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Evidence of Lawful Admission for Permanent Residence in the United States (U.S.)

SSA · ssa-disability · Published 1996-10-31 · Effective 1996-12-02 · 61 FR 56133

Document

Document number
96-27943
Federal Register citation
61 FR 56133
CFR reference
20 CFR 416
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
ssa-disability
Agency
US Social Security Administration
Publication date
1996-10-31
Effective date
1996-12-02
Docket
Regulations No. 16

Abstract

This final regulation sets forth the type of documentation required for an alien to establish the status of lawfully admitted for permanent residence for eligibility purposes under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the Agency responsible for determining alien status and issuing documents certifying alien status in the U.S., changed its policy with regard to what constitutes definitive evidence of lawful permanent resident alien status. In this final SSI regulation, we are removing references to specific INS form numbers and substituting a general reference to an Alien Registration Receipt Card issued under current INS regulations. Thus, SSA's regulations will be broad enough not only to be consistent with the new INS policy, but also to accommodate future INS regulatory changes regarding acceptable documentary evidence of lawful permanent resident alien status. In the future, SSA will not have to revise its regulations to conform to changes in INS policy unless the form name changes. Historically, the form name has remained the same.

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