What documents count as proof of US citizenship?

You are a U.S. citizen if you have a:

• Birth certificate showing birth in the United States;
• Form N-550, Certificate of Naturalization;
• Form N-560, Certificate of Citizenship;
• Form FS-240, Report of Birth Abroad of United States Citizen; or.
• Valid unexpired U.S. passport.

What document can you provide as proof of citizenship or legal status?

Birth certificates, US passports, naturalization certificates, and citizenship certificates are the documents that serve as primary proof of US citizenship. You may provide one of these documents when you are required to submit a document to prove your citizenship status.

Is US birth certificate proof of citizenship?

If you were born on U.S. soil (a U.S. state or a U.S. territory, meaning Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Guam) and there is a record of your birth, in most cases, a standard U.S. birth certificate issued by a state government is your primary proof of U.S. citizenship.

How can I prove U.S. citizenship without birth certificate?

Early public records like a baptism certificate, U.S. Census records, U.S. school records, a hospital birth certificate, a family bible record, doctor or medical records, or Form DS-10 Birth Affidavit are accepted.

Does Social Security prove citizenship?

We can accept only certain documents as proof of citizenship for new and replacement cards. These include your U.S. passport, a Certificate of Naturalization or a Certificate of Citizenship. If you aren’t a U.S. citizen, Social Security will ask to see your current immigration documents.

How do I get a copy of proof of citizenship?

To apply to replace your Naturalization Certificate or Certificate of Citizenship issued by USCIS or by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, file a Form N-565, Application for Replacement Naturalization Citizenship Document. Filing instructions and forms are available on our Web site at www.uscis.gov.

Can I get a copy of my citizenship certificate?

If your citizenship certificate is lost or stolen, you can get a replacement of the same by filing Form N-565 with the USCIS. which has been lost, mutilated, or destroyed. To seek a replacement for your lost citizenship certificate, you should prepare and mail the completed N-565 application to the USCIS.

What do you need to know about a certificate of citizenship?

Certificate of citizenship issued to a person born outside the United States who derived or acquired U.S. citizenship through a U.S. citizen parent, or The Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth should be obtained by persons who were born abroad to U.S. citizens.

What is foreign birth documents and parent(s) citizenship evidence?

Foreign Birth Documents and Parent (s) Citizenship Evidence. A statement of the person’s U.S. citizen parent detailing all periods and places of residence or physical presence in the United States and abroad before their birth.

Do you have to apply for citizenship after birth certificate?

M-560 (August 2008) If you were born in the United States, you do not need to apply to USCIS for any evidence of citizenship. Your birth certificate issued where you were born is proof of your citizenship.1. If you were born outside the United States, but one or both of your parents were U.S. citizens when you were born.

Why do I need to provide additional proof of citizenship?

If you had a non-institutional birth or no longer have your original birth certificate, the DOS might ask you to provide additional proof of citizenship. If this is the case, you will receive a letter requesting secondary evidence such as: immigration status of your parents at the time of your birth travel history of your parents