I-134 and Citizenship

[ArcticSnowman 0]

Hi,

My wife, the petitioner, is a US Citizen (got US Passport etc)... yet was born in Lumbumbashi, Zaire

to US parents. As far as she is aware, she does not have a citizenship certificate,

So how should she answer question 1.b. of the I-134?

I assume a copy of the her passport could support the citizenship claim...

Steven

[YuAndDan 153]

Should have certificate in order to get the US Passport. I beleive she should have a FS-240 showing the information you need for the form.

SEE:

OBTAINING COPIES OF THE FS-240, DS-1350, AND PANAMA CANAL ZONE BIRTH CERTIFICATES

The DS-1350 or a replacement FS-240 can be obtained by writing to:

Vital Records Section

Passport Services

1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 510

Washington, D.C. 20522-1705

A written request must be notarized and must include a copy of valid photo identification of the requester. The written request must include:

1. full name of child at birth (plus any adoptive names)
   
2. date and place of birth
   
3. names of parents
   
4. serial number, if known, of the FS-240 (on those issued after November 1, 1990) if known
   
5. any available passport information
   
6. signature of requester and
   
7. notarized affidavit for a replacement FS-240 (if applicable).
   Note: For Panama Canal Zone (PCZ) birth certificates, just include items (1) through (3).
   

The fee for an FS-240 is $30. The fees for DS-1350 and PCZ certificates are $30 for the first copy, $20 each additional copy . Make check or bank draft drawn on a bank in the United States, or money order, payable to the "Department of State." The Department will assume no responsibility for cash lost in the mail. Documents will be provided to the person who is the subject of the Report of Birth, the subject’s parents, the subject’s legal guardian, authorized government agency, or a person who submits written authorization from the subject of the Report of Birth.

CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP ISSUED BY THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE

A person, who acquired United States citizenship through birth abroad to a U.S. citizen parent(s) or who acquired U.S. citizenship by derivative naturalization, may apply for a Certificate of Citizenship under the provisions of Section 341 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Application for this document may be made in the United States to the nearest office of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security. Upon approval, a Certificate of Citizenship will be issued in the name of the subject, but only if that person is in the United States. Obtaining this certificate involves presentation of basically the same documentation required to obtain a Consular Report of Birth. Under law, the Consular Report of Birth and the Certificate of Citizenship are equally acceptable as proof of citizenship.

http://travel.state.gov/family/family_issu.../birth_593.html

[meauxna 15]

Hi,

My wife, the petitioner, is a US Citizen (got US Passport etc)... yet was born in Lumbumbashi, Zaire

to US parents. As far as she is aware, she does not have a citizenship certificate,

So how should she answer question 1.b. of the I-134?

I assume a copy of the her passport could support the citizenship claim...

Steven

It's possible to not have a certificate of citizenship. She probably has a copy of her Consular Report of Birth Abroad?

But the passport should suffice as citizenship proof?