How do I answer Question #13 on I-130- no Nat cert ? (merged)

[willymed 0]

Hope SILKAFI88 is right. I'm not an expert.

The Certificate of Citizenship is an optional form. A validly issued U.S. passport generally serves as evidence of your U.S. citizenship during its period of validity unless that passport has been revoked by the Department of State. However, you may be required to submit your Certificate of Citizenship when attempting to apply for certain other benefits.

[ssk2331 13]

A copy of your unexpired US passport is listed an option for proving citizenship on the instruction form for I-130.

See page 2:

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-130instr.pdf

[newacct 688]

Legally speaking, it is called "naturalization"; anytime someone gets citizenship after birth, it's defined in the law as "naturalization", but that's not the way the word "naturalization" is used by most people. Most people use it to mean the process where you apply for citizenship. Even though it's legally "naturalization", you do not get a Certificate of Naturalization; the only thing you can get (which you don't have to get) is a Certificate of Citizenship.

It's unclear what the I-130 form means by the options "Naturalization" and "Parents", but it may be that "Parents" is what they want.

[Sunnybanana 0]

In your case it's not a certificate of naturalization, you were never naturalized. You were under 18 and you acquired citizenship through your parents.

Now if you want you can apply for certificate of citizenship from USCIS. It will take about 6 months to be approved and given to you.

Your US passport is enough to prove citizenship with your I-130. I'm naturalized, I sent i-130 with a copy of my passport instead of certificate of naturalization.

Good luck

This is not true a passport is the best proof for US citizenship and it's more than enough.

Per I-130 instructions a US passport is a proof of citizenship.

So il check Parents box and None ? in question #`13

Legally speaking, it is called "naturalization"; anytime someone gets citizenship after birth, it's defined in the law as "naturalization", but that's not the way the word "naturalization" is used by most people. Most people use it to mean the process where you apply for citizenship. Even though it's legally "naturalization", you do not get a Certificate of Naturalization; the only thing you can get (which you don't have to get) is a Certificate of Citizenship.

It's unclear what the I-130 form means by the options "Naturalization" and "Parents", but it may be that "Parents" is what they want.

oh ok thanks so i guess i dont even need anything more than my US Passport then to file the 1-130

Hope SILKAFI88 is right. I'm not an expert.

The Certificate of Citizenship is an optional form. A validly issued U.S. passport generally serves as evidence of your U.S. citizenship during its period of validity unless that passport has been revoked by the Department of State. However, you may be required to submit your Certificate of Citizenship when attempting to apply for certain other benefits.

Ok so its optional then. My parents never got me any certificates or number thing when i first made my US passprot when i was a kid either

[BigDaddy28 228]

So il check Parents box and None ? in question #`13

oh ok thanks so i guess i dont even need anything more than my US Passport then to file the 1-130

Ok so its optional then. My parents never got me any certificates or number thing when i first made my US passprot when i was a kid either

yes check parents and you have to get one of their certificate of naturalization number and put it there. Your US passport is good for evidence of citizenship for you.

As long as your passport is not expired