Include this information in the notice created in the Manual Adjustment Credit and
Award Process (MADCAP) or in Aurora, See (NL 00719.015) - Enclosure Notice Block Elements—MADCAP History Input Screen, (NL 00719.025) - Dictated Text (Notice NOT) Screens and (NL 00702.000) - Aurora –General (Manage Text) (M/Text) and (NL 00601.720) - Notice to Beneficiary Subject to Alien Nonpayment Provision:
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Action
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1
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Give the alien the month of suspension or resumption of their benefits.
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2
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Explain why benefits are not payable to the alien, (i.e., 5 year residency is not
met, or does not meet an alien nonpayment exception).
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3
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Explain payments may be made if the following conditions are met:
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Entering the U.S. for any part of one day every 30 days; or
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Establishing lawful presence in the U.S. for 30 consecutive days before the end of
6 month period of absence; or
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Establishing lawful presence in the U.S. for a full calendar month after the 6 month
period has ended.
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4
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Emphasize that 30 consecutive calendar days and one full calendar month is defined
as 24 hours of each and every day of the period.
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5
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Explain that entering the U.S. for 30 consecutive calendar days or one full calendar
month can break the 6 month period of absence from the U.S. and would begin a new
period of absence when the alien leaves again.
NOTE: Establishing lawful presence in the U.S. during the month of February would meet
the “full calendar month” requirement but not the “30 calendar day” requirement (February
has 28 days).
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6
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Ask the alien to submit proof of their presence in the U.S.
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7
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Provide examples of acceptable evidence of presence in the U.S. See RS 02610.023-Acceptable Evidence of Presence in the U.S. for Any Part of One Day, 30 Consecutive
Days, One Full Calendar Month.
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8
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Advise aliens who leave the U.S. for 30 or more days of the specific months that payments
can be paid while outside the U.S.
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9
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Add the enclosure, SSA Publication No. 05-10137 (Your Social Security Check While
You Are Outside the U.S. to the alien’s letter.
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