PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
AUTHORITY: The State Department is authorized to collect this information pursuant to
8 U.S.C. § 1104(a)(1), 1104(a)(3), 1401 [INA 301], 1408, 1409(a) [INA 309], 1409(a)(3), 22
U.S.C. § 211(a) and 213.
PURPOSE: The principal purpose of the information gathered is to determine if a child's
U.S. citizen/national parent(s) possessed the requisite physical presence or residence in
the United States prior to the child's birth to transmit U.S. citizenship (or U.S.
non-citizen nationality) to the child; to establish parentage of the child, and, when
appropriate, to fulfill the provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1409(a)(3) which requires a written
statement of financial support to be provided by U.S. citizen fathers for children born
out of wedlock.
ROUTINE USES: The information solicited on this form may be made available to
Federal government entities such as the Social Security Administration, the Department
of Homeland Security, and Department of Justice, in connection with processing of
immigration and naturalization matters. Information also can be made available to
appropriate federal, state, local or foreign government entities, such as state law
enforcement agencies, state prosecutors, judicial staff, local police, and INTERPOL, in
connection with law enforcement, safety, welfare and related matters. These matters
include custody disputes and notification of next of kin.
Furnishing the information on this form is voluntary; however, failure to furnish the
requested information may delay or prevent you from being able to obtain U.S.
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT (PRA) STATEMENT
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30
minutes per response, including time required for searching existing data sources,
gathering the necessary documentation, providing the information and/or documents
required, and reviewing the final collection. You do not have to supply this information
unless this collection displays a currently valid OMB control number. If you have
comments on the accuracy of this burden estimate and/or recommendations for
reducing it, please send them to: A/GIS/DIR, Room 2400 SA-22, U.S. Department of State,
Washington, DC 20522-2202.
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