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Originally Posted by cayla99
You do not need to be a natural born citizen to get a passport. My son has duel citizenship and possesses both a US and Irish passport.
There are many links and information sections on these links below...
http://www.us-passport-service-guide.com/proof.html
Proof of Citizenship
Any one of the following may be used as proof of citizenship
* Previous U.S. Passport (mutilated, altered, or damaged passports are not acceptable as evidence of U.S. citizenship.)
* Certified birth certificate issued by the city, county or state
NOTE: A certified birth certificate has a registrar's raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal, registrar’s signature, and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar's office, which must be within 1 year of your birth
* Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth
* Naturalization Certificate
* Certificate of Citizenship
A Delayed Birth Certificate filed more than one year after your birth may be acceptable proof of citizenship if it:
* Listed the documentation used to create it and
* Signed by the attending physician or midwife, or, lists an affidavit signed by the parents, or shows early public records.
If you do NOT have any of the above documents as proof of citizenship, you can use secondary evidence of citizenship.:
FOR MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF 14:
The citizenship evidence submitted for minors under the age of 14 must list both parents' names.
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Secondary Proof of Citizenship
Travelers who cannot present primary evidence of U.S. citizenship, must submit secondary evidence of U.S. citizenship. The list of secondary evidence below will help you decide which is most appropriate for your situation. Passport applications are handled on a case-by-case basis. The options below serve only as general guidance.
Early Public Records
If you were born in the United States and cannot present primary evidence of U.S. citizenship, you may submit a combination of early public records as evidence of your U.S. citizenship. Early public records must be submitted together with a birth record or Letter of No Record (see below). Early public records should show your name, date of birth, place of birth, and preferably be created within the first five years of your life. Examples of early public records are:
* Baptismal certificate
* Hospital birth certificate
* Census record
* Early school record
* Family bible record
* Doctor's record of post-natal care
Early Public Records are not acceptable when presented alone.
Delayed Birth Certificate
If you were born in the United States and cannot present primary evidence of U.S. citizenship because your U.S. Birth Certificate was not filed within the first year of your birth, you may submit a Delayed U.S. Birth Certificate. A Delayed U.S. Birth Certificate filed more than one year after your birth may be acceptable if:
red check It lists the documentation used to create it (preferably early public records) and
red check It is signed by the birth attendant or lists an affidavit signed by the parents
If your Delayed U.S. Birth Certificate does not include these items, it should be submitted together with Early Public Records (see above).
Letter of No Record
If you were born in the United States and cannot present primary evidence of U.S. citizenship because you do not have a previous U.S. passport or a certified U.S. birth certificate of any kind, you must present a state-issued Letter of No Record showing:
red check Your name
red check Your date of birth
red check The years for which a birth record was searched
red check Acknowledgement that no birth certificate was found on file
A Letter of No Record must be submitted together with Early Public Records (see above).
Form DS-10: Birth Affidavit
If you were born in the United States and cannot present primary evidence of U.S. citizenship, you may submit Form DS-10: Birth Affidavit as additional evidence of your U.S. citizenship. You may be requested to submit Early Public Records when submitting Form DS-10: Birth Affidavit. The birth affidavit:
red check Must be notarized
red check Must be submitted in person with Form DS-11
red check Must be submitted together with early public records
red check Must be completed by an affiant who has personal knowledge of birth in the U.S.
red check Must state briefly how the affiant's knowledge was acquired
red check Should be completed by an older blood relative
NOTE: If no older blood relative is available, the affiant may be the attending physician or any other person who has personal knowledge of the birth
Foreign Birth Documents + Parent(s) Citizenship Evidence
If you claim citizenship through birth abroad to U.S. citizen parent(s), but cannot submit a Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth, you must submit all of the following:
red check Your foreign birth certificate
red check Evidence of citizenship of your U.S. citizen parent
red check Parents' marriage certificate
red check An affidavit of your U.S. citizen parent showing all periods and places of residence or physical presence in the United States and abroad before your birth
Unacceptable Documents
The following will not be accepted as evidence of U.S. citizenship:
* Voter registration card
* Army discharge paper
* Social Security Card
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Kathyet