Instructions For Form N-600 - Application For Certificate Of Citizenship (Page 2 of 13) in pdf

You may file this application if:

1. You claim to have acquired U.S. citizenship through a U.S. citizen parent and are now over 18 years of age; or

2. You are the U.S. citizen parent or legal guardian who has legal and physical custody of an adopted or biological child

(under 18 years of age).

Law in Effect at the Time of Your Birth

To determine if you were born a U.S. citizen, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) must look at the law

that was in effect at the time of your birth. The current law was enacted on November 14, 1986 and was last amended

on February 27, 2001 (Child Citizenship Act). If you were born before November 14, 1986, and believe you may be a

U.S. citizen, you should contact USCIS by visiting the USCIS

website at

or calling the USCIS National

Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) call: 1-800-767-1833.

Who Should Not File Form N-600?

You should not file this application if:

1. You do not have at least one biological or adoptive U.S. citizen parent;

2. You are the child of U.S. citizen parents who regularly resides outside the United States. Refer to Form N-600K,

Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322;

3. You were born out-of-wedlock, you were not legitimated prior to your 16th birthday, and your U.S. citizen parent is

your father;

NOTE: This does not affect you if you were born abroad to an eligible U.S. citizen mother. You may also be eligible

for citizenship through the naturalization of your mother.

4. You are seeking to replace a lost or stolen certificate. Refer to Form N-565, Application for Replacement

Naturalization/Citizenship Document, for information to replace a lost or stolen certificate; or

5. You already filed Form N-600 and received a decision from USCIS on that previously filed Form N-600. USCIS

will reject (not accept) any subsequently filed Form N-600. Review your Form N-600 denial notice for more

information.

General Instructions

USCIS provides forms free of charge through the USCIS website. In order to view, print, or fill out our forms, you should

use the latest version of Adobe Reader, which you can download for free at If you do not

have Internet access, you may call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 and ask that we mail

a form to you. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) call: 1-800-767-1833.

Signature. Each application must be properly signed and filed. For all signatures on this application, USCIS will not

accept a stamped or typewritten name in place of a signature. If you are under 14 years of age, your parent or legal

guardian may sign the application on your behalf. A legal guardian may also sign for a mentally incompetent person.

Filing Fee. Each application must be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee. (See the What Is the Filing Fee section

of these Instructions.)

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