Application for Certificate of Citizenship (online filing)

N-600 Application For Certificate Of
Citizenship
In support of N-600-010 REV

United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services
myUSICS Team

N-600: Application Overview – Page 1

Use this form to request a Certificate of Citizenship for yourself or your child. A Certificate of Citizenship serves
as evidence that you or your child automatically acquired citizenship at birth or after birth.
If you are under 18 years of age, are the child of a U.S. citizen parent, you regularly reside outside the United
States, and you did not acquire U.S. citizenship at birth under INA sections 301 or 309, your U.S. citizen parent,
U.S. citizen grandparent, or U.S. citizen legal guardian may need to file Form N-600K, Application for Citizenship
and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322, instead of Form N-600. Please review the Instructions for Form
N-600K to determine whether you should file that form instead of Form N-600. If you are over 18 years of age,
do not file Form N-600K.

You should file this application if:
1. You are requesting a Certificate of Citizenship because you were born outside the United States to a U.S. citizen parent; or
2. You are requesting a Certificate of Citizenship because you automatically became a citizen of the United States after birth, but before you turned 18 years of age. (A parent or legal guardian can also fill Form N-600
on behalf of a minor child.)
To file this application, you must be the child of a U.S. citizen parent. USCIS recognizes the following parent-child relationships for citizenship purposes:
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The biological child of a U.S. citizen parent. (Your U.S. citizen parent must also be your legal parent. If the U.S. citizen parent is your biological father, you will generally have to establish that you were born in
wedlock or legitimated. In some cases, you may be able to provide a court order establishing paternity or evidence that your father acknowledged paternity in writing under oath instead of legitimation.)
•
The adopted child of a U.S. citizen parent.
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The child of a non-genetic gestational U.S. citizen parent (person who carried and gave birth to the child) who is also your legal parent.
•
The child of a U.S. citizen parent who was married to your genetic or gestational parent at the time of your birth (even if no genetic or gestational relationship exists with the U.S. citizen parent) and both of
your parents are also your legal parents.
If you are claiming U.S. citizenship after birth, but before you reached 18 years of age, the law that applies to you is the law in effect when the last qualifying condition was met. Generally, the conditions are listed
below.
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These conditions must be met before you turn 18 years of age:
1. Your parent must be a U.S. citizen
2. You must be the biological or adopted child of that U.S. citizen parent
3. You must be lawfully admitted to the United States for lawful permanent residence; and
4. You must be living in the United States in the legal and physical custody of your U.S. citizen parent.
If you are the child of: (1) a U.S. government employee; (2) a spouse of a U.S. government employee; (3) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; or (4) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the
United States, and your parent is stationed outside of the United States, you may be exempt from the requirement to be living in the United States if you meet the conditions described in Section 320(c) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act.

An adopted child may also acquire U.S. citizenship through their adoptive U.S. citizen parent
depending on the law being applied. Currently, an adopted child can acquire U.S. citizenship through
their U.S. citizen parent. Please note that stepchildren cannot acquire U.S. citizenship unless adopted.

Law in Effect at the Time of Your Birth or While Under Age 18
To determine if you were born a U.S. citizen, USCIS must look at the law that was in effect at the time of your birth.
To determine if you acquired citizenship after birth, USCIS generally must look at the law in effect before you turned 18
years of age. The law currently in effect, the Child Citizenship Act (CCA), applies only to those children born on or after
February 27, 2001, or those who were under 18 years of age as of that date.

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N-600: Start Application

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If passport selected: What was your passport
number?
If travel document selected: What was your
passport number?

(if adopted)

N-600: About You: Your re-adoption (if adopted)

N-600: Your Family – Parents (If not-adopted child options selected in Getting Started)

N-600: Your Family – Parents (If Adopted child options selected in Getting Started)

N-600: Your Family – U.S. citizen Parent Information (Page 1)

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N-600: Your Family –U.S. citizen Parent Information (Page 2)

If Acquisition After
Birth or Birth
Abroad to US Citizen
are selected

N-600: Your Family – U.S. citizen Parent Information (Page 2)

If Naturalization is
selected

N-600: Your Family – U.S. citizen Parent Information (Page 3)

N-600: Your Family –U.S. citizen parent’s spouse(Page 4)

N-600: Your Family – Other parent information

N-600: Your Family – [If Not a Citizen] Other parent information (Page 2)

N-600: Your Family – [If Citizen through Acquisition or Birth Abroad] Other parent information (Page 2)

N-600: Your Family – [If Citizen & Naturalization] Other parent information (Page 2)

N-600: Your Family – Other parent information (Page 3)

If Married or Separated

N-600: Your Family – [If not also Other parent] Other parent’s current spouse(Page 4)

N-600: Your Family – [If not also Other parent] Other parent’s current spouse(Page 4 con’t)

N-600: Your Family – [If Born Abroad AND Not Adopted] Parent’s military service

N-600: Your Family – [If Born Abroad AND Not Adopted] Parent’s physical presence

N-600: Your Family – (IF PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN FILING SELECTED IN GETTING STARTED -) Legal guardian information

N-600: Your Request – Current status

If LPR is selected

N-600: Your Request – (IF NOT ADOPTED & BIRTHDATE BEFORE 10/10/1952) Absence from U.S.

If Yes to absent from the U.S.

N-600: Evidence – Evidence to support your application

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N-600: Evidence – Evidence to support your application (Page 2)

N-600: Evidence – Evidence to support your application (Page 2)

Evidence of state recognition of foreign adoption decree
If your U.S. state of residence recognizes your foreign adoption decree as full, final and
complete, submit evidence establishing this under state law together with your foreign
adoption decree.

N-600: Evidence – Evidence to support your application (Page 2)

N-600: Evidence – Evidence to support your application (Page 2)

N-600: Evidence – Evidence to support your application (Page 2)

N-600: Evidence – Secondary Evidence

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N-600: Additional Explanation – Optional Explanation

N-600: Review and Submit – Review your application

N-600: Review and Submit – Your application summary

N-600: Review and Submit – Your application summary con’t

N-600: Review and Submit – Your application summary con’t

N-600: Review and Submit – Your application summary con’t

N-600: Review and Submit – Preparer’s Statement

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N-600: Review and Submit – Interpreter Statement

N-600: Review and Submit – Your signature

N-600: Review and Submit – [If Interpreter]/[If Preparer] Your signature

N-600: Review and Submit – Your signature (page 2)

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N-600: Review and Submit – Pay and Submit