A noncitizen filing for SSI disability may or may not require a medical determination. The field office (FO) must determine whether a medical determination is required. If the FO determines:

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  A medical determination is not required - the FO does not send the claim to the Disability Determination Services (DDS).

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  A medical determination is required - the FO sends the claim to the DDS.

A thorough review and understanding of the SSI noncitizen requirements is essential in determining whether the noncitizen claim requires a disability determination.

Classify a noncitizen alleging a disability as an aged individual subject to SSI deemed income and resource provisions if the individual:

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  Is aged (65 years old or older);

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  Was lawfully residing in the U.S. on, or prior to, 08/22/96;

AND

At the time of application, the individual meets one of the following:

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  Is a qualified noncitizen (see SI 00502.100A.2);

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  Meets an exception condition for qualified noncitizens (see SI 00502.100A.3); or

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  Is in one of five designated noncitizen status classifications, and the status was granted within 7 years of the date the individual filed for SSI (see SI 00502.106).

If the claimant meets these conditions, do not forward the claim to the DDS, as SSA does not need a medical determination. The FO adjudicates the claim as an SSI-aged claim.

References:

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  SI 00603.001, Processing Disability/Blindness Initial Claims – Overview

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  MS 08108.007, Alien Status

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  SM 01005.630, Citizenship/Alien Status, for input instructions if transmitting the alien data using Form SSA-450SI (SSI Data Input and Determination) for non-MSSICS claims.

The FO transmits the SSI claim to the DDS for a disability/blindness determination if an aged noncitizen individual:

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  Meets 1619(b) eligibility,

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  Elects to change the type of claim category (multi-category case), or

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  Is subject to alien-sponsor deeming.

NOTE: Alert the DDS of the special case handling in these situations.

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  MSSICS claim – Add the Aged Non-Citizen Case flag in the Electronic Disability Collect System (EDCS). See DI 81010.080B, Flags, Electronic Folder Flags List in EDCS.

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  Non-MSSICS claim – Add “Title XVI Aged Non-Citizen Case – blindness/disability alleged – systems limitation” in Remarks. See DI 11005.045 for completing the SSA-3367.

References:

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  SI 00501.300, Multicategory Eligibility - General Information

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  SI 02302.010, 1619 Policy Principles

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  SI 01320.900, Aliens Subject to Sponsor-to-Alien Income Deeming