Naturalization certificate

[Adujarric 67]

Quick question once i received my certificate & have my passport would i need my certificate for anything else in the future?. Also does the naturalization certificate acts like or replaces my original birth certificate? The only thing that it doest includes is the names of my birth parents. 

[Scandi 4,208]

To America your certificate will pretty much be your new "birth certificate" in a sense, as to America it doesn't matter what happened before you became a citizen. All that matters is that you're a citizen now and any other potential citizenships will be completely ignored by the US. 

 

You may need your naturalization certificate for situations where someone needs proof of what date you became a citizen (I believe certain job position require this), your passport doesn't have this info. You might also need it to update your info with the SSA in case your had a name change for instance. 

 

If you are a dual citizen, your other country might require to see the Naturalization certificate. Sweden for instance, requires me to show my US naturalization certificate when I renew my Swedish passport. This because Sweden didn't allow dual citizenship until 2001, so now they want to make sure I didn't become a US citizen prior to that and therefore lost my Swedish citizenship. 

 

So the answer is - you may or may not need your certificate for certain things still. It all depends, some never need it again while others (like me) will. 

[Adujarric 67]

2 minutes ago, Scandi said:

To America your certificate will pretty much be your new "birth certificate" in a sense, as to America it doesn't matter what happened before you became a citizen. All that matters is that you're a citizen now and any other potential citizenships will be completely ignored by the US. 

 

You may need your naturalization certificate for situations where someone needs proof of what date you became a citizen (I believe certain job position require this), your passport doesn't have this info. You might also need it to update your info with the SSA in case your had a name change for instance. 

 

If you are a dual citizen, your other country might require to see the Naturalization certificate. Sweden for instance, requires me to show my US naturalization certificate when I renew my Swedish passport. This because Sweden didn't allow dual citizenship until 2001, so now they want to make sure I didn't become a US citizen prior to that and therefore lost my Swedish citizenship. 

 

So the answer is - you may or may not need your certificate for certain things still. It all depends, some never need it again while others (like me) will. 

Thank you for the detailed response it will help me prepare for future likely scenarios. 

[jakelake 222]

1 hour ago, Adujarric said:

Quick question once i received my certificate & have my passport would i need my certificate for anything else in the future?. Also does the naturalization certificate acts like or replaces my original birth certificate? The only thing that it doest includes is the names of my birth parents. 

Being a naturalized US citizen does not mean that your place of birth changes.  Certainly, keep your birth certificate.

 

[nastra30 2,464]

7 hours ago, Adujarric said:

Also does the naturalization certificate acts like or replaces my original birth certificate? The only thing that it doest includes is the names of my birth parents.

Absolutely not. It doesn't act as proof of your birth. It only acts as proof you becoming a US citizen. Naturalization does not make you reborn.

Edited September 7, 2021 by nastra30

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

6 hours ago, nastra30 said:

Absolutely not. It doesn't act as proof of your birth. It only acts as proof you becoming a US citizen. Naturalization does not make you reborn.

Reborn lol

 

Agree that it in no way acts as a replacement for a birth certificate. As above, some people never need it again and others do need it for various purposes. Always makes sense to keep it in a safe place.