N-600 Instructions Table of Changes

TABLE OF CHANGES – INSTRUCTIONS

Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship

OMB Number: 1615-0057

06/10/2020

Reason for Revision: Fee Rule.

Project Phase: Post G-1056

• Please note – all instances of “if any” and “if applicable” have been removed from Instructions for Form N-600.

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Expires 11/30/2021

Edition Date 11/08/2019

Current Page Number and Section	Current Text	Proposed Text
Page 1		[Page 1] NOTE: You can complete and file this form online at www.uscis.gov/N-600 and save $10.
Pages 2-3, General Instructions	[Page 2] … Filing Fee. Each application must be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee and biometric services fee (if applicable). (See the What Is the Filing Fee section of these Instructions.) … [Page 3] 2. If you need extra space to complete any item within this application, use the space provided in Part 11. Additional Information or attached a separate sheet of paper. Type or print your name and Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any) at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part Number, and Item Number to which your answer refers; and sign and date each sheet. 3. Provide your A-Number (if any) on the top right corner of each page. Your A-Number is located on your Permanent Resident Card (also known as the Alien Registration or “Green” Card). The A-Number on your card consists of seven to nine numbers, depending on when your record was created. If the A-Number on your card has fewer than nine numbers, place enough zeros before the first number to make a total of nine numbers on Form N-600. For example, type or print number A1234567 as A001234567 or type or print number A12345678 as A012345678.	[Page 2] … Filing Fee. Each application must be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee. (See the What Is the Filing Fee section of these Instructions.) … [Page 3] 2. If you need extra space to complete any item within this application, use the space provided in Part 11. Additional Information or attached a separate sheet of paper. Type or print your name and Alien Registration Number (A-Number) at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part Number, and Item Number to which your answer refers; and sign and date each sheet. 3. Provide your A-Number on the top right corner of each page. Your A-Number is located on your Permanent Resident Card (also known as the Alien Registration or “Green” Card). The A-Number on your card consists of seven to nine numbers, depending on when your record was created. If the A-Number on your card has fewer than nine numbers, place enough zeros before the first number to make a total of nine numbers on Form N-600. For example, type or print number A1234567 as A001234567 or type or print number A12345678 as A012345678.
Pages 3-7, Specific Instructions	[Page 4] … Item Number 5. USCIS Online Account Number (if any). If you have previously filed an application or petition using the USCIS online filing system (previously called USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS)), provide the USCIS Online Account Number you were issued by the system. You can find your USCIS Online Account Number by logging in to your account and going to the profile page. If you previously filed certain applications or petitions on a paper form through a USCIS Lockbox facility, you may have received a USCIS Online Account Access Notice issuing you a USCIS Online Account Number. You may find your USCIS Online Account Number at the top of the notice. The USCIS Online Account Number is not the same as an A-Number. If you were issued a USCIS Online Account Number, enter it in the space provided. … Item Number 10. Mailing Address. Provide your mailing address even if it is the same as your physical address. Provide “In Care Of Name” information, if any. You must type or print something in every box, except an apartment, suite, or floor number or “In Care Of Name” if you do not have one, within “Mailing Address.” … [Page 7] Item Numbers 1. - 6. If you need extra space to provide any additional information within this application, use the space provided in Part 11. Additional Information. If you need more space than what is provided in Part 11., you may make copies of Part 11. to complete and file with your application, or attach a separate sheet of paper. Type or print your name and A-Number (if any) at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part Number, and Item Number to which your answer refers, and sign and date each sheet. We recommend that you print or save a copy of your completed application to review in the future and for your records. We recommend that you review your copy of your completed application before you go to your biometric services appointment at a USCIS ASC, if applicable. At your appointment, USCIS will permit you to complete the application process only if you are able to confirm, under penalty of perjury, that all of the information in your application is complete, true, and correct. If you are not able to make that attestation in good faith at that time, USCIS will require you to return for another appointment.	[Page 4] … Item Number 5. USCIS Online Account Number. If you have previously filed an application or petition using the USCIS online filing system (previously called USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS)), provide the USCIS Online Account Number you were issued by the system. You can find your USCIS Online Account Number by logging in to your account and going to the profile page. If you previously filed certain applications or petitions on a paper form through a USCIS Lockbox facility, you may have received a USCIS Online Account Access Notice issuing you a USCIS Online Account Number. You may find your USCIS Online Account Number at the top of the notice. The USCIS Online Account Number is not the same as an A-Number. If you were issued a USCIS Online Account Number, enter it in the space provided. … Item Number 10. Mailing Address. Provide your mailing address even if it is the same as your physical address. Provide “In Care Of Name” information. You must type or print something in every box, except an apartment, suite, or floor number or “In Care Of Name” if you do not have one, within “Mailing Address.” … [Page 7] Item Numbers 1. - 6. If you need extra space to provide any additional information within this application, use the space provided in Part 11. Additional Information. If you need more space than what is provided in Part 11., you may make copies of Part 11. to complete and file with your application, or attach a separate sheet of paper. Type or print your name and A-Number at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part Number, and Item Number to which your answer refers, and sign and date each sheet. We recommend that you print or save a copy of your completed application to review in the future and for your records. We recommend that you review your copy of your completed application before you go to your biometric services appointment at a USCIS ASC. At your appointment, USCIS will permit you to complete the application process only if you are able to confirm, under penalty of perjury, that all of the information in your application is complete, true, and correct. If you are not able to make that attestation in good faith at that time, USCIS will require you to return for another appointment.
Pages 8-10, What Evidence Must You Submit?	[Page 8] … 1. Photographs. Only applicants who reside outside the United States must provide two identical color photographs of themselves taken recently. The photos must have a white to off-white background, be printed on thin paper with a glossy finish, and be unmounted and unretouched. Passport-style photos must be 2” x 2”. The photos must be in color with full face, frontal view on a white to off-white background. Head height should measure 1” to 1 3/8” from top of hair to bottom of chin, and eye height is between 1 1/8” to 1 3/8” from bottom of photo. Your head must be bare, unless contrary to your religious beliefs. Using a pencil or felt pen, lightly print your name and A-Number (if any) on the back of the photo. … 5. Documents Showing the Marriage Termination (if applicable). You must submit a certified divorce decree, death certificate, or annulment document. …	[Page 8] … 1. Photographs. Only applicants who reside outside the United States must provide two identical color photographs of themselves taken recently. The photos must have a white to off-white background, be printed on thin paper with a glossy finish, and be unmounted and unretouched. Passport-style photos must be 2” x 2”. The photos must be in color with full face, frontal view on a white to off-white background. Head height should measure 1” to 1 3/8” from top of hair to bottom of chin, and eye height is between 1 1/8” to 1 3/8” from bottom of photo. Your head must be bare, unless contrary to your religious beliefs. Using a pencil or felt pen, lightly print your name and A-Number on the back of the photo. … 5. Documents Showing the Marriage Termination. You must submit a certified divorce decree, death certificate, or annulment document. …
Pages 10-11, What Is the Filing Fee?	[Page 10] … The fee for filing Form N-600 is $1,170. A biometric services fee of $85 is also required. NOTE: There is no filing fee or biometric services fee for Form N-600 if you are a member or veteran of any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces filing on your own behalf. You must attach proof of U.S. military service; otherwise USCIS will charge a filing fee and a biometric services fee to file the Form N-600.  Children of members or veterans of the Armed Forces are required to pay the filing fee for Form N-600. NOTE: The filing fee and biometric services fee are not refundable, regardless of any action USCIS takes on this application. DO NOT MAIL CASH. You must submit all fees in the exact amounts. Payments by Checks or Money Orders Use the following guidelines when you prepare your checks or money orders for the Form N-600 filing fee and biometric services fee: 1. The checks or money orders must be drawn on a bank or other financial institution located in the United States and must be payable in U.S. currency; and 2. Make the checks or moneys order payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security. … If USCIS rejects your Form N-600 for any of the reasons above, the application and any filing fees will be returned to you if you provided a complete and valid mailing address. [Page 11] … You will not receive your original check back. We will destroy your original check, but will keep a copy of it. If USCIS cannot process the EFT for technical reasons, you authorize us to process the copy in place of your original check. If your check is returned as unpayable, USCIS will re-submit the payment to the financial institution one time. If the check is returned as unpayable a second time, we will reject your application and charge you a returned check fee. Payments by Credit Card If you are filing your form at a USCIS Lockbox facility, you can pay your filing fee and biometric services fee using a credit card. Please see Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions, at www.uscis.gov/G-1450 for more information. How To Check If the Fees Are Correct Form N-600’s filing fee and biometric services fee are current as of the edition date in the lower left corner of this page.  However, because USCIS fees change periodically, you can verify that the fees are correct by following one of the steps below. … Fee Waiver You may be eligible for a fee waiver under 8 CFR 103.7(c).  If you believe you are eligible for a fee waiver, complete Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver (or a written request) and submit it and any required evidence of your inability to pay the filing fee with this application. You can review the fee waiver guidance at www.uscis.gov/feewaiver.	[Page 10] … The fee for filing Form N-600 is $1,000. NOTE: There is no filing fee for Form N-600 if you are a member or veteran of any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces filing on your own behalf. You must attach proof of U.S. military service; otherwise USCIS will charge a filing fee to file the Form N-600.  Children of members or veterans of the Armed Forces are required to pay the filing fee for Form N-600. NOTE: The filing fee is not refundable, regardless of any action USCIS takes on this application. DO NOT MAIL CASH. You must submit all fees in the exact amounts. Payments by Check or Money Order Use the following guidelines when you prepare your check or money order for the Form N-600 filing fee: 1. The check or money order must be drawn on a bank or other financial institution located in the United States and must be payable in U.S. currency; and 2. Make the check or money order payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security. … If USCIS rejects your Form N-600 for any of the reasons above, the application and any filing fee will be returned to you if you provided a complete and valid mailing address. … You will not receive your original check back. We will destroy your original check, but will keep a copy of it. If USCIS cannot process the EFT for technical reasons, you authorize us to process the copy in place of your original check. If your check is returned as unpayable, we may reject your application. [no change] If you are filing your form at a USCIS Lockbox facility, you can pay your filing fee using a credit card. Please see Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions, at www.uscis.gov/G-1450 for more information. How To Check If the Fees Are Correct Form N-600’s filing fee is current as of the edition date in the lower left corner of this page.  However, because USCIS fees change periodically, you can verify that the fees are correct by following one of the steps below. … Fee Waiver Some forms may be eligible for fee waivers as provided in 8 CFR 106.3. For information on fee waivers, see Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver at www.uscis.gov/i-912.
Pages 11-12, Processing Information	[Page 12] … NOTE: Any Form N-600 that is not signed or accompanied by the correct fee, except those accompanied by a fee waiver request (Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver), will be rejected. A Form N-600 that is not completed according to these Instructions, is missing pages, or otherwise not executed in its entirety, or is not accompanied by the required initial evidence may be rejected or delayed. You will be notified why the application is considered deficient. You may correct the deficiency and refile Form N-600. An application is not considered properly filed until accepted by USCIS.	[Page 12] … NOTE: Any Form N-600 that is not signed or accompanied by the correct fee, except those accompanied by a Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, will be rejected. A Form N-600 that is not completed according to these Instructions, is missing pages, or otherwise not executed in its entirety, or is not accompanied by the required initial evidence may be rejected or delayed. You will be notified why the application is considered deficient. You may correct the deficiency and refile Form N-600. An application is not considered properly filed until accepted by USCIS.
Pages 12-13, DHS Privacy Notice	[Page 13] … DISCLOSURE: The information you provide is voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information, including your Social Security number (if applicable), and any requested evidence, may delay a final decision or result in denial of your application. …	[Page 13] … DISCLOSURE: The information you provide is voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information, including your Social Security number (if applicable), and any requested evidence, may delay a final decision or result in a rejection or denial of your application. …

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