Appendix 1000-2: Additional Acceptable U.S. Citizenship Verification Documents
CPS March 2017
| Document: |
Additional Guidelines: |
Foster Care Application Citizenship Verification Option: |
|---|---|---|
Valid or expired U.S. Passport |
None. |
Use IMPACT option – U.S. Passport |
Certificate of Naturalization |
Department of Homeland Security Form N-550 or N-57.0 |
Use IMPACT option – Naturalization Certificate |
Certificate of U. S. Citizenship |
Department of Homeland Security Forms N-560 or N-561. |
Use IMPACT option – U.S. Birth Certificate |
Consular Report of Birth |
Form FS-240. |
Use IMPACT option – Citizenship Certificate |
Certificate of Report of Birth |
Form DS-1350. |
Use IMPACT option – Citizenship Certificate |
Certification of Birth Abroad |
Form FS-545. |
Use IMPACT option – Citizenship Certificate |
U.S. Citizen Identification Card |
Forms I-197 or I-179. |
Use IMPACT option – Citizenship Certificate |
American Indian Card |
Form I-872. |
Use IMPACT option – Citizenship Certificate |
Final adoption decree showing the child’s name and U.S. place of birth. |
Staff must still obtain a copy of birth certificate. |
Use IMPACT option – U.S. Birth Certificate |
Hospital record of birth showing a U.S. place of birth |
None. |
Use IMPACT option – Record of Birth in U.S. Hospital |
Religious record of birth recorded in the U.S. or its territories |
A Baptismal Certificate Showing U.S. Birth must be recorded within 3 months of birth, and indicate a U.S. place of birth showing either the date of birth or the individual’s age at the time the record was made. |
Use IMPACT option – Baptismal Certificate Showing U.S. Birth |
Documents that establish a U.S. place of birth or in some way indicate U.S. citizenship are acceptable. Below are examples of such documents:
Document Example: | Additional Guidelines: | Foster Care Application Citizenship Verification Option: |
|---|---|---|
U.S. State Bureau of Vital Statistics official notification of birth registration |
None. |
Use IMPACT option – U.S. Birth Certificate |
Statement showing a U.S. place of birth |
The statement must be signed by the physician or midwife who was in attendance at the time of birth. |
Use IMPACT option – Record of Birth in U.S. Hospital |
Affidavit from two adults regardless of blood relationship to the individual |
The caseworker must contact a regional attorney to determine whether this option can be used in the case-specific situation. Affidavits are only to be used as a last resort if the individual is unable to provide any other documentary evidence of citizenship. |
Use IMPACT option – U.S. Birth Certificate |
Seneca Indian Tribal census record |
None. |
Use IMPACT option – Citizenship Certificate |
Bureau of Indian Affairs tribal census records of the Navajo Indians |
None. |
Use IMPACT option – Citizenship Certificate |
Note: If none of the documents above exists and the child is under the age of 5, was found in U.S., and the parents are unknown, staff must contact the DFPS regional attorney to determine whether the under age 5 option may be used in the case-specific situation. Use IMPACT option – Child under age 5 found in U.S., parents unknown.
8 U.S.C. §1401(f)