HOW IS CITIZENSHIP ESTABLISHED?
Citizenship is attested on the Coast Guard application for documentation and submitted to the National Vessel Documentation Center. Individuals, corporations, partnerships, LLCs and any other entity capable of holding legal title must established citizenship for documentation purposes. Corporations must be registered in a state or the US; the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors must be US citizens and no more than a minority of the number of directors necessary to establish a quorum may be non-citizens. At least 75% of the stock must be owned by US citizens to qualify for a coastwise or fishery endorsement.
