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Citations: (R)668.131 AsOfDate: 12/31/97 Sec. 668.131 Definitions. The following definitions apply to this subpart: Eligible noncitizen: An individual possessing an immigration status that meets the requirements of Sec. 668.7(a)(4)(ii). Immigration status: The status conferred on a noncitizen under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended, 8 U.S.C. 1182. Primary confirmation: A process by which the Secretary, by means of a matching program conducted with the INS, compares the information contained in an Application for Federal Student Aid or a multiple data entry application regarding the immigration status of a noncitizen applicant for Title IV, HEA assistance with records of that status maintained by the INS in its Alien Status Verification Index (ASVI) system for the purpose of determining whether a student's immigration status meets the requirements of Sec. 668.7(a)(4)(ii) and reports the results of this comparison on an output document. Secondary confirmation: A process by which the INS, in response to the submission of INS Document Verification Form G-845 by an institution, searches pertinent paper and automated INS files, other than the ASVI database, for the purpose of determining a student's immigration status and the validity of the submitted INS documents, and reports the results of this search to the institution. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1091) Note: Output document removed March 16, 1994, effective July 1, 1994. |