In other words, it establishes that a person is legally living in the United States under federal immigration laws. Whenever you apply for official identification documents, such as a driver`s license or ID card, you will be asked to prove your legal presence, as required by federal law. Upon admission, all other students may submit one of the following legal documents to the Office of Admissions and Recruitment to meet the legal review requirement. Students admitted with an F, J or M visa have their legal presence verified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). In all cases, you have received a document with your name and date of birth proving your legal presence in the United States. Some documents issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), indicate how long the holder can legally reside in the United States. The easiest way to prove your legal presence is to use a birth certificate issued by a U.S. government — city, county, state, or property like Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. If you were born a citizen but were born abroad, you can provide a U.S. birth certificate abroad or a birth report from a U.S.
citizen abroad. The birth document must be the original or a certified true copy. Photocopies are not enough. Students who file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and who are eligible for state student aid will have their legal presence verified through the FAFSA process. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) may issue an applicant with a driver`s license (DL) or identification card (ID) that provides satisfactory evidence that the applicant`s presence in the United States is authorized by federal law. There are many ways to prove that an applicant is legally resident in the United States. If the applicant was born in the United States, they can provide a birth certificate or a U.S. passport.
An applicant who is an immigrant to the United States may provide a naturalization or citizenship document for U.S. citizens or a permanent resident card. Applicants who are not immigrants but are eligible to reside in the United States may provide a temporary resident permit or other temporary resident permit. The Council of Regents of the University System of Georgia has created a new policy requiring institutions in the university system to verify the legal presence in the United States of all admitted students entering Albany State University in the fall semester of 2011 or later. A U.S. passport is additional proof of legal presence. The rules here vary depending on the condition and type of document or license you`re applying for, so check what type of legal presence document you need. In California, for example, an expired passport is accepted when someone applies for a real estate license.
Now you don`t have to prove legal presence at all, reports the California Department of Real Estate. In Oregon, a person applying for a driver`s license cannot use a passport that expired more than five years ago as proof of legal presence. For a complete list of eligible documents for date of birth and legal presence (BD/LP), see www.dmv.ca.gov. In many cases, you`ll need to provide a Social Security number with your birth certificate or green card. For example, Hawaii County requires that you bring your Social Security card with your other documents when you provide your legal proof of attendance. Some states may accept a W-2 with your Social Security number or pay stub if you don`t have the card yourself. DMV will send you your DL/Photo ID card once all tests and requirements have been completed and USCIS has verified your legal presence status. Students will be subject to an enrollment lock until the legal requirement for attendance verification is met. You will need to provide a document with your name and date of birth proving your legal presence in the United States at a DMV office when you apply for your first DL/ID ID. DMV calls this document your BD/LP document.
BOR`s Directive 4.3.4: “The institution of the university system shall verify the legal presence in the United States of any person successfully admitted who applies for residency status (state education). Even if you were not born in America, you can prove your legal presence by proving that you have been approved for permanent residency. A green card – also known as a foreigner registration receipt card – will do. The same applies to a certificate of naturalization or a certificate of citizenship.