How do I prove I am a US citizen?

I was born in the Philippines, came to the US when I was six months old. My step-father was in the Marines, my mother is Filipina. I've been in the US since 1973, went to school, served 13 years in the Army and now I am trying to apply for a federal job and I need to prove that I am a US citizen. My mother gave me a Naturalization Certificate when I turned 18, I have no idea where it is now. Can I get a certified copy of it? And how long would it take to receive it?

When a naturalized US citizen needs to have a Certificate of Naturalization 鈥渁uthenticated鈥?by the U.S. State Department for use by Foreign Governments/Embassies, USCIS can copy the document and certify it as a true copy. 鈥淎uthentication鈥?is a term used by the U.S. Department of State and other Governments to describe what USCIS refers to as Certified True Copies. When you require a Certificate of Naturalization to be authenticated, be sure to use the term "Certified True Copy."



If you have the original document to be certified, you must make an appointment with your local USCIS office by using the InfoPass Appointment Scheduler on our website. When you go to your appointment, be sure to bring your original naturalization certificate and a copy of it. Also bring another form of photo identification, such as a drivers license or passport. A USCIS officer will review the documents and may certify the copy, if the officer can confirm your identity and status as a naturalized citizen.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, will provide Certified True Copies and return these along with the supplied documentation to the requester. USCIS cannot act as an agent of the U.S. Department of State by accepting fees on behalf of other government agencies, or forwarding documentation to any other government agency. All documentation coming from a requester, along with any documentation supplied by the Department of Homeland Security, will be returned to the requester.

To obtain the services of the U.S. Department of State, Authentication Office, you should use one of the following methods:

Write to:

United States Department of State, Authentication Office
518 23rd Street, NW
Sa-1 Columbia Plaza
Washington, DC 20520
202-647-5002

Email / internet: aoprgsmauth@state.gov |

U should contact INS.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

Go here and look for citizen services.

They will give you all the required information for you to prove you're a citizen.

Cheers.


I found this on the website:


Section 416.1610 How to prove you are a citizen or a national of the United States.

(a) What you should give us. You can prove that you are a citizen or a national of the United States by giving us--

(1) A certified copy of your birth certificate which shows that you were born in the United States;

(2) A certified copy of a religious record of your birth or baptism which shows you were born in the United States;

(3) Your naturalization certificate;

(4) Your United States passport;

(5) Your certificate of citizenship;

(6) An identification card for use of resident citizens in the United States (Immigration and Naturalization Service Form I-197); or

(7) An identification card for use of resident citizens of the United States by both or naturalization of parents (INS Form I-179).

You need to file form N-565, Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document, with CIS.

Filing Fee :
$380

Special Instructions :

The page can be found at http://www.uscis.gov/n-565

Yes. If you were naturalized, your certificate would be on file. Contact the Dept of Immigration http://americanpassport.com/Certificate.... and request one.

You should contact INS and or get ur US passport.....

I hope your a citizen . I had the same type of experience as you ( living in the us since 1963, Us military service) , but wasnt a citizen . Good luck.

Well i'm from the United States born and raised i just decided to see what Canada was up to since they can't help but see what the U.S is up to. Anyways you should put this question under the United States yahoo answers where you'll get true answers,now on to the question technically you are not a United States citizen at all seeing that you CAME to the United States when you were six months old so you've been living here illegally for your whole life