Do you need to verify your immigration status? You can send Georgia Access any of the documents listed to verify your immigration status.
An Immigrant Non-Citizen or a Non-Immigrant Visa Holder
- I-551 resident alien card (green card)
- Temporary I-551 resident alien card (temporary green card)
- I-766 employment authorization card
- Proof of current visa status (for example, a stamp in your passport, or an approval letter from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS))
- Proof of resolution in immigration court (all pages)
- Notice of hearing from the Executive Office for Immigration Review
- “Documents (all pages) you provided to or received from USCIS or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):
- ICE, such as
- Confirmation that your application for an immigration status was received
- Letters to or from USCIS
- I-797 USCIS Notice of Action
- Order of Supervision from ICE
- Other documents to or from USCIS or ICE that show your current status”
- I-94 arrival/departure record
- An approved immediate relative I-130 petition
- Refugee Travel Document (I-571)
- Re-entry Permit (I-327)
- SEVIS ID (I-20 or DS 2019) (all pages)
- Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) or Office on Trafficking In Persons (OTIP)
- Certification or eligibility letter (all pages)
- “Immigration or other official document showing grant of:
- Withholding of Removal
- Asylum
- Cancellation of Removal
- Administrative Closure
- Administrative Order Staying Removal
- Order of Supervision
- Proof that you lived continuously in the U.S. before 1972 (for example, your lease agreement or proof of employment)”
A Battered Immigrant Non-Citizen
- Proof of your immigration status
- Proof/evidence of the harm or abuse (if your immigration document isn’t based on being battered)
- Proof of your relationship with the abuser (if your immigration document isn’t based on being battered)
- Proof that you no longer reside with the abuser
- Documents (all pages) that prove your immigration status could include:
- I-797 Notice of Action indicating that the alien has an approved I-360 self-petition
- I-797 Notice of Action indicating that the alien has a pending I-360 self-petition that has established a prima facie case
- Order from the Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR”) granting or finding a prima facie case for granting, suspension of deportation or cancellation of removal
- I-797 Notice of Action indicating that the alien has a pending I-360 self-petition AND credible evidence of battery or abuse
- I-797 Notice of Action indicating the alien is the beneficiary of a pending or approved I-130 petition and credible evidence of battery and/or abuse
- I-94 coded, K3, K4, V1, V2, V3, and credible evidence of battery or abuse
- Any other USCIS document indicating the alien has a K or V visa and a pending or approved I-130 petition with credible evidence of battery or abuse
- I-94 or a Foreign passport annotated CR1, CR2, CR6, CR7 with credible evidence of battery or abuse
- I-766 Employment Authorization Document annotated A9, A15 or C10 with credible evidence of battery or abuse
- Documents (all pages) that show proof of harm or abuse could include:
- Reports from court, police, judges, medical evidence from a medical professional
- Clergy, or mental health personnel
- Affidavits from others or other evidence that could support your claim such as proof of a domestic violence conviction or proof of seeking safe-haven in a battered shelter
- Documents that prove your relationship with the abuser could include:
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- Marriage certificate
- Birth Certificate (for child of an abuser)
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