New SAVE Code 33

SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) is the online system that site managers use to verify the validity of immigration documents for applicants under age 62 who claim to be Eligible Non-Citizens.  This is not required for PRAC properties.

An applicant/tenant with a SAVE verification code 33 (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) is NOT eligible to receive HUD subsidy, and the code does NOT give a person lawful immigration status.  Code 33 means that an individual’s deportation is being deferred under a 2-year program, which may be renewed.

The program allows certain immigrants to apply for this status, which will delay their deportation for at least two years.  Because these people are low priority for the DHS to deport, the U.S. government is allowing them to stay for this period of time.  In order to apply for this status, a person must:

• Be under age 31 as of June 15, 2012
• Have entered the U.S. before the age of 16 and have continuously lived here from June 15, 2007 through the present time
• Currently be in school, have graduated high school or earned a GED, or be an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard or Armed Forces, and
• Have not been convicted of any significant crime or repeated misdemeanors, and do not pose a threat to national security or public safety.

For more information, see RHIIP Listserv Posting #301, issued on June 25, 2013 and/or visit the Code 33 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) entry at USCIS – Frequently Asked Questions.