What documentation is accepted as proof of my citizenship status or USCIS status?
The Board will accept a certified copy of your birth certificate provided it is issued by the appropriate city/county/state/federal certifying authority if you were born in the U.S. If you are an American citizen who was born abroad, we will accept a certified copy of a Certification of Birth (DS-1350) or a certified copy of the Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240). Contact the Department of State at http://travel.state.gov for more information. We do not accept hospital birth certificates, photocopies, notarized photocopies, foreign birth certificates, or passports. Passports are not accepted as proof of meeting the Rule II(a)(5) citizenship requirement. Individuals who do not have their Citizenship/Naturalization documentation available need to contact U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. A Form N-565 can be used to obtain a replacement document. The Board has made special arrangements with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regarding green cards and naturalizati
