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V. Documentary evidence issued by a Federally recognized American Indian Tribe, as published in the Federal Register by the Bureau of Indian Affairs within the U.S. Department of the Interior, and including Tribes located in a State that has an international border, which: 1. identifies the Federally recognized American Indian Tribe that issued the document; 2. identifies the individual by name; and 3. confirms the individual’s membership, enrollment, or affiliation with the tribe. Documents used as evidence of Tribal enrollment include, but are not limited to: a) Tribal enrollment card; b) Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood; c) Tribal census document; d) Documents on Tribal letterhead, issued under the signature of the appropriate Tribal official, issued by a federally recognized Tribe.

If the household is able to provide one of these documents no further documentation is required. If an individual does not provide documentary evidence from the list of stand-alone documentation, one of the verifications listed in MS 301C shall be accepted in combination with proof of identity. C. Evidence of U.S. Citizenship or Naturalization

I. U.S public birth certificate showing birth in one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico (if born on or after January 13, 1941), Guam, the Virgin Islands of the U.S. (on or after January 17, 1917), American Samoa, Swain’s Island, or the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) (after November 4, 1986). The birth record document may be issued by the State, Commonwealth, Territory, or local jurisdiction. II. State of Nevada Vital Statistics Birth Details printout. III. Certification of Report of Birth, issued to U.S. citizens who were born outside the U.S. IV. Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. Citizen (FS-240). V. Certification of Birth (FS-545). VI. U.S. Citizen I.D. card (I-197). VII. Northern Marianas Identification Card, issued to a collectively naturalized citizen, who was born in the CNMI before November 4, 1986. VIII. Final adoption decree showing the child’s name and U.S. place of birth, if an adoption is not final, a statement from a State-approved adoption agency that shows the child’s name and U.S. place of birth. MTL 01/24 June 25, 2024 - 2 - Section 300 – Citizenship