Eligibility Verification for Entitlements Act (EVEA)
Ways to Prove Citizenship/Lawful Presence
Submit a copy of one (1) of the following documents:
Valid regular Tennessee (TN) driver license/ID (The following are not acceptable: Temporary TN Driver License/ID or Out of State License)
An official birth certificate issued by a U.S. state, jurisdiction, or territory;
except for Puerto Rican birth certificates issued before July 1, 2010
An official certified birth certificate issued by the U.S. government, including a
U.S. certificate of birth abroad (DS-1350 or FS-545), and a reprint of a birth abroad
of a citizen of the U.S. (FS-240)
A valid, unexpired U.S. passport
A valid, unexpired Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) with photo
A certificate of citizenship (N560 or N561)
A certificate of naturalization (N550, N570, or N578)
U.S. citizen identification card (I-197, I-179)
Valid, unexpired Foreign Passport with visa stamped "Processed for I-551"
Non-Resident Alien Canadian Border Crossing Card
Permanent Resident Re-entry Permit (I-327)
Refugee Travel Document (I-571)
Valid, unexpired Foreign Passport with valid visa in a category that permits study
at an institution of higher education
Any other document determined by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to be acceptable
through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program created
pursuant to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
Other Ways of Verifying Eligibility
Students who cannot verify their citizenship using the options above must verify with
two(2) forms of documentation.
A valid, government issued photo ID including a regular driver license, temporary
driver license, or ID card from any U.S. state or an Employment Authorization Document
(Form I-766)
Plus one (1) of the following documents:
Valid, unexpired Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) without photo
Arrival/Departure Record (Form I-94)
Notice of Approval of Status with bottom I-94 portion attached (Form 1-797)
*The term “state public benefit” includes in-state tuition, lottery scholarship, academic
scholarship, common market, or any other form of tuition assistance or waiver funded
with state-appropriated dollars. State benefit does not include tuition assistance
funded privately, such as a scholarship from the institution’s foundation or a privately
endowed scholarship.
