HUD Handbook 4350.3: Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs
Required Documentation of Citizenship/Immigration Status
HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 — Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · United States
The owner must obtain the following documentation for each family member regardless of age:
a. From U.S. citizens, a signed declaration of citizenship. Owners may require verification of the declaration by requiring presentation of a U.S. birth certificate or U.S. passport.
b. From noncitizens 62 years and older, a signed declaration of eligible noncitizen status and proof of age;
c. From noncitizens under the age of 62 claiming eligible status:
(1) A signed declaration of eligible immigration status;
(2) A signed consent form; and
(3) One of the DHS-approved documents listed in Figure 3-4.
Noncitizens not claiming eligible immigration status may elect to sign a statement that they acknowledge their ineligibility for assistance. *This
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Section 1: Program Eligibility statement is in addition to their declaring their citizenship status on the Citizenship Declaration form (see Exhibit 3-5).*
Figure 3-4: Acceptable DHS Documents
| Form I-551,Permanent Resident Card. | |
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| Form 1-94,_Arrival-Departure Record_annotated with one of the following: | |
Admitted as a Refugee Pursuant to Section 207; |
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Section 208 or Asylum; |
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Section 243(h) or Deportation stayed by Attorney General; or |
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Paroled Pursuant to Section 212(d)(5) of the INA. |
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| Form I-94,Arrival-Departure Record(with no annotation) accompanied by one of | |
| the following: | |
A final court decision granting asylum (but only if no appeal is taken); |
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A letter from an DHS asylum officer granting asylum (if application was |
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| filed on or after October 1, 1990) or from an DHS district director | |
| granting asylum (application filed was before October 1, 1990); | |
A court decision granting withholding of deportation; or |
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A letter from an asylum officer granting withholding of deportation (if |
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| application was filed on or after October 1, 1990). | |
| A receipt issued by the DHS indicating that an application for issuance of a | |
| replacement document in one of the above-listed categories has been made and | |
| that the applicant’s entitlement to the document has been verified. | |
| Other acceptable evidence. If other documents are determined by the DHS to | |
| constitute acceptable evidence of eligible immigration status, they will be | |
| announced by notice published in the_Federal Register_. |
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