Pages 3-4,
General Instructions
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3]
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Evidence.
At
the time of filing,
you
must submit all evidence and supporting documentation listed in
the
Specific
Instructions and
Required
Evidence
sections
of
these
Instructions.
Biometric
Services Appointment. USCIS
may require that you appear for an interview or provide biometrics
(fingerprints, photograph, and/or signature) at any time to verify
your identity, obtain additional information, and conduct
background and security checks, including a check of criminal
history records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), before making a decision on your application
or petition. After
USCIS receives your application
and ensures it is complete, we will inform you in writing if you
need to attend a biometric services appointment. If an
appointment is necessary, you will be provided a notice with
further instructions about how to set up an appointment.
If
you are required to provide biometrics, at your appointment you
must sign an oath reaffirming that:
1.
You provided or authorized all information in the application;
2.
You reviewed and understood all of the information contained in,
and submitted with, your application;
and
3.
All of this information was complete, true, and correct at the
time of filing.
If
you fail to attend your biometric services appointment, USCIS may
deny your application.
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3]
Copies.
You
should submit legible photocopies
of documents
requested, unless the Instructions specifically
state that you
must submit an original document. USCIS may request an original
document at the time of filing
or at any time
during processing of an application or petition. If USCIS
requests an original document from you, it will be returned to you
after
USCIS determines
it
no longer
needs
your original.
…
2.
If you need
extra space to complete any item within this application, use the
space provided in
Part
11.
Additional
Information or
attach
a
separate
sheet
of paper.
Type
or print
the
child’s
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.
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[page
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Evidence.
At
the time of filing,
you
must submit all evidence and supporting documentation listed in
the
Specific
Instructions and
Required
Evidence
sections
of
these
Instructions.
Biometric
Services Appointment.
Every
individual who is an applicant, petitioner, derivative,
beneficiary, or sponsor of an immigration benefit request or other
request submitted to USCIS is required to submit biometrics unless
USCIS waives or exempts the requirement. You will be
notified of the time and place of your appointment if you must
appear and you will be provided requirements for rescheduling if
necessary. If you fail to submit any biometrics as required, USCIS
may deny your application, petition, or request.
DHS
may store the biometrics submitted by an individual and use or
reuse biometrics to conduct background and security checks,
including a check of criminal history records maintained by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), verify identity, produce
documents, determine eligibility for immigration and
naturalization benefits, or to perform any other functions
necessary for administering and enforcing immigration and
naturalization laws, and any other law within DHS authority.
If
you are required to provide biometrics, at your appointment you
must sign an oath reaffirming that:
You
provided or authorized all information in the application;
You
reviewed and understood all of the information contained in, and
submitted with, your application; and
All
of this information was complete, true, and correct at the time
of filing.
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3]
Copies.
You
should submit legible photocopies
of documents
requested, unless the Instructions specifically
state that you
must submit an original document. USCIS may request an original
document at the time of filing
or at any time
during processing of an application or petition. If USCIS
requests an original document from you, it will be returned to you
after
USCIS determines
it
no longer
needs
your original.
…
2.
If you need
extra space to complete any item within this application, use the
space provided in
Part
12.
Additional
Information or
attach
a
separate
sheet
of paper.
Type
or print
the
child’s
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.
…
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Pages 4-9,
Specific Instructions
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[page 4]
Specific
Instructions
This
application
is
divided
into
13
parts.
…
Item
Number
3.
Other
Names
Used Since
Birth
(include
nicknames, if applicable).
Provide
any
other
names the
child has used since birth. If you need extra space to provide
any additional information within this application, use the space
provided
in
Part
11.
Additional Information.
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6]
Item
Number
15.
Was
there
any prior
application
for
citizenship
or
for
a U.S.
passport? If the
child
or someone
on behalf of the
child previously applied for a Certificate
of Citizenship
or a U.S. Passport, explain what happened with that application
and whether the Certificate
of Citizenship
or U.S. Passport was or was not issued. If you need extra space
to provide any additional information within this application, use
the space provided in
Part
11.
Additional Information.
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Part
3.
Information
About
the Child’s
U.S. Citizen
Biological
or
Adoptive
Parent
…
Item
Number
12. Has
the U.S.
citizen
father
or
mother
ever
lost U.S.
citizenship
or
taken any
action
that
would cause loss of U.S. citizenship?
If you
answered, “Yes,”
use the space provided in Part
11.
Additional Information to
provide
information
if
the
parent
ever
lost
U.S. citizenship
regardless
of whether
it
has since
been
regained.
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7]
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Part
4.
Information
About
the Child’s
Qualifying
U.S.
Citizen
Grandparent
…
Item
Number
12. Has
the U.S.
citizen
grandparent
ever
lost U.S.
citizenship
or
taken any
action
that
would cause loss of U.S. citizenship?
If you
answered, “Yes,”
use the space provided in Part
11.
Additional Information to
provide
information
if
the
grandparent
ever
lost
U.S. citizenship
regardless
of whether
it
has since
been
regained.
Part
5.
Physical
Presence
in
the
United States From
Birth
Until
Filing
Form
N-600K
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9]
…
Part
6.
Information
About
the Legal
Guardian
…
Part
7.
Preferred
Location
and
Date for
Interview
…
Part
8.
Applicant’s
Statement, Declaration, Certification,
and
Signature
…
Part
9. Interpreter’s
Contact Information, Certification,
and
Signature
…
Part
10. Contact Information, Declaration, and Signature
of the Person Preparing
this
Application,
if Other
Than
the
Applicant
Item
Numbers 1. - 8.
This section
must contain the signature of the person who completed the
application, if other than you, the applicant. If the same
individual acted as the interpreter and the preparer,
that person should complete both Part
9. and
Part
10. If
the person who completed this application is associated with a
business or organization,
that person should
complete
the
business or
organization
name
and
address
information.
Anyone who
helped
you complete
this application
MUST sign
and
date
the
application.
A
stamped
or typewritten
name
in
place
of a
signature
is
not
acceptable. If
the person who helped prepare this application is an attorney or
accredited representative, he or she may also need to submit a
completed Form G-28, Notice of Entry of
Appearance as
Attorney or
Accredited
Representative, or Form
G-28I, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney In Matters
Outside the Geographical Confines of the United States,
along with your application.
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Part
11.
Additional
Information
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 the child’s
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.
NOTE:
Do not complete Parts 12. and 13. until a USCIS Officer
instructs
you to do so at the interview.
Part
12.
Affidavit
(At
the time of Interview)
…
Part
13. USCIS Officer
Report
and Recommendation
…
We
recommend that you print or save a copy of your completed
application to review in the future and for your records.
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[page 4]
Specific
Instructions
This
application
is
divided
into
14
parts.
…
Item
Number
3.
Other
Names
Used Since
Birth
(include
nicknames, if applicable).
Provide
any
other
names the
child has used since birth. If you need extra space to provide
any additional information within this application, use the space
provided
in
Part
12.
Additional Information.
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6]
Item
Number
15.
Was
there
any prior
application
for
citizenship
or
for
a U.S.
passport? If the
child
or someone
on behalf of the
child previously applied for a Certificate
of Citizenship
or a U.S. Passport, explain what happened with that application
and whether the Certificate
of Citizenship
or U.S. Passport was or was not issued. If you need extra space
to provide any additional information within this application, use
the space provided in
Part
12.
Additional Information.
…
Part
3.
Biographic
Information
Provide
the biographic information requested in
Part
3.,
Item
Numbers 1. - 6. Providing
this information as part of your application may reduce the time
you spend at your USCIS
ASC
appointment as described in the Biometric
Services
Appointment section
of these Instructions.
Item
Numbers 1. - 2. Ethnicity and Race. Select
the boxes that best describe your ethnicity and race.
Categories
and Definitions
for
Ethnicity
and Race
1.
Hispanic
or
Latino.
A
person
of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central
American,
or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. (NOTE:
This
category is only included under Ethnicity in
Part
3.,
Item
Number
1.)
2.
White.
A
person
having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the
Middle East, or North
Africa.
3.
Asian.
A
person
having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East,
Southeast
Asia,
or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia,
China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine
Islands,
Thailand,
and
Vietnam.
4.
Black
or
African
American.
A
person
having origins in any of the black racial groups of
Africa.
5.
American
Indian
or
Alaska
Native.
A
person
having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
America
(including Central
America),
and who maintains tribal affiliation
or
community attachment.
6.
Native
Hawaiian or
Other
Pacific
Islander.
A
person
having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam,
Samoa, or other Pacific
Islands.
Item
Number
3.
Height.
Select
the values that best match your height in feet and inches. For
example, if you are five feet and nine inches, select “5”
for feet and “09” for inches. Do not enter your
height in meters or centimeters.
Item
Number
4.
Weight.
Enter
your weight in pounds. If you do not know your weight, or need to
enter a weight under 30 pounds or over 699 pounds, enter “000.”
Do not enter your weight in kilograms.
Item
Number
5.
Eye
Color.
Select
the box that best describes the color of your eyes.
Item
Number
6.
Hair
Color.
Select
the box that best describes the color of your hair.
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Part
4.
Information
About
the Child’s
U.S. Citizen
Biological
or
Adoptive
Parent
…
Item
Number
12. Has
the U.S.
citizen
father
or
mother
ever
lost U.S.
citizenship
or
taken any
action
that
would cause loss of U.S. citizenship?
If you
answered, “Yes,”
use the space provided in Part
12.
Additional Information to
provide
information
if
the
parent
ever
lost
U.S. citizenship
regardless
of whether
it
has since
been
regained.
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7]
…
Part
5.
Information
About
the Child’s
Qualifying
U.S.
Citizen
Grandparent
…
Item
Number
12. Has
the U.S.
citizen
grandparent
ever
lost U.S.
citizenship
or
taken any
action
that
would cause loss of U.S. citizenship?
If you
answered, “Yes,”
use the space provided in Part
12.
Additional
Information to
provide
information
if
the
grandparent
ever
lost
U.S. citizenship
regardless
of whether
it
has since
been
regained.
Part
6.
Physical
Presence
in
the
United States From
Birth
Until
Filing
Form
N-600K
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9]
…
Part
7.
Information
About
the Legal
Guardian
…
Part
8.
Preferred
Location
and
Date for
Interview
…
Part
9.
Applicant’s
Statement, Declaration, Certification,
and
Signature
…
Part
10.
Interpreter’s
Contact Information, Certification,
and
Signature
…
Part
11.
Contact
Information, Declaration, and Signature
of the Person Preparing
this
Application,
if Other
Than
the
Applicant
Item
Numbers 1. - 8.
This section
must contain the signature of the person who completed the
application, if other than you, the applicant. If the same
individual acted as the interpreter and the preparer,
that person should complete both Part
10.
and
Part
11.
If
the person who completed this application is associated with a
business or organization,
that person should
complete
the
business or
organization
name
and
address
information.
Anyone who
helped
you complete
this application
MUST sign
and
date
the
application.
A
stamped
or typewritten
name
in
place
of a
signature
is
not
acceptable. If
the person who helped prepare this application is an attorney or
accredited representative, he or she may also need to submit a
completed Form G-28, Notice of Entry of
Appearance as
Attorney or
Accredited
Representative, or Form
G-28I, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney In Matters
Outside the Geographical Confines of the United States,
along with your application.
[page
9]
Part
12.
Additional
Information
Item
Numbers 1. - 6. If
you need extra space to provide any additional information within
this application, use the space provided
in
Part
12.
Additional
Information. If
you need
more
space
than
what
is
provided
in
Part
12.,
you may make
copies
of Part
12.
to complete and
file
with your
application, or attach a separate sheet of paper.
Type
or print the child’s
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.
NOTE:
Do not complete Parts 13.
and 14.
until
a USCIS Officer
instructs
you to do so at the interview.
Part
13.
Affidavit
(At
the time of Interview)
…
Part
14.
USCIS
Officer
Report
and Recommendation
…
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10]
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.
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Paperwork Reduction
Act
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Paperwork
Reduction Act
An
agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a
person is not required to respond to a collection of information,
unless it displays a currently valid Office
of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
The
public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated at 2 hours 5 minutes per response, including time for
reviewing instructions, gathering the required documentation and
information, completing the application, preparing statements,
attaching necessary documentation, and submitting the application.
Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden, to: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office
of
Policy and Strategy,
20 Massachusetts Ave
NW,
Washington,
DC 20529-2140; OMB No. 1615-0087. Do
not mail
the
completed
Form
N-600K
to this address.
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[page 16]
Paperwork
Reduction Act
An
agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a
person is not required to respond to a collection of information,
unless it displays a currently valid Office
of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
The
public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated at 2 hours 5 minutes per response, including time for
reviewing instructions, gathering the required documentation and
information, completing the application, preparing statements,
attaching necessary documentation, and submitting the application.
The
collection of biometrics is estimated to require 3 hours and 40
minutes. Send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing
this burden, to: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Regulatory Coordination Division, Office
of
Policy and Strategy,
20 Massachusetts Ave
NW,
Washington,
DC 20529-2140; OMB No. 1615-0087. Do
not mail
the
completed
Form
N-600K
to this address.
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