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To use this service, an agency must  execute a Memorandum of Agreement with SAVE.  \nSAVE uses online systems to check information about a benefit applicant's immigration status or naturalized or derived United States citizenship against records contained in relevant immigration databases. SAVE does not determine an applicant's eligibility for benefits; the benefit-issuing agencies make those determinations.  \nThis guide provides general guidance for interpreting SAVE responses.  \nVERIFICATION PROCESS OVERVIEW  \nThe agency submits an electronic query to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) using information provided by the applicant. SAVE electronically verifies immigration status or naturalized or derived citizenship using a process that can take up to three steps:  \nInitial Verification (first step) -electronically compares information the agency enters against immigration databases and returns a response within seconds. SAVE responds with the applicant's current immigration status or naturalized or derived United States citizenship information and other specific information (such as employment authorization, admit to/expiration date) or a message prompting the user to “Institute Additional Verification.” Most verification requests are resolved upon initial verification. However, in some instances, immigration status or naturalized or derived citizenship cannot be verified through initial verification. Accordingly, SAVE will prompt the customer agency to “Institute Additional Verification”(IAV) or provide copies of the applicant’s immigration/citizenship document in order to verify the applicant’s immigration status or United States citizenship. This does not necessarily mean that the applicant is not authorized tobe in the United State or is ineligible to receive the benefit. It simply means that additional research is required in order to determine the applicant’s immigration status.  \nAdditional Verification (second step)– must be initiated by the agency after receiving an initial response of IAV in order to complete the verification process and have the applicant’s status verified. However, an agency may escalate a case for additional verification any time after receiving an initial response if they believe the initial response was incorrect or incomplete.  \nInitiating or escalating to additional verification allows SAVE to conduct a manual search of immigration databases, including databases that were not automatically searched during the initial step. If the agency is initiating a case due to the response received previously, it should explain in  \nthe comments field why it believes that the initial response needs further review. If the agency needs information on pending applications, it may write “Request Pending Application(s) and the application number(s)” in comments, e.g. I-765, for the application(s) that they would like to verify are pending. Note: SAVE will not specifically indicate that an applicant does not have an applications(s) pending in its response, and such requests will not receive a response. This step takes between 3-5 federal working days. SAVE will respond with information about the applicant:  \neither the applicant’s United States citizenship information, or immigration status (if any) and/or other information such as employment authorization, admit to or expiration date, or a request to“Resubmit Doc.” The agency must use the Scan and Upload function to electronically submit photocopies (front and back) of the applic","cbCaioEX3IsAsLdW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioEX3IsAsLdW","pdf",439773,"English","# Background\n## Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)\n# Verification Process Overview\n## Initial Verification\n## Institute Additional Verification (IAV)\n## Additional Verification\n## Third Step Verification\n# Initial Verification Responses\n## Common response meanings","[{\"question\":\"What is SAVE and what does it do in the verification workflow?\",\"answer\":\"SAVE is a service that helps benefit-issuing agencies confirm an applicant's immigration status or U.S. citizenship information using online records. 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