{"id":53,"date":"2024-04-15T16:24:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/how-to-apply\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2026-05-30T13:40:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:40:05","slug":"evea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/how-to-apply\/evea\/","title":{"rendered":"Eligibility Verification for Entitlements Act (EVEA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mtsublue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/apply.mtsu.edu\/manage\/login?realm=&amp;r=\/register\/?id=307e214b-7ced-479b-b5d1-be815b79d7ec\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SUBMIT EVEA DOCUMENTATION (use MTMail\/PipelineMT login)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The 乐播传媒入口 Eligibility Verification for Entitlements Act (EVEA) became effective on October 1, 2012. EVEA requires MTSU to verify that persons seeking a&nbsp;<strong>state public benefit<\/strong>* are either a&nbsp;<strong>United States citizen<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>lawfully present<\/strong>&nbsp;in the United States. For many students, no additional action is needed for EVEA because it is automatically satisfied when completing the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FAFSA<\/a>&nbsp;(Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Instructions on how to complete the FAFSA can be found on our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/financial-aid\/fafsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Financial Aid website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-block accordion expandable-group expandable-group-lightblock\" id=\"newExpandable\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-lightblock\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingways-to-prove-citizenship-lawful-presence\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapseways-to-prove-citizenship-lawful-presence\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapseways-to-prove-citizenship-lawful-presence\">Ways to Prove Citizenship\/Lawful Presence<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapseways-to-prove-citizenship-lawful-presence\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-lightblock\" aria-labelledby=\"headingways-to-prove-citizenship-lawful-presence\" data-bs-paren=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\n<p>Submit a copy of&nbsp;<strong>one (1)<\/strong>&nbsp;of the following documents:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Valid regular 乐播传媒入口 (TN) driver license\/ID&nbsp;<em>(The following are&nbsp;<strong>not&nbsp;<\/strong>acceptable: Temporary TN Driver License\/ID or Out of State License)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>An official birth certificate issued by a U.S. state, jurisdiction, or territory; except for Puerto Rican birth certificates issued before July 1, 2010<\/li>\n\n\n<li>An&nbsp;official certified birth certificate issued&nbsp;by the U.S. government, including a U.S. certificate of birth abroad (DS-1350 or FS-545),&nbsp;and&nbsp;a reprint of a birth abroad of a citizen of the U.S. (FS-240)<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A valid, unexpired U.S. passport<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A valid, unexpired Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) with photo<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A certificate of citizenship (N560 or N561)<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A certificate of naturalization (N550, N570, or N578)<\/li>\n\n\n<li>U.S. citizen identification card (I-197, I-179)<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Valid, unexpired Foreign Passport with visa stamped &#8220;Processed for I-551&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Non-Resident Alien Canadian Border Crossing Card<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Permanent Resident Re-entry Permit (I-327)<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Refugee Travel Document (I-571)<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Valid, unexpired Foreign Passport with valid visa in a category that permits study at an institution of higher education<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Any other document determined by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to be acceptable through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program created pursuant to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-lightblock\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingother-ways-of-verifying-eligibility\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapseother-ways-of-verifying-eligibility\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapseother-ways-of-verifying-eligibility\">Other Ways of Verifying Eligibility<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapseother-ways-of-verifying-eligibility\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-lightblock\" aria-labelledby=\"headingother-ways-of-verifying-eligibility\" data-bs-paren=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\n<p>Students who cannot verify their citizenship using the options above must verify with&nbsp;<strong>two<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(2)<\/strong>&nbsp;forms of documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>A valid, government issued photo&nbsp;ID&nbsp;including a regular driver license, temporary driver license, or ID card from any&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;state or an Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766)<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Plus one (1) of the following documents:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Valid, unexpired Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) without&nbsp;photo<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Arrival\/Departure Record (Form I-94)<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Notice of Approval of Status with bottom I-94 portion attached (Form 1-797)<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>*The term \u201cstate public benefit\u201d includes in-state&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/tuition\/\">tuition<\/a>, lottery scholarship, academic scholarship, common market, or any other form of tuition assistance or waiver funded with state-appropriated dollars. State benefit does not include tuition assistance funded privately, such as a scholarship from the institution\u2019s foundation or a privately endowed scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mtsublue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/apply.mtsu.edu\/manage\/login?realm=&amp;r=\/register\/?id=307e214b-7ced-479b-b5d1-be815b79d7ec\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SUBMIT EVEA DOCUMENTATION (use MTMail\/PipelineMT login)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-mtsublue-background-color has-background has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/apply.mtsu.edu\/portal\/app_management\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SUBMIT EVEA DOCUMENTATION THROUGH YOUR APPLICATION MANAGEMENT PORTAL (using the username\/password created when you applied)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graduate students<\/strong>&nbsp;upload your documentation&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itdwebapps.mtsu.edu\/DFPassThrough\/DFCasSSOAuth?TargetResource=https:\/\/mtsu.radiusbycampusmgmt.com\/ssc\/zx6712A867020x6702ST3F.ssc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>&nbsp;using your MTMail\/PipelineMT credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 乐播传媒入口 Eligibility Verification for Entitlements Act (EVEA) became effective on October 1, 2012. EVEA requires MTSU to verify that persons seeking a&nbsp;state public benefit* are either a&nbsp;United States citizen&nbsp;or&nbsp;lawfully present&nbsp;in the United States. For many students, no additional action is needed for EVEA because it is automatically satisfied when completing the&nbsp;FAFSA&nbsp;(Free Application for Federal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/how-to-apply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/how-to-apply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/how-to-apply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/how-to-apply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/how-to-apply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/how-to-apply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":505,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/how-to-apply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions\/505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/how-to-apply\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}