Passport as proof of citizenship

[aussiewench 9]

My situation is that I got the citizenship through my parents when I was 15 or so. I did not get a certificate or anything like that. One day my parents simply took me to get a passport photo and then one day my parents gave me a U.S. passport. In 2003 I went to renew the passport and everything went fine.

However, now in the I-134 it states:

If you are not a native born United States citizen, answer the following as appropriate:

a. If a United States citizen through naturalization, give certificate of naturalization number

b. If a United States citizen through parent(s) or marriage, give citizenship certificate number

c. If United States citizenship was derived by some other method, attach a statement of explanation

d. If a lawfully admitted permanent resident of the United States, give "A" number

Obviously I would choose B. and give the citizenship certificate number. However, I don't have one. Does it mean to give my parents' citizenship certificate number? I certainly never received any sort of number.

My only other option would be to choose C. and attach a statement along with a copy of all the pages in my passport.

If anyone can help me on this I would greatly appreciate it. Otherwise I will just go to the embassy in Nicaragua when I go in 3 weeks.

Thanks.

There was a case almost identical to this last year. He went 'round and 'round with the USCIS trying to get past the issue that while he had a U.S. Passport, they required the Naturalization Certificate. The big issue for him was that it can take a LONG time to get that certificate....and one of the requirements for getting the certificate was to send in a copy of his passport. Unfortunately....circular or not, the logic of the government forms the rules we have to live by in this process.

I wish you luck, but I strongly, strongly think that you are going to have to produce a naturalization certificate before you can move forward. If you don't, you should count yourself very lucky..and write back here and let us know

If I'm remembering correctly, I do recall that case. He was born in Australia and gained US citizenship through parent/s but only had a US passport. I wonder how it ended up with him as when the site was moved I read no more from him. If still able to search the archives I would be able to find the thread. Lot of valuable information there from memory.

[gcox457 0]

If I'm remembering correctly, I do recall that case. He was born in Australia and gained US citizenship through parent/s but only had a US passport. I wonder how it ended up with him as when the site was moved I read no more from him. If still able to search the archives I would be able to find the thread. Lot of valuable information there from memory.

The guy I'm thinking of was born in the Phillipines. So maybe there were 2 of them And I /agree....not being able to bring up those old threads certainly bites the big one....lots of good info permanently poofed since the move

[aussiewench 9]

If I'm remembering correctly, I do recall that case. He was born in Australia and gained US citizenship through parent/s but only had a US passport. I wonder how it ended up with him as when the site was moved I read no more from him. If still able to search the archives I would be able to find the thread. Lot of valuable information there from memory.

The guy I'm thinking of was born in the Phillipines. So maybe there were 2 of them And I /agree....not being able to bring up those old threads certainly bites the big one....lots of good info permanently poofed since the move

The archives are still there, just not searchable. I sent the Capt'n a PM asking him to do a quick search there for me. Will see what he comes up with.