CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

Can aid be granted when the AU consists of
non-citizens who have not provided
documentation of immigrant status?
Granting aid to the remaining AU members cannot
be delayed pending documentation of non-citizen
status, if the AU is otherwise eligible.
What are the acceptable documents that are
issued by USCIS to lawful U.S. residents?
Applicants/participants must provide USCIS
documentation of immigration status before the
EW can initiate verification into SAVE. Noncitizens
must present the original USCIS
documents, which may include a photograph.
Non-citizens should request new documents from
USCIS whenever they do not/cannot provide
original USCIS documents.
Acceptable documents that USCIS issues to
lawful U.S. residents are:
• I-551 – Resident Alien Card;
• I-551* - Conditional Resident Alien Card;
• I-151 – Alien Registration Receipt Card;
• AR-3A – Alien Registration Receipt Card;
• I-181 – Memorandum of Creation of Record
of Lawful Permanent Residence;
• I-688* - Temporary Resident Card;
• I-327* - Re-Entry Permit;
• I-571* - Refugee Travel Document;
• I-94* - Arrival-Departure Record (does not
always have a “A” number); and
• I-689* - Fee Receipt
*Documents are invalid if the expiration date has
passed.
What type of information is received from
SAVE?
SAVE will produce a “primary abstract”, when the
abstract is received, the EW must compare to the
case record. The data received from the SAVE
primary system should be consistent with the
information provided by the non-citizen. If there is
any doubt as to the true identity or immigration
status of the non-citizen, secondary verification
must be initiated.