Register an Agency for SAVE
SAVE is an online information service that allows federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local government agencies that grant benefits or licenses to verify an applicant’s immigration status or naturalized/acquired U.S. citizenship.
Agencies who want to use SAVE must register and be approved by USCIS.
Are you a federal, state, territorial, tribal, or local government agency that grants benefits or licenses? And is your agency authorized by law to verify citizenship or immigration status in order to provide benefits or licenses?
You may be able to register for SAVE. If you believe your organization is eligible to register for SAVE, please see the How to Register for SAVE section below for more information.
Certain organizations with an existing relationship to one of the federal or state agencies listed below do not need to register directly with SAVE. Instead, the organization may be eligible to access SAVE through an existing agreement. To get information about accessing SAVE through these federal or state agencies, see the instructions in the sections below.
Armed Forces Recruitment Command: For organizations seeking to verify citizenship and immigration status for U.S. military service.
U.S. Department of Education: For educational institutions processing Title IV assistance applications.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): For Public Housing Agencies and participants in the Multi-Family Rental Assistance Program.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC): For agencies under the jurisdiction of the NRC.
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA): For financial institution processing Small Business Administration (SBA) loan applications.
State Secretary of State Offices: For county registrars seeking to verify citizenship status for voter registration or voter list maintenance in participating states.
Note: Agencies requesting information for law enforcement purposes can visit the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Law Enforcement Support Center (LESC) website for more information at https://www.ice.gov/lesc. The LESC serves as single, national point-of-contact, providing real-time assistance to federal, state, territorial, tribal and local law enforcement agencies regarding noncitizens suspected, arrested, or convicted of criminal activity.
Are you an employer seeking to verify the employment eligibility of your employees?
You cannot register for SAVE. You may be eligible to participate in E-Verify. See www.E-Verify.gov.
Are you an individual who is applying for a benefit or license?
You cannot register for SAVE. To check the status of an existing SAVE verification case, visit uscis.gov/save/save-casecheck. More information for benefit applicants is available at uscis.gov/save/for-benefit-applicants.
To request information about registering for and accessing SAVE:
Public Housing Agency under Housing and Urban Development (HUD): E-mail HUD at save-vis@hud.gov to request instructions for registering for SAVE.
Participants in the Multi-Family Rental Assistance Program under HUD: E-mail HUD at Kevin.X.Garner@hud.gov to request instructions for registering for SAVE.
Authorized financial institutions processing SBA loan applications should contact: Sacramento504Register@sba.gov.
To request information about registering for and accessing SAVE, all authorized higher education institutions that process Title IV Assistance applications should contact:
Application Systems Division, Office of Federal Student Aid applicationsystemsdivision@ed.gov
If your organization is requesting access to SAVE through one of these federal or state agencies, please contact the agency directly for more information about SAVE access.
If you believe your agency is eligible to register for SAVE, please follow the instructions below.
Step 1: Is your agency already registered for SAVE?
Before registering for SAVE, check the SAVE Agency Search Tool to see if your agency is already registered.
Search Tip: Include related agencies in your search to determine if your agency is already authorized to use SAVE. For example, local government agencies may be covered by an existing state agency agreement with SAVE.
Step 2: Registering for SAVE
If you are a federal, state, territorial, tribal, or local government agency that grants benefits or licenses, your agency is authorized to verify immigration status/U.S. citizenship as part of the benefit granting process, and your agency is not currently registered for SAVE, follow the steps below to register for SAVE:
Download and complete the SAVE Agency Registration Checklist (DOCX, 59.44 KB)
Once complete, attach and send by email to SAVERegistration@uscis.dhs.gov
Include the subject line “Application for SAVE Registration [Insert Agency Name]”
If an agency is determined to be eligible to register for SAVE, the agency and USCIS must enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) before the agency can access SAVE. See below for examples of MOAs.
Sample SAVE Agency Agreements
Sample Memorandum of Agreement for Federal Agencies
Sample Memorandum of Agreement for Non-Federal Agencies (PDF, 144.91 KB)
If you need more help, please email SAVE at saveregistration@uscis.dhs.gov.