Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR DHS – SYSTEMATIC FOR ALIEN VERIFICATION FOR ENTITLEMENTS (SAVE)Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations follows the procedures below for the DHS-SAVE citizenship verification process when Title IV financial aid applicants indicate they are eligible non-citizens or permanent residents of the United States.

If the primary and automated secondary confirmation processes do not confirm eligible Title IV applicant status and the student submits reasonable evidence of eligible status, the school will initiate the paperless third step verification process via the SAVE system. The school will also use the paperless third step verification process if there is conflicting information on the student’s immigration status after the CPS match.
All students who indicate an eligible status, but whose status is not confirmed by the U.S. Department of Education’s Central Processing System (CPS), will be given a copy of these procedures.
Students have 30 days from the later of receiving this document or the institution receiving ED’s CPS output document to submit documentation for eligible non-citizen status.
Failure to submit the information by the deadline prevents the institution from disbursing or certifying any Title IV funds.
The institution will not make a decision regarding “eligible non-citizen” status without giving the student an opportunity to submit documentation supporting eligibility.
Students must submit unexpired documentation of current immigration status to the Financial Aid Office. Documentation must be official from USCIS, legible, and reflect the latest status.
The institution will initiate the paperless third step verification within 10 business days of receiving both the ED CPS output document and the student’s immigration documents.
The institution will complete the electronic process on the DHS-SAVE system, including uploading the student-provided immigration documents, and submit the request. DHS-SAVE should respond within 3 to 5 business days.