USDA GUS TRAINING

ADDITIONAL DATA INFORMATION
Training Objectives:

• Understanding of how to complete the Additional Data tab in GUS.

• Appraisal/Property related questions

• System for Award Management (SAM)

• Requirement checks

• USDA relationships

• Immigration/Naturalization Check
Additional Data

Steps:

1. Select from the drop-down to choose 

whether the Purchase is “New “or “Existing”.

2. Select “Yes” or “No” for the System for 

Award Management (SAM) question 

and then enter the date when the 

System for Award Management was 

checked. A. The fields Lender Name and USDA 

Assigned Branch Number will auto-

populate. If Branch Number is missing 

or incorrect, select Branch List to look 

up the number.

3. Requirement Checks section, if the 

Purchase is“New” then the New 

Construction Dwelling field will be 

enabled. If it is “Existing”, then the 

Existing Dwellings field will be enabled. 

Also, if the loan is Refinance, both fields 

will be disabled.

4. Select “Yes” or “No” to the USDA 

relationship question.
Additional Data – Immigration/Naturalization Check

On the Borrower Information tab, if a 

Borrower has indicated they are not a 

U.S. Citizen, the 

Immigration/Naturalization section 

must be completed.

Steps: 

1. Select the applicable Immigration 

Form from the drop-down.

Note: If the form required is not 

listed, select Form Not Listed.

2. After selecting the Immigration 

Form, fill out the applicable fields. 

Note: Fields will vary slightly 

based on the Immigration Form 

selection.

2. Select Initial Verification via Save 

button.
Additional Data – Immigration/Naturalization Check – Initial Verification 

Complete

After selecting the Initial 

Verification via SAVE button, the 

system will provide a:

1. SAVE Case Number

2. If the initial verification is 

completed successfully, the 

system will return a result in 

the Qualification Status field 

and will show as either 

eligible or not eligible. 

3. The CASE Status field will 

update to CLOSED.
Additional Data – Immigration/Naturalization Check, Continued

Steps:

1. Upon selecting the Initial

Verification via SAVE button, 

if the system displays an 

Unable to Determine result 

in the Qualification Status 

field, a secondary check will 

need to be initiated.
Additional Data – Immigration/Naturalization Check – Secondary Check

Steps:

If a Secondary Check is required, the user 

should complete the following steps:

1. First, review and update Lender fields. 

Enter comments in the Comments for 

Division of Homeland Security (DHS) 

section.

2. Next, the user should select the 

Secondary Check button to proceed 

with DHS SAVE confirmation or select 

Close SAVE Case button if the user 

decides to no longer proceed with the 

verification. Note: if Close SAVE Case 

button is selected, the process ends.

3. If the Secondary Check is completed 

successfully, the system will return a 

result in the Qualification Status field 

and will show the status as either 

eligible or not eligible. Lastly, the CASE 

status field will update to CLOSED. 

Otherwise, a Third Check is needed.
Additional Data – Immigration/Naturalization Check – Third Check

Steps:

1. Review the second SAVE results fields 

from DHS (e.g. CASE status).

2. As needed, review, update Lender 

fields, enter comments for DHS and 

complete the “Lender Contract 

Address” fields.

3. Provide supporting documentation by 

uploading or dragging the required files 

into GUS. Examples include a copy of a 

passport, permanent resident card, 

court documents, etc.

4. Click the Third Check button to proceed 

with DHS SAVE confirmation or click 

Close SAVE Case button.
Additional Data – Immigration/Naturalization Check – Uploading Docs for Third Check

Steps for Uploading Documents:

1. After clicking the Upload Files button, 

the browser’s file search pop-up 

window appears. Choose the file. Note: 

Document size is limited to 5MB.

2. Click the Open button.

3. The Upload Files pop-up window 

appears. Once the document has been 

uploaded, a green checkmark displays, 

click the Done button.

4. The file appears listed under the Upload 

Document section. If needed, repeat 

steps to add other files.
Additional Data – Finalized Immigration/Naturalization Check

This is an example of a Finalized 

Immigration/Naturalization 

Check.

The SAVE related fields show 

submission and response dates 

for the initial and secondary 

checks, along with the verification 

and CASE results, and 

qualification status.

Note: Only an “Eligible” 

Qualification Status will allow you 

to proceed to a Final Submission 

in GUS. You will not be able to 

proceed with a Final Submission 

with an “Ineligible” or “Unable to 

Determine” status.
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