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Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A person who is a citizen or national of the United
						States.
A.
Primary
					 Evidence
* A birth certificate showing birth in one of the 50
						states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico (on or after January 13, 1941),
						Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands (on or after January 17, 1917), American Samoa,
						Swain's Island or the Northern Mariana Islands, unless the person was born to
						foreign diplomats residing in the United States. If applicant was born in
						Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands or the Northern Mariana Islands before
						these areas became part of the U.S., the applicant may be a collectively
						naturalized citizen--see Paragraph C below;
* United States passport (except limited passports, which
						are issued for periods of less than five years);
* Report of birth abroad of a U.S. citizen (FS-240)
						issued by the Department of State to U.S. citizens;
* Certificate of Birth (FS-545) issued by a foreign
						service post or Certification of Report of Birth (DS-1350) issued by the
						Department of State, copies of which are available from the Department of
						State;
* Certificate of Naturalization (N-550 or N-570) issued
						by the INS through a Federal or State court, or through administrative
						naturalization after December 1990 to individuals who are individually
						naturalized; the N-570 is a replacement certificate issued when the N-550 has
						been lost or mutilated or the individual's name has been changed;
* Certificate of Citizenship (N-560 or N-561) issued by
						the INS to individuals who derive U.S. citizenship through a parent; the N-561
						is a replacement certificate issued when the N-560 has been lost or mutilated
						or the individual's name has been changed;
* United States Citizen Identification Card (I-197)
						issued by the INS until April 7, 1983, to U.S. citizens living near the
						Canadian or Mexican border who needed it for frequent border crossings
						(formerly Form I-179, last issued in February 1974);
* Northern Mariana Identification Card issued by the INS
						to a collectively naturalized citizen of the U.S. who was born in the Northern
						Mariana Islands before November 3, 1986;
* Statement provided by a U.S. consular officer
						certifying that the individual is a U.S. citizen (this is given to an
						individual born outside the U. S. who derives citizenship through a parent but
						does not have an FS-240, FS-545 or DS-1350); or
* American Indian Card with a classification code "KIC"
						and a statement on the back (identifying U.S. citizen members of the Texas Band
						of Kickapoos living near the U.S./Mexican border).
B.
Secondary Evidence
If the applicant cannot present one of the documents
						listed in A above, the following may be relied upon to establish U.S.
						citizenship or nationality:
* Religious record recorded in one of the 50 states, the
						District of Columbia, Puerto Rico (on or after January 13, 1941), Guam, the
						U.S. Virgin Islands (on or after January 17, 1917); American Samoa, Swain's
						Island or the Northern Mariana Islands (unless the person was born to foreign
						diplomats residing in such a jurisdiction) within three months after birth
						showing that the birth occurred in such jurisdiction and the date of birth or
						the individual's age at the time the record was made;
* Evidence of civil service employment by the U.S.
						government before June 1, 1976;
* Early school records (preferably from the first school)
						showing the date of admission to the school, the child's date and place of
						birth, and the name(s) and place(s) of birth of the parent(s);
* Census record showing name, U.S. citizenship or a U.S.
						place of birth, and date of birth or age of applicant;
* Adoption Finalization Papers showing the child's name
						and place of birth in one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
						Rico (on or after January 13, 1941), Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands (on or after
						January 17, 1917), American Samoa, Swain's Island or the Northern Mariana
						Islands (Unless the person was born to foreign diplomats residing in such a
						jurisdiction) or, where adoption is not finalized and the state or other
						jurisdiction listed above in which the child was born will not release a birth
						certificate prior to final adoption, a statement from a state-approved adoption
						agency showing the child's name and place of birth in one such jurisdiction
						(NOTE: the source of the information must be an original birth certificate and
						must be indicated in the statement); or
* Any other document that establishes a U.S. place of
						birth or in some way indicates U.S. citizenship (e.g., a contemporaneous
						hospital record of birth in that hospital in one of the 50 states, the District
						of Columbia, Puerto Rico (on or after January 13, 1941), Guam, the U.S. Virgin
						Islands (on or after January 17, 1917), American Samoa, Swain's Island or the
						Northern Mariana Islands, (unless the person was born to foreign diplomats
						residing in such a jurisdiction).
C.
Collective Naturalization
If the applicant cannot present one of the documents
						listed in A or B above, the following will establish U.S. citizenship for
						collectively naturalized individuals: Puerto Rico:
* Evidence of birth in Puerto Rico on or after April 11,
						1899 and the applicant's statement that he or she was residing in the U.S., a
						U.S. possession or Puerto Rico on January 13, 1941; or
* Evidence that the applicant was a Puerto Rican citizen
						and the applicant's statement that he or she was residing in Puerto Rico on
						March 1, 1917 and that he or she did not take an oath of allegiance to
						Spain.
U.S. Virgin Islands:
* Evidence of birth in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the
						applicant's statement of residence in the U.S., a U.S. possession or the U. S.
						Virgin Islands on February 25, 1927;
* The applicant's statement indicating residence in the
						U.S. Virgin Islands as a Danish citizen on January 17, 1917 and residence in
						the U.S., a U.S. possession or the U.S. Virgin Islands on February 25, 1927 and
						that he or she did not make a declaration to maintain Danish citizenship;
						or
* Evidence of birth in the U.S. Virgin Islands and the
						applicant's statement indicating residence in the U.S., a U.S. possession or
						territory or the Canal Zone on June 28, 1932.
Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) (formerly part of the
						Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI)):
* Evidence of birth in the NMI, TTPI citizenship and
						residence in the NMI, the U.S., or a U.S. territory or possession on November
						3, 1986 (NMI local time) and the applicant's statement that he or she did not
						owe allegiance to a foreign state on November 4, 1986 (NMI local time);
* Evidence of TTPI citizenship, continuous residence in
						the NMI prior to November 3, 1981 (NMI local time), voter registration to
						January 1, 1975 and the applicant's statement that he or she did not owe
						allegiance to a foreign state on November 4, 1986 (NMI local time); or
* Evidence of continuous domicile in the NMI prior to
						January 1, 1974 and the applicant's statement that he or she did not owe
						allegiance to a foreign state on November 4, 1986 (NMI local time). Note: If a
						person entered the NMI as a nonimmigrant and lived in the NMI since January 1,
						1974, this does not constitute continuous domicile and the individual is not a
						U.S. citizen.
D.
Derivative Citizenship
If the applicant cannot present one of the documents
						listed in A or B above, you may have derivative U.S. citizenship in the
						following situations:
Applicant born abroad to two U.S. citizen parents:
* Evidence of the U.S. citizenship of the parents and the
						relationship of the applicant to the parents, and evidence that at least one
						parent resided in the U.S. or an outlying possession prior to the applicant's
						birth.
Applicant born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent and a U.S.
						non-citizen national parent:
* Evidence that one parent is a U.S. citizen and that the
						other is a U.S. non-citizen national, evidence of the relationship of the
						applicant to the U. S. citizen parent, and evidence that the U.S. Citizen
						parent resided in the U.S., a U.S. possession, American Samoa or Swain's Island
						for a period of at least one year prior to the applicant's birth.
Applicant born out of wedlock abroad to a U.S. citizen
						mother:
* Evidence of the U.S. citizenship of the mother,
						evidence of the relationship to the applicant and, for births on or before
						December 24, 1952, evidence that the mother resided in the U.S. prior to the
						applicant's birth or, for births after December 24, 1952, evidence that the
						mother had resided, prior to the child's birth, in the U.S. or a U.S.
						possession for period of one year.
Applicant born in the Canal Zone or the Republic of
						Panama:
* A birth certificate showing birth in the Canal Zone on
						or after February 26, 1904 and before October 1, 1979 and evidence that one
						parent was a U.S. citizen at the time of the applicant's birth; or
* A birth certificate showing birth in the Republic of
						Panama on or after February 26, 1904 and before October 1, 1979 and evidence
						that at least one parent was a U.S. citizen and employed by the U.S. government
						or the Panama Railroad Company or its successor in title.
All other situations where an applicant claims to have a
						U.S. citizen parent and an alien parent, or claims to fall within one of the
						above categories but is unable to present the listed documentation:
* If the applicant is in the U.S., contact the local INS
						office for determination of U.S. citizenship;
* If the applicant is outside the U.S., contact the State
						Department for a U.S. citizenship determination.
E.
Adoption of Foreign-Born Child by
					 U.S. Citizen
* If the birth certificate shows a foreign place of birth
						and the applicant cannot be determined to be a naturalized citizen under any of
						the above criteria, you must obtain other evidence of U.S. citizenship;
* Since foreign-born adopted children do not
						automatically acquire U.S. citizenship by virtue of adoption by U.S. citizens,
						contact the local INS district office for a determination of U.S. citizenship
						if the applicant has no evidence of U.S. citizenship.
F.
U.S. Citizenship By Marriage
* If a woman acquired U.S. citizenship through marriage
						to a U.S. citizen before September 22, 1922, submit evidence of U.S.
						citizenship of the husband and evidence showing the marriage occurred before
						September 22, 1922.
Note: If the husband was an alien at the time of the
						marriage and became naturalized before September 22, 1922, the wife also
						acquired naturalized citizenship. If the marriage terminated, the wife
						maintained her U.S. citizenship if she was residing in the U.S. at that time
						and continued to reside in the U.S.