Immigration Documents for Public Benefits
When you apply for public benefits, SFHSA will try to verify your immigration status through available online sources. If we can't, we may ask for one or two documents to prove your status within 90 days.
Accepted documents for public benefit applications
| Accepted Document | Programs |
|---|---|
| Asylum Approval Letter from USCIS | Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKs, CAAP, Refugee Cash Assistance |
| Completed copy of Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant status | Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKs, CAAP, Refugee Cash Assistance |
| Confirmation receipt or letter from USCIS verifying that a Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status (Form I-918) has been filed. | Medi-Cal, CalFresh |
| Employment Authorization Document (EAD) issued under category “A19” or “A20” for an approved U Visa petitioner | Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKs, CAAP |
| Employment Authorization Document (EAD) issued under category “C9” along with the first page of the applicant’s Form I-485, indicating that the application to adjust to lawful permanent residence is based on U Visa status. | Medi-Cal, CalFresh |
| Form I-797 approving a U Visa or U Visa stamp in passport. | Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKs, CAAP, Refugee Cash Assistance |
| Form I-797, which serves as a fee receipt for a Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and the first page of the applicant’s Form I-485 indicating that it is based on U Visa status. | Medi-Cal, CalFresh |
| Form I-797, which serves as a fee receipt for an employment authorization request based on a U Visa application. | Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKs, CAAP |
| Form I-797C Extension of U nonimmigrant status. | Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKs, Refugee Cash Assistance |
| Form I-94 | CalFresh, Refugee Cash Assistance |
| Legal Permanent Residency card “Green Card” | Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKs, CAAP |
| Self-declaration of intent to apply for a T Visa | CalFresh, Refugee Cash Assistance |
| USCIS document showing when the individual was paroled into U.S. | CalFresh, Refugee Cash Assistance |