1. (a) A declaration of citizenship will be accepted unless the county office determines that the declaration is questionable, in which case verification such as birth certificates or naturalization papers will be required.

2. (b) The following documents may be used to verify alien status:

   1. (1) Refugee.

      1. (A) United States Customs and Border Protection Form I-94 annotated “Admitted as a refugee pursuant to Sec. 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act”, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Form I-688B or Form I-766 annotated “274a.12(a)(3)”, or United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Form I-571.
      2. (B) Date of entry must be less than five (5) years from the current date;

   2. (2) Asylee.

      1. (A) Form I-94 annotated “Asylum status granted pursuant to Sec. 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act”, a grant letter from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Asylum Office, Form I-688B or Form I-766 annotated “274a.12(a)(5)”, or an order of an immigration judge granting asylum.
      2. (B) If a court order is presented, verify that the order was not overturned on appeal by sending a G-845 to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, attaching a copy of the document.
      3. (C) The date asylum was granted must be less than five (5) years from the current date;

   3. (3) Deportation withheld.

      1. (A) An immigration judge’s order showing deportation withheld under Section 243(h) and date of the grant, or Form I-688B or Form I-766 annotated “274a.12(a)(10)”.
      2. (B) If a court order is presented, verify that the order was not overturned on appeal by sending a G-845 to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, attaching a copy of the document.
      3. (C) The date deportation was withheld must be less than five (5) years from the current date;
   4. (4) Lawfully admitted for permanent residence. I-551 (Green Card) or, for recent arrivals, a temporary I-551 stamp on a foreign passport or on Form I-94;

   5. (5) Worked forty (40) qualifying quarters of coverage.

      1. (A) Social Security Administration Query screen (WQRY) will be used to determine if an alien has forty (40) qualifying quarters of coverage, including credited quarters from his or her parent or spouse.
      2. (B)

3. (i) Form SSA-3288, Consent for Release of Information, must be signed by the person for whom quarter of coverage information is needed before making the inquiry.

   1. (ii) If the person is deceased, no consent is needed.

      1. (C) Refer to the Division of County Operations’ User’s Manual for instructions on how to inquire to WQRY for this purpose;
   2. (6) Battered aliens. Form I-130 filed by alien’s spouse or parent of the battered child, Form I-360 petition as a widow or widower of a United States citizen, an approved self-petition under the Violence Against Women Act, or an application for cancellation of removal or suspension of deportation filed as a victim of domestic violence;
   3. (7) Honorable discharge. A United States military discharge certificate (DD Form 214) that shows character of service as “Honorable” and does not show, in the narrative reason for discharge entry, that the discharge was based on alien status, lack of United States citizenship, or other “alienage” reason;
   4. (8) Active duty member of the armed forces. The green service identity card (DD Form 2) or (rarely) red service identity card and copy of current orders showing active duty (not active duty for training purposes only);
   5. (9) Spouse or dependent child of veteran or active duty. A marriage license or birth certificate verifying the individual’s relationship to the veteran or active duty military person along with the appropriate verification for honorable discharge or active duty; and
   6. (10) Trafficking victim. A certification letter issued by the Office of Refugee Resettlement verifying that an individual has been identified as a trafficking victim pursuant to Section 107(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: “03/28/18” The Immigration and Nationality Act is codified at 8 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 is codified generally at 22 U.S.C. § 7101 et seq.