The following HUD and federal resources provide detailed guidance on citizenship verification, eligible immigration status, SAVE procedures, and Social Security number requirements. These materials support the procedures outlined in this toolkit.
These materials provide:
They should be consulted when interpreting complex verification scenarios, identity validation issues, or mixed-status determinations.
* Responses categorized as ‘More Information Required’ generally trigger additional or secondary SAVE verification under the procedures outlined in Section 2.
SAVE recommends that agencies consider any Class of Admission (COA) code returned, in conjunction with the SAVE response and immigration document presented, to confirm the appropriate eligibility classification. PHAs should consult SAVE guidance and manuals on understanding SAVE verification responses.
Supervisors play a key role in ensuring that corrective actions taken in response to EIV-SAVE findings are both compliant and defensible. The tools below support consistent oversight during case approval.
Supervisory oversight must balance two types of risk:
