---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 416.1600"
title: "20"
number: "416.1600"
heading: "Introduction."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/416.1600"
---

# §416.1600. Introduction.


You are eligible for supplemental security income (SSI) benefits if you meet the requirements in subpart B. Among these are requirements that you must be a resident of the United States and either a citizen, a national, or an alien with a lawful right to reside permanently in the United States. In this subpart, we tell you what kinds of evidence show that you are a resident of the United States (see [§ 416.1603](/cfr/20/416.1603.md)) and—

- (a) A citizen or a national of the United States (see [§ 416.1610](/cfr/20/416.1610.md));
- (b) An alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States (see [§ 416.1615](/cfr/20/416.1615.md)); or
- (c) An alien permanently residing in the United States under color of law (see [§ 416.1618](/cfr/20/416.1618.md)).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 702(a)(5), 1614 (a)(1)(B) and (e), and 1631 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5), 1382c (a)(1)(B) and (e), and 1383); 8 U.S.C. 1254a; sec. 502, Pub. L. 94-241, 90 Stat. 268 (48 U.S.C. 1681 note).

### Source

Source: 47 FR 3106, Jan. 22, 1982, unless otherwise noted.