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BEM 225 29 of 46 CITIZENSHIP/NON-CITIZEN STATUS BPB 2026-017 7-1-2026

BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Primary Evidence Primary evidence of citizenship is: • A U.S. passport. • A U.S. passport card. • A Certificate of Naturalization (N-550 or N-570). • A Certificate of Citizenship (N-560 or N-561). Secondary Evidence Secondary evidence of citizenship is documentary evidence of satisfactory reliability that is used when primary evidence is not available. Secondary evidence is: • A U.S. public birth record showing birth in one of the 50 States, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Swain’s Island Puerto Rico (if born on or after January 13,1941), Virgin Island of the U.S. (if born on or after January 17, 1917), Northern Mariana Islands (if born on or after November 4, 1986) or Guam (if born on or after April 10, 1899). • A Michigan enhanced driver’s license or enhanced state ID. • Certification of Report of Birth (DS-1350). The Department of State issues a DS-1350 to U.S. citizens in the U.S. who were born outside the U.S. and acquired U.S. citizenship at birth based on the information shown on the FS-240. • Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America (FS-240). Children born outside the U.S. to U.S. military personnel usually have one of these. • Certification of Birth Abroad (FS-545). Before November 1, 1990, Department of State consulates also issued Form FS- 545 along with prior version of the FS-240. In 1990, U.S. consulates ceased to issue Form FS-545. Treat an FS-545 the same as the DS-1350. • United States Citizen Identification Card (I-197 or I-179). INS issued Form I-179 and I-197 to naturalized U.S. citizens living near the Canadian or Mexican borders who needed it for frequent border crossings. Although neither form is currently issued, either form that was previously issued is still valid. • American Indian Card (I-872). The Department of Homeland Security issues this card to identify a member of the Texas