Verification Process
Minimum Requirements for Verification
For SAVE to verify a benefit applicant’s status, the agency must submit:
The applicant’s biographic information
- First name and last name; and
- Date of birth
The public benefit(s) requested by the applicant
At least one unique immigration identifier such as:
- USCIS/Alien Registration Number
- Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, number
- Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) ID number
- Naturalization/Citizenship Certificate Number
- Card Number/I-797 Receipt Number
SAVE cannot verify a benefit applicant’s status using a Social Security Number, driver’s license number, U.S. passport number, foreign passport number, Consular Report of Birth Abroad or other non-DHS documentation. SAVE also cannot verify an applicant’s status using only first and last name.
To increase the likelihood of an immediate response without additional verification, agencies should enter all available immigration identifiers, exactly as they appear on the applicant’s immigration document(s).
For additional information about immigration documents and immigration identifiers, see the Commonly Used Immigration Documents page.
- Web Browser: All registered agencies may access SAVE using a secure Web browser.
- Web Services: Registered agencies may also establish a web services application, a machine-to-machine interface over a network, to access SAVE.
1. The agency user submits the applicant’s:
- First and last name;
- Date of birth;
- Public benefit(s) requested; and
- At least one immigration identifier.
2. Within seconds SAVE returns a response, or prompts the user agency to “Institute Additional Verification.”
- If the user agency receives this prompt, they submit additional information and/or upload a copy of the applicant’s immigration document for verification.
- SAVE then:
- Returns a SAVE response, or
- Prompts the user to “Resubmit with Docs,” which means the user must upload a copy of the applicant’s document for verification. SAVE will then return a response.
Need More Information?
If you need more help, please email us at SAVE.help@uscis.dhs.gov.
For more information about registering for SAVE, please visit our website at https://www.uscis.gov/save/register-an-agency-for-save.