FILE NO: EM-02009 DATE: January 29, 2002

TO: ALL RCs/ARCs/ADs/FOs/TSC/RPAOs

FROM: SSA, ODISP, OPB

SUBJECT: ENUMERATION: Verification of Refugee Status With the Department
of State, Refugee Data Center---ACTION -- Instructions Will Follow
Shortly

RETENTION DATE: July 29, 2002

Verification of Refugee Status with DOS-RDC -- (Outline)

Background

How to identify a refugee

When to verify refugee status with the RDC

How to submit verification requests to the RDC

Interpreting RDC responses

Additional RDC assistance

Attachments

Attachment A -- Form to request verification of refugee

status

Attachment B -- Printout of data from RDC

Attachment C -- RDC case number prefix codes

Attachment D -- List of voluntary agencies assisting refugees

Attachment E -- List of RDC codes for marital status codes

Attachment F -- List of RDC codes for highest level of

education

Attachment G -- List of RDC code of English ability

Attachment H -- RDC Country Code table

Attachment I -- RDC Relationship Code table

####### **Background**

SSA has entered into an agreement with the Department of State (DOS) to
verify a refugee's status with the DOS Refugee Data Center (RDC) when
SSA cannot verify refugee status by an online SAVE query.

Refugees often apply for Social Security numbers (SSN) within days of
arriving in the U.S. and before data is available online for them in an
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) data base. Since RDC data
accurately reflects refugee information, including the information that
INS admitted the person as a refugee, SSA now requires verification of
refugee status by DOS when verification is not available online from INS
via SAVE. The RDC database also includes some biographical information
as well as other data about refugees that may help to confirm an
applicant's identity.

SSA and DOS have established a procedure for FOs to FAX verification
requests directly to the RDC (see Attachment A). RDC staff will respond
to SSA requests within one business day by FAXing back printouts of the
information contained in RDC records (see Attachment B). The RDC staff
will also respond to telephone requests in emergency situations.

## How To Identify the SSN Applicant is a Refugee

Identify a refugee by the INS document presented, i.e., an I-94 that
does not show an alien classification and is stamped with the legend
(see RM 00203.460):

> Admitted as a refugee pursuant to section 207 of the INA Act. If you
>
> depart the U.S. you will need prior permission from INS to return.

####### **When You Should Submit Verification Requests to the RDC**

These instructions make two important changes in the procedures for
verifying the immigration status of refugees when they are applying for
original or replacement SSN cards.

**[NOTE]{.underline}:** If your office has any SS-5s pending for SSN
applicants because you were unable to verify refugee status through the
INS online SAVE data base, contact the RDC to verify their status. If
the RDC verifies refugee status, process these applications.

Continue to visually examine [all]{.underline} INS documents, including
those issued to refugees, for the security features described in the
Administrative Confidential Memorandum for detecting fraudulent INS
documents . This examination includes viewing the document(s) under a
black light for fluorescent indicators (RM 00203.720). If a refugee's
document does not appear to be valid, verify the document with INS using
a G‑845, Document Verification Request. If a refugee's document appears
to be genuine, based on the visual examination, follow the new
procedures, below.

Effective immediately, when a refugee applies for an SSN card ([original
or replacement]{.underline}), take these steps:

1\. Query the INS SAVE online data base (ASVI) to confirm the
immigration status of all refugees, [regardless of the length of time
the refugee has been in the U.S.]{.underline} (This is a change from
current POMS instructions (RM 00203.720) that require INS verification
of immigration status only when the person has been in the U.S. 30 days
or longer. For all other aliens continue to follow existing
instructions).

2.  If the online SAVE query does not confirm refugee status, verify
    with the RDC the status of any individual presenting an I-94
    indicating the person was admitted as a refugee .

**Since the RDC maintains data for only refugees,** do not contact the
RDC to verify the immigration status of other aliens.

**[REMINDER]{.underline}:** Treat a refugee as an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence for SSN purposes and enter a "Y" in the
PRA field of the SS-5 (See RM 00202.230B.5 and RM 00203.600).

####### **How You Should Submit Verification Requests to the RDC**

Use the form in Attachment A below to FAX your verification requests to
the RDC. Complete the upper portion of the form with the applicant's
name, date of birth, place of birth and alien number, as shown on the
refugee's I-94. Also show your name, job title, FO, telephone and FAX
numbers, signature and the date of your request.

The RDC needs to be sure that the FAX request is, in fact, being sent by
an SSA FO. Therefore, **make sure** that **your FAX machine is set to
show the name of your FO,** e.g., SSA, Anytown, OH, **as the sender of
the FAX** on outgoing FAX transmissions. If your FAX machine is not
already identifying your office, consult the booklet provided with your
FAX machine on how to appropriately set your FAX machine. If necessary,
contact your FAX service vendor for assistance.

FAX your request to either of the RDC FAX numbers shown on the lower
portion of the form. Be sure that you enter the RDC FAX number
correctly.

####### **Interpreting RDC Responses**

RDC will respond by completing the lower portion of your request form
and faxing it back to you. It will also FAX printouts of the screens of
information contained in RDC records. A facsimile of the RDC response
screen and information to interpret the data shown on that screen are
included in Attachments B through I, below.

If there is no information on the applicant in the RDC database, RDC
will indicate this in its response to you. When RDC has no information
on the person, enter the applicant's SS-5 as "S" for suspect and request
INS to verify refugee status using a G-845, Document Verification
Request.

In addition, if the RDC has received verification requests for the same
applicant from other SSA offices, it will include in the response to you
the names of those other SSA offices and the dates the offices submitted
the requests. (RDC has offered to provide this additional information to
alert you to individuals who may be "shopping around" to obtain SSNs.)

RDC records contain more information than you would ordinarily need to
verify a refugee's status. However, the additional information may
assist you when interviewing an applicant to verify the person's
identity or detect possible identity fraud situations. Information such
as the date of the refugee's flight to the U.S. or the refugee's
ultimate destination in the U.S., may be information that often only the
refugee would know.

####### **Additional RDC Assistance**

### RDC has also offered to provide emergency assistance to SSA offices by phone. Therefore, if you need an immediate response, you may contact RDC at (212) 777-5400, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., Eastern Time. SSA callers will still need to FAX a request form (Attachment A to the RDC) so that RDC can confirm the call is from SSA. 

### 

### The following RDC staff members will be able to provide assistance:

Kathy Baisden Jean Goldsbury

Sharon Bunch Joan Hall

Anna Cecot Deloris Mitchell

Livia Farkas Beatrice Williams

Ham Duong Linh Chen

Attachment A -- Form to request verification of refugee status

Attachment B -- Printout of data from RDC

Attachment C -- RDC case number prefix codes

Attachment D -- List of voluntary agencies assisting refugees

Attachment E -- List of RDC codes for marital status codes

Attachment F -- List of RDC codes for highest level of education

Attachment G -- List of RDC code of English ability

Attachment H -- RDC Country Code table

Attachment I -- RDC Relationship Code table

Direct all program related and technical questions to your RO support
staff or PC OA staff. RO support staff or PC OA staff may refer
questions or problems to their Central Office contacts.

INSTRUCTIONS AFFECTED: RM 00203.460, RM 00203.720 and RM 00203.740

ATTACHMENT A

SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION![](media/image1.emf){width="1.0416666666666667in"
height="1.0in"}

###### REQUEST FOR VERIFICATION OF REFUGEE STATUS

# FOR SSA USE ONLY

## REFUGEE INFORMATION

### REFUGEE'S NAME \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**DATE OF BIRTH \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ PLACE OF BIRTH
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

**INS ALIEN NUMBER (A#)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

#### RECORD OF RELEASE INFORMATION --STATUTORY AUTHORITY

As a duly accredited representative of the Social Security
Administration, I hereby certify, by my signature, that the review of
this record is on behalf of the agency I represent, and is for official
United States government use only. All information extracted or obtained
will be handled in accordance with its classification. I further
understand that Refugee Data Center records are subject to the Privacy
Act of 1974. The Refugee Data Center of the U.S. Department of State
considers the information provided by the file subject privileged.
Refugee Data Center records [are not public records.]{.underline} As a
recipient of this information you are responsible for the protection of
the file subject's privacy. Do not release refugee information to other
entities without the authorization and consent of the Refugee Data
Center, U.S. Department of State.

**\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\***

##### Requested by: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Title: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 

##### 

**SSA Field Office:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

##### Telephone number: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ FAX number: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

##### Signature: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Date: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

##### 

###### STATE DEPARTMENT

REFUGEE DATA CENTER

FAX: (212) 529-2262 or (212) 979-8149

[FOR REFUGEE DATA CENTER USE ONLY]{.underline}

**The refugee information requested:**

**Is provided on the attached documents.**

**Cannot be verified. See comments below.**

**Completed by: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Date:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

Comments:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

ATTACHMENT B

SSA INQUIRY

12/28/2001 THE REFUGEE DATA CENTER ID: SPG Page: 1

\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--

Case No.: HR-362540A **^1^** CASE SIZE: 04 **^2^** Volag: WRRS **^3^**

Ethnicity: Bosnian INS Approval Date: 1999/08/10 **^4^**

Religion: Moslem Priority Code: 2

Affiliate: TXWRRS01 **^5^** Program Code: E

Arrived Flight City, State

\-\-\-\-\-\-- \-\-\-\-\-- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--

2000/06/05 **^6^** A51882 FORT WORTH, TX **^7^**

\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--

Name **^8^** Sex MS^**9**^ Educ**^10^** Eng^**11**^ Mnr Alien No
**^12^**

Date of Birth POB **^13^** SSA-INQ ^**14**^ Rel^**15**^ CZ**^16^**
Occupation

\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--

1 JONES JOHN M M P NNN 00006055

04 OCT 1950 BK PA BK Occup Unknown

2 JONES JANE F M P NNN 00006056

23 NOV 1953 BK 20011228 WI BK Occup Unknown

3 JONES JOAN F S N NNN M1 00006058

27 AUG 1988 BK DA BK 6 To 17 yrs old

4 JONES JAMES M S S NNN 00000355

15 SEP 1977 BK SO BK Textile: Misc.

**[KEY]{.underline}**

1 **Case Number** -- The first two characters of the case number
indicate the country of asylum, the country where the refugee was
processed. See Attachment C, Case Number Prefix Key, below.

2 **Case Size** -- The number of individuals in the refugee family
(including the Principal Applicant, e.g., the head of the family)

3 **Volag** -- Voluntary Agency that is sponsoring the refugees. See
Attachment D, below.

4.  **INS Approval Date** -- The date INS approved the individual/family
    as refugee(s). (This date will not be shown on I-94s)

5.  **Affiliate** -- Code for the local affiliate of the Volag assisting
    the refugees. (FOs should recontact the RDC and specifically request
    this information if it is relevant to interviewing the SSN
    applicant.)

6.  **Arrived** -- The date the refugee arrived in the U.S.

7.  **City, State** -- The refugee's final destination in the U.S.

8.  **Name** -- Refuee's name, in last name, first name format.

9.  **MS** - Marital Status -- See Attachment E, below.

    ATTACHMENT B

    Page 2

10. **Educ** -- The highest Education Level reached by the refugee. See
    Attachment F, below.

11. **English Ability** -- Single character codes indicating Reading,
    Writing, and Speaking ability, e.g. NNN indicates no reading, no
    writing and no speaking English ability. See Attachment G, Below.

12. **Alien No** -- The A Number assigned to the refugee by INS.

13. **POB** -- Place of Birth -- See Attachment H, Country Code Table,
    below.

14. **SSA-INQ** -- Date of the SSA FO inquiry for which the query was
    prepared.

15. **Rel** -- Relationship to the Principal Applicant (e.g., head of
    refugee family) -- See Attachment I.

16. **CZ** - Citizenship/Nationality of refugee -- See Country Code
    Table, Attachment H, below.

ATTACHMENT C

**THE REFUGEE DATA CENTER**

**CASE NUMBER PREFIX KEY**

AC Antigua and Barbuda CH China

AF Afghanistan CI Chile

AG Algeria CJ Cayman Islands

AJ Azerbaijan CK Cocos (Keeling) Islands

AL Albania CM Cameroon

AM Armenia CN Comoro Islands

AN Andorra CO Columbia

AO Angola CQ Northern Mariana Is

AQ American Samoa CR Coral Sea Islands

AR Argentina CS Costa Rica

AS Australia CT Central African Rep

AT Ashmore and Cartier Islands CU Cuba

AU Austria CV Cape Verde

AV Anguilla CW Cook Islands

AY Antarctica CY Cyprus

B- Burma CZ Czech Republic

BA Bahrain DA Denmark

BB\* Bataan-Brunei DJ Djibouti

BC Botswana DO Dominica

BD Bermuda DQ Jarvis Island

BE Belgium DR Dominican Republic

BF Bahamas EC Ecuador

BG Bangladesh EG Egypt

BH\* Bataan-Hong Kong EI Ireland

BI\* Bataan-Indonesia EK Equatorial Guinea

BJ\* Bataan-Japan EN Estonia

BK Bosnia and Herzegovina ER Eritrea

BL Bolivia ES El Salvador

BM\* Bataan-Malaysia ET Ethiopia

BN Benin EU Europa Island

BO Belarus FA Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

BP\* Bataan-Philippines FG French Guiana

BQ Navassa Island FI Finland

BR Brazil FJ Fiji

BS\* Bataan-Singapore FO Faroe Islands

BT\* Bataan-Thailand FP French Polynesia

BU Bulgaria FQ Baker Island

BV\* Bataan-Vietnam FR France

BW\* Bataan-Taiwan FS French Southern and Antarctic Lands

BX Brunei GA Gambia

BY Burundi GB Gabon

BZ\* Bataan-China GE East Germany

CA Canada GG Georgia

CB Cambodia GH Ghana

CD Chad GI Gibraltar

CE Sri Lanka (Ceylon) GJ Grenada

CF Congo (Brazza.) GK Guernsey

CG Dem.Rep. Congo GL Greenland

ATTACHMENT C

Page 2

GM Germany KT Christmas Island

GN\* Galang-Indonesia KU Kuwait

GO Glorioso Islands KZ Kazakhstan

GP Guadeloupe LA Laos

GQ Guam LE Lebanon

GR Greece LG Latvia

GS\* Galang-Singapore LH Lithuania

GT\* Galang-Thailand LI Liberia

GU Guatemala LO Slovakia

GV Guinea LQ Palmyra Atoll

GW West Germany pre 1989 LS Liechtenstein

GY Guyana LT Lesotho

GZ Gaza Strip LU Luxembourg

HA Haiti LY Libya

HK Hong Kong M- Malaysia

HM Heard Island and Mcdonald Island MA Madagascar

HO Honduras MB Martinique

HQ Howland Island MC Macau

HR Croatia MD Moldova

HS Haiti (Sea) MF Mayotte

HU Hungary MG Mongolia

IC Iceland MH Montserrat

ID India MI Malawi

IM Man, Isle of MK Macedonia

IN Indonesia ML Mali

IO British Indian Ocean Territory MN Monaco

IP Clipperton Island MO Morocco

IR Iran MP Mauritius

IS Israel MQ Midway Islands

IT Italy MR Mauritania

IV Ivory Coast MT Malta

IY Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Neutral Zone MU Oman

IZ Iraq MV Maldives

J- Japan MW Montenegro

JA Japan MX Mexico

JE Jersey MZ Mozambique

JM Jamaica NT Netherlands Antilles

JN Jan Mayen NC New Caledonia

JO Jordan NE Niue

JQ Johnston Atoll NF Norfolk Island

JU Juan De Nova Island NG Niger

K- Korea NI Nigeria

KB\* Bataan-Hong Kong NL Netherlands

KE Kenya NO Norway

KG Kyrgyzstan NP Nepal

KQ Kingman Reef NQ Trust Territory of The Pacific Is.

KR Kiribati NR Nauru

KS Korea NS Suriname

ATTACHMENT C

Page 3

NU Nicaragua TI Tajikistan

NZ New Zealand TK Turks and Caicos Islands

P- Philippines TL Tokelau

PA Paraguay TN Taiwan

PC Pitcairn Islands TO Togo

PE Peru TP Sao Tome and Principe

PF Paracel Islands TR Thailand (Old)

PG Spratly Islands TS Tunisia

PI Pakistan-Islamabad TU Turkey

PK Pakistan-Karachi TV Tuvalu

PL Portugal TX Turkmenistan

PM Panama TZ Tanzania

PO Poland UG Uganda

PP Papua New Guinea UK United Kingdom

PU Guinea-Bissau UP Ukraine

QA Qatar UR USSR

RE Reunion US USA

RH HK cases in Bataan UV Burkina Faso(Uvolta)

RO Romania UY Uruguay

RQ Puerto Rico UZ Uzbekistan

RS Russia V- Vietnam

RV RavTov (Vienna) VC St. Vincent and The Grenadines

RW Rwanda VE Venezuela

S- Singapore VI British Virgin Islands

SA Saudi Arabia VQ Virgin Islands

SB St. Pierre and Miquelon VT Vatican City

SC St. Kitts and Nevis WA Namibia

SE Seychelles WE West Bank

SF South Africa WF Wallis and Futuna

SG Senegal WI Western Sahara

SH St. Helena WP Washington Proc Ctr

SI Slovenia WQ Wake Island

SK Sikkim WS Samoa

SL Sierra Leone WZ Swaziland

SM San Marino YE Yeman (replace by YM)

SO Somalia YM Yeman (replaces YE and YS)

SP Spain YO Yugoslavia

SR Serbia YS Yemen (replaced by YM)

ST St. Lucia ZA Zambia

SU Sudan ZI Zimbabwe

SV Svalbard

SW Sweden

SY Syria

SZ Switzerland

> T- Thailand

TC United Arab Emirates

TD Trinidad and Tobago

TE Tromelin Island

\* These country prefixes describe the refugee's transfer from a country
of

first asylum ('J'- Japan, 'M'- Malaysia, etc.), denoted by the second
letter

of the prefix, to either the Bataan Processing Center ('B') or the
Galang

Processing Center ('G'), denoted by the first letter of the prefix.

ATTACHMENT D

**RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES (Voluntary Agencies (VOLAGS))**

Church World Service (CWS) Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS)

475 Riverside Drive, Room 664 The Episcopal Church Center

New York, New York 10115-0050 815 Second Avenue

212-870-3302; FAX: 212-870-3194 New York, New York 10017

212-716-6259; FAX: 212-972-0860

Ethiopian Community Development Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)

Council, Inc. (ECDC) 333 Seventh Avenue

1038 South Highland Street New York, New York 10001

Arlington, Virginia 22204 212-967-4100; Fax: 212-967-4442

703-685-0510; FAX: 703-685-0529

Immigration & Refugee Services of International Rescue Committee (IRC);

America (IRSA) 122 East 42nd Street, 12th Floor

1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, New York, New York 10166-1289

Suite 701 212-551-3000; FAX: 212-551-3180/3181

Washington, DC 20036

202-797-2105; FAX: 202-797-2363

Iowa Department of Human Services Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service

(IOWA) (LIRS)

1200 University Avenue, Suite D 700 Light Street

Des Moines, Iowa 50314-2330 Baltimore, Maryland 21230

515-283-7926; FAX: 515-283-9160 410-230-2700; FAX: 410-230-2890

United States Catholic Conference World Relief (WRRS)

(USCC) 7 East Baltimore Street

Migration & Refugee Services Baltimore, Maryland 21202

3211 Fourth Street, NE 443-451-1900; FAX: 443-451-1965

Washington, DC 20017

202-541-3170; FAX: 202-541-3447

ATTACHMENT E

**Marital Status**

S Single

M Married

W Widowed

D Divorced

P Separated

C Common Law

U Unknown

ATTACHMENT F

**Education**

**Highest Level Attained**

P Primary

S Secondary

I Intermediate

C College/University

G Graduate School

F Professional

T Technical School

N None

U Unknown

ATTACHMENT G

**English Ability**

G Good

S Some

N None

U Unknown

ATTACHMENT H

**THE REFUGEE DATA CENTER**

**COUNTRY CODE TABLE**

**FOR COUNTRY OF BIRTH, ASYLUM AND CITIZENSHIP**

**[CODE COUNTRY NAME]{.underline} [CODE COUNTRY NAME]{.underline}**

AC Antigua and Barbuda CT Central African Republic

AF Afghanistan CU Cuba

AG Algeria CV Cape Verde

AJ Azerbaijan CW Cook Islands

AL Albania CW Cook Islands

AM Armenia CY Cyprus

AN Andorra CZ Czech Republic

AO Angola DA Denmark

AR Argentina DJ Djibouti

AS Australia DO Dominica

AT Ashmore and Cartier Islands DQ Jarvis Island

AU Austria DR Dominican Republic

AV Anguilla EC Ecuador

AY Antarctica EG Egypt

BA Bahrain EI Ireland

BB Barbados EK Equatorial Guinea

BC Botswana EN Estonia

BD Bermuda ER Eritrea

BE Belgium ES El Salvador

BF The Bahamas ET Ethiopia

BG Bangladesh EU Europa Island

BH Belize FA Falkland Islands

BK Bosnia and Herzegovina FG French Guiana

BL Bolivia FI Finland

BM Burma FJ Fiji

BN Benin FM Fed States of Micronesia

BO Belarus FO Faroe Islands

BP Solomon Islands FP French Polynesia

BQ Narvassa Island FQ Baker Island

BR Brazil FR France

BS Bassas da India FS French Southern and Antarctic

BT Bhutan GA The Gambia

BU Bulgaria GB Gabon

BV Bouvet Island GE East Germany (discontinued)

BX Brunei GG Georgia

BY Burundi GH Ghana

CA Canada GI Gibraltar

CB Cambodia GJ Grenada

CD Chad GK Guernsey

CE Sri Lanka (Ceylon) GL Greenland

CF Congo (Republic of) GH Ghana

CG Dem. Rep of Congo GI Gibraltar

CH China GJ Grenada

CI Chile GK Guernsey

CJ Cayman Islands GL Greenland

CK Cocos (keeling) Islands GM Germany

CM Cameroon GO Glorioso Islands

CN Comoro Islands GP Guadeloupe

CO Columbia GR Greece

CR Coral Sea Islands GT Guatemala

CS Costa Rica GV Guinea

ATTACHMENT H

Page 2

**[CODE COUNTRY NAME]{.underline} [CODE COUNTRY NAME]{.underline}**

GW West Germany (discontinued) MP Mauritius

GY Guyana MR Mauritania

GZ Gaza Strip MT Malta

HA Haiti MU Oman

HK Hong Kong MV Maldives

HM Heard Island and McDonald Is. MW Montenegro

HO Honduras MX Mexico

HQ Howland Island MY Malaysia

HR Croatia MZ Mozambique

HU Hungary NT Netherlands Antilles

IC Iceland NC New Caledonia

ID Indonesia NE Niue

IM Man, Isle of NF Norfolk Island

IN India NG Niger

IO British Indian Ocean Ter. NH Vanuatu

IP Clipperton Island NI Nigeria

IR Iran NL Netherlands

IS Israel NO Norway

IT Italy NP Nepal

IV Ivory Coast NR Nauru

IY Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Neut. Zone NS Suriname

IZ Iraq NU Nicaragua

JA Japan (also Ryukyu Islands) NZ New Zealand

JM Jamaica PA Paraguay

JE Jersey PC Pitcairn Islands

JN Jan Mayen PE Peru

JO Jordan PF Paracel Islands

JQ Johnston Atoll PG Spratly Islands

JU Juan da Nova Island PI Pakistan-Islamabad (Discont.)

KE Kenya PK Pakistan

KG Kyrgyzstan PL Poland

KN Korea, North PM Panama

KQ Kingman Reef PO Portugal

KR Kiribati PP Papua New Guinea

KS Korea, Republic of South PS Palau

KT Christmas Island PU Guinea-Bissau

KU Kuwait QA Qatar

KZ Kazakhstan RE Reunion

LA Laos RO Romania

LE Lebanon RP Philippines

LG Latvia RS Russia

LH Lithuania RW Rwanda

LI Liberia SA Saudi Arabia

LO Slovakia SB St. Pierre and Miquelon

LQ Palmyra Atoll SC St. Christopher and Nevis

LS Liechtenstein SE Seychelles

LT Lesotho SF South Africa

LU Luxembourg SG Senegal

LY Libya SH St. Helena

MA Madagascar (Malagasy Rep.) SI Slovenia

MB Martinique SL Sierra Leone

MC Macau SM San Marino

MD Moldova SN Singapore

MF Mayotte SO Somalia

MG Mongolia SP Spain

MH Montserrat SR Serbia

MI Malawi ST St. Lucia

MK Macedonia SU Sudan

ML Mali SV Svalbard

MN Monaco SW Sweden

MO Morocco SY Syria

ATTACHMENT H

Page 3

**[CODE COUNTRY NAME]{.underline}**

SZ Switzerland

TC United Arab Ermirates

TD Trinidad and Tobago

TE Tromelin Island

TH Thailand

TI Tajikistan

TK Turks and Caicos Islands

TL Tokelau

TN Tonga

TO Togo

TP Sao Tome and Principe

TS Tunisia

TU Turkey

TV Tuvalu

TW Taiwan

TX Turkmenistan

TZ Tanzania

UG Uganda

UK United Kingdom

UP Ukraine

UR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

UV Burkina Faso (UVolta)

UY Uruguay

UZ Uzbekistan

VC St. Vincent and The Grenadines

VE Venezuela

VI British virgin Islands

VM Vietnam

VT Vatican City

WA Namibia

WE West Bank

WF Wallis and Futuna

WI Western Sahara

WQ Wake Island

WS Western Samoa

WZ Swaziland

XX Stateless Citzenship

YE Yeman (No Longer in Use)

YI Yugoslavia

YM Yemen

YO Yugoslavia (discontinued)

ZA Zambia

ZI Zimbabwe

ZZ Unknown

ATTACHMENT I

**THE REFUGEE DATA CENTER**

**RELATIONSHIP CODES TABLE**

[**Relation Code** **Description**]{.underline} [**Relation Code**
**Description**]{.underline}

AB ADOPTED BROTHER SI SISTER

AD ADOPTED DAUGHTER SL SON-IN-LAW

AF ADOPTED FATHER SM STEP-MOTHER

AM ADOPTED MOTHER SN STEP-SON

AR ADOPTED SISTER SO SON

AS ADOPTED SON SS STEP-SISTER

AU AUNT SW SISTER-IN-LAW

BH HUSBAND\'S BROTHER UK UKNOWN RELATIONSHIP

BI BROTHER-IN-LAW UM UNACCOMPANIED MINOR

BR BROTHER UN UNCLE

BW BROTHER\'S WIFE US HUSBAND\'S SISTER

DA DAUGHTER WB WIFE\'S BROTHER

DI DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WI WIFE

DR DISTANT RELATIVE WS WIFE\'S SISTER

EH EX-HUSBAND

EW EX-WIFE

FA FATHER

FB FOSTER BROTHER

FC FEMALE COUSIN

FD FOSTER DAUGHTER

FF FOSTER FATHER

FI FATHER-IN-LAW

FM FOSTER MOTHER

FN FIANCE

FR FRIEND

FS FOSTER SON

FT FOSTER SISTER

GD GRAND-DAUGHTER

GF GRAND-FATHER

GG GREAT GRAND-MOTHER

GH GREAT GRAND-FATHER

GM GRAND-MOTHER

GN GREAT GRAND-SON

GR GREAT GRAND-DAUGHTER

GS GRANDSON

GU GUARDIAN

HB HALF-EROTHER

HS HALF-SISTER

HU HUSBAND

MC MALE COUSIN

MI MOTHER-IN-LAW

MO MOTHER

MR RELATIVE BY MARRIAGE

MW MINOR WIFE

NE NEPHEW

NF UNION WITH FEMALE

NI NIECE

NM UNION WITH MALE

PA PRINCIPAL APPLICANT

SB STEP-BROTHER

SD STEP-DAUGHTER

SF STEP-FATHER

SH SISTER\'S HUSBAND