s immigration status. Results are typically returned within a few seconds, allowing federal, state, and local benefit-granting agencies make determinations for eligibility of benefits such as a Social Security number, Medicaid, housing assistance, food stamps, or a driver’s license.
For SAVE to verify a benefit applicant’s status, the agency must have the (1) applicant’s biographic information (first name, last name, and date of birth) and (2) a numeric identifier (Alien Number; Form I-94 number; Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) ID number; or unexpired foreign passport number). SAVE cannot verify an applicant’s status using only their first and last name.
SAVE Tips for Benefit Applicants:
You will need to provide your date of birth along with the number from one of the following:
Contact your Lepore Taylor Fox attorney if you have any questions.
