---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1626.7"
title: "45"
number: "1626.7"
heading: "Verification of eligible alien status."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1626.7"
---

# §1626.7. Verification of eligible alien status.

- (a) An alien seeking representation shall submit appropriate documents to verify eligibility, unless the only service provided for an eligible alien is brief advice and consultation by telephone, or by other non-in-person means, which does not include continuous representation of a client.
  - (1) As proof of eligibility, a recipient may accept originals, certified copies, or photocopies that appear to be complete, correct, and authentic, of any documents establishing eligibility. LSC will publish a list of examples of such documents from time to time in the form of a program letter or equivalent.
  - (2) A recipient may also accept any other authoritative document issued by DHS, by a court, or by another governmental agency, that provides evidence of alien status.
- (b) A recipient shall upon request furnish each person seeking legal assistance with a current list of documents establishing eligibility under this part as is published by LSC.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e).

### Source

Source: 79 FR 21871, Apr. 18, 2014, unless otherwise noted.