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SAVE goes completely paperless
WASHINGTON—Starting June 1, benefit-granting agencies using U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) Program can no longer submit paper versions of Form G-845, Verification Request.
Previously, agencies submitted paper forms to request immigration status verification and for additional verification requests. Now all agencies must submit their requests and institute additional verification electronically, drastically reducing case processing time.
“Without the use of paper during the verification process, SAVE will improve its efficiencies by reducing mailroom workloads and the time spent receiving and reviewing paper documents,” said Tammy Meckley, associate director of the Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate at USCIS.
The initiative is part of a larger effort to eliminate paper-based forms, as the agency transitions to online submission of benefit requests. The SAVE Paperless Initiative will eliminate 170,000 paper form submissions and returned responses annually, reducing resource costs and postal fees. Additionally, the transition to a paperless environment will reduce case completion time from 20 days to less than five days. (USCIS)
