Document Verification and Compliance Flashcards
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Which document is acceptable to prove foreign status only (not identity alone)?
Answer: Foreign voter registration card
Foreign-issued documents like a foreign voter registration card support foreign status, while U.S.-issued IDs support identity only.
How recent must medical or school records be to be accepted as supporting documentation for a dependent?
Answer: Issued within the last 12 months
Medical and school records must generally be dated within 12 months of the W-7 application.
A primary applicant presents an expired passport. What is the correct action for the CAA?
Answer: Do not accept it; documents must be current
Supporting documents with an expiration date must be current to be accepted.
Which supporting document does NOT have an expiration date and can still be accepted?
Answer: Civil birth certificate
A civil birth certificate has no expiration date and is acceptable if issued by a civil authority.
What makes a birth certificate a 'civil' birth certificate acceptable to the IRS?
Answer: It is issued by a government civil registry authority
Only birth certificates issued by a civil (government) authority qualify.
A CAA notices that the photo in a passport appears altered and the laminate is lifted. What is the best course of action?
Answer: Do not authenticate it and follow IRS procedures for suspicious documents
CAAs must not certify documents they suspect are fraudulent or altered.
What training must CAAs complete before they can authenticate passports and birth certificates?
Answer: IRS-approved forensic document training
CAAs must complete IRS-approved forensic document training to authenticate documents.