Common use of RECORDS ACCURACY ASSESSMENT Clause in Contracts

RECORDS ACCURACY ASSESSMENT. DHS-USCIS maintains its records to a standard of accuracy that will reasonably ensure fairness in any eligibility determination made on the basis of the record. DHS-USCIS currently estimates that information within its VIS database is 90-95% accurate in reflecting immigration status, but continues to undertake various actions to further improve the quality of the VIS database. In addition, in cases in which status is not initially confirmed through VIS, automated second level verification procedures are used; continued non-verification may result in third level verification procedures, which should allow DHS-USCIS to check all necessary indices and files before providing ED or the institution with a final determination of an applicant’s immigration status. This process includes procedures for DHS-USCIS to correct any errors detected in the immigration status information and for the individual to continue to contest the results of the DHS/USCIS verification. For the 18 months covered by the most recent computer matching agreement, there were approximately 751,158 applicants for Title IV Student Financial Assistance Programs that were sent to DHS-USCIS to be matched; after using the immigration status verification process described in this agreement, ED received no reports of data records containing discrepant information.

RECORDS ACCURACY ASSESSMENT. DHS-USCIS maintains its records to a standard of accuracy that will reasonably ensure fairness in any eligibility determination made on the basis of the record. DHS-USCIS currently estimates that information within its VIS database is 90-95% accurate in reflecting immigration status, but continues to undertake various actions to further improve the quality of the VIS database. In addition, in cases in which status is not initially confirmed through VIS, automated primary verification, automated second level step verification procedures are used; continued non-verification may result in third level step verification procedures, which should allow DHS-USCIS to check all necessary indices and files before providing ED or the institution with a final determination of an applicant’s immigration status. This process includes procedures for DHS-USCIS to correct any errors detected in the immigration status information and for the individual to continue to contest the results of the DHS/USCIS verification. For the 18 months covered by the most recent computer matching agreement, there were approximately 751,158 887,357 applicants for Title IV Student Financial Assistance Programs that were sent to DHS-USCIS to be matched; after using the immigration status verification process described in this agreement, ED received no reports of data records containing discrepant information.

RECORDS ACCURACY ASSESSMENT. DHS-USCIS maintains its records to a standard of accuracy that will reasonably ensure fairness in any eligibility determination made on the basis of the record. DHS-USCIS currently estimates that information within its VIS database is 90-95% accurate in reflecting immigration status, but continues to undertake various actions to further improve the quality of the VIS database. In addition, in cases in which status is not initially confirmed through VIS, automated second level primary verification, automated additional verification procedures are used; continued non-verification may result in third level manual verification procedures, which should allow DHS-USCIS to check all necessary indices and files before providing ED or the institution with a final determination of an applicant’s immigration status. This process includes procedures for DHS-USCIS to correct any errors detected in the immigration status information and for the individual to continue to contest the results of the DHS/USCIS verification. verification For the 18 months covered by the most recent computer matching agreement, there were approximately 751,158 967,036 applicants for Title IV Student Financial Assistance Programs that were sent to DHS-USCIS to be matched; after using the immigration status verification process described in this agreement, ED received no reports of data records containing discrepant information.

RECORDS ACCURACY ASSESSMENT. DHS-USCIS maintains its records to a standard of accuracy that will reasonably ensure fairness in any eligibility determination made on the basis of the record. DHS-USCIS currently estimates that information within its VIS database is 90-95% accurate in reflecting immigration status, but continues to undertake various actions to further improve the quality of the VIS database. In addition, in cases in which status is not initially confirmed through VIS, automated primary verification, automated second level step verification procedures are used; continued non-verification may result in third level step verification procedures, which should allow DHS-USCIS to check all necessary indices and files before providing ED or the institution with a final determination of an applicant’s immigration status. This process includes procedures for DHS-USCIS to correct any errors detected in the immigration status information and for the individual to continue to contest the results of the DHS/USCIS verification. verification.‌ For the 18 months covered by the most recent computer matching agreement, there were approximately 751,158 887,357 applicants for Title IV Student Financial Assistance Programs that were sent to DHS-USCIS to be matched; after using the immigration status verification process described in this agreement, ED received no reports of data records containing discrepant information.

RECORDS ACCURACY ASSESSMENT. DHS-USCIS maintains its records to a standard of accuracy that will reasonably ensure fairness in any eligibility determination made on the basis of the record. DHS-USCIS currently estimates that information within its retrieved by VIS database is 90-9597.5% accurate in reflecting immigration status, but continues to undertake various actions to further improve the quality of the VIS databaseVIS. In addition, in cases in which immigration status is not initially confirmed through VIS, automated second level additional verification procedures are used; continued non-verification may result in third level third-step additional verification procedures, which should allow DHS-USCIS to check all necessary indices and files before providing ED or the institution IHE with a final determination of an applicant’s immigration status. This process includes procedures for DHS-USCIS to correct any errors detected in the immigration status information and for the individual to continue to contest the results of the DHS/USCIS verification. For the 18 months covered by the most recent computer matching agreementpreceding 24 months, there were approximately 751,158 applicants 678,244 applicant records for Title IV Student Financial Assistance Programs that were sent to DHS-USCIS to be matchedfor verification; after using the immigration status verification process matching program described in this agreement, ED received no reports of data records containing discrepant information.