Persons who do not present acceptable documents may be delayed as U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the port of entry attempt to verify identity and citizenship.

You must provide original or certified copies of documents to verify the dependent's age, identity, and citizenship, and complete Form SS-5.

A check of criminal records won't verify a purchaser's residence or citizenship.

He has frequently argued for using credit card companies to develop identification cards and a real-time system to verify citizenship.

Under the law, the Deficit Reduction Act, states cannot receive federal Medicaid money unless they verify citizenship by checking documents like passports and birth certificates for people who receive or apply for Medicaid.

You must also provide original or certified copies of documents to verify that spouse's age, identity, and citizenship.

To the Editor: The administration proposal that would require emergency departments to verify residency and citizenship of prospective patients (front page, Aug. 10) is outrageous on many levels.

Officials from both agencies have said they do not have the information to verify citizenship.

But Senator Dodd said: "The checkoff box is a tool for registrars to use to verify citizenship.

Until 2006, states had some discretion in deciding how to verify citizenship.