.01 Primary Verification Documents for CA and NA
Acceptable primary citizenship documents to verify U.S. citizenship include the following:
●A birth certificate showing birth in the U.S., its territories, or possessions. (See
U.S. Citizenship)
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Persons born to foreign diplomats residing in the U.S. are not U.S. citizens.
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Birth Certificates issued from Puerto Rico for participants new to AZTECS must be issued 07/01/10 or later.
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●Certificate of Birth issued by the Department of State (FS-545 or DPS-1350).
●U.S. Passport current or expired, except limited passports which are issued for periods of less than 5 years.
●U. S. Passport Card issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
●Certificate of Naturalization (N-550 or N-570).
●Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (N-560 or N-561).
●Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. Citizen (FS-240) issued by the U.S. State Department.
●U.S. Consular officers’ statement.
●A United States Citizen Identification Card (I-197).
●Northern Mariana Identification Card (I-873).
●A tribal enrollment card or Certificate of Indian Blood issued by a U.S. federally recognized tribe that shows that the person is enrolled or affiliated with that tribe.
NOTE The Bureau of Indian Affairs publishes a revised list to the Federal Register annually. (For a current list, see
Federally Recognized Tribes (PDF 74 KB))
●American Indian Card (I-872) issued by USCIS with the classification code KIC.