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OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION STATUS

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The following are examples of items which constitute primary documentation of U.S. citizenship:

Documents which Establish both Citizenship and Identity • U.S. passport book/card; • Certificate of Naturalization (N-550 or N-570); • Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (N-560 or N-561); • NYS Enhanced Driver’s License (EDL); Or • Native American Tribal Document

Secondary Documents which Establish Citizenship but also require one identity document from the Identity Documentation list below: • U.S. Birth Certificate showing birth in one of the 50 U.S. States, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Swain’s Island, Puerto Rico (if born on or after 4/11/1899), Virgin Islands of the U.S. (on or after 2/25/1927), Northern Mariana Islands (after 11/3/1986 [NMI local time]), or Guam (on or after 4/10/1899); • Certification of Report of Birth issued by the Department of State (DS-1350) ; • Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. Citizen (FS-240); • Certification of birth issued by Department of State (Forms FS-545 or DS-1350); • U.S. Citizen Identification Card (I-197 or I-179); • Northern Mariana Identification Card (I-873); • American Indian Card with classification code of “KIC” (I-872); • Final adoption decree showing U.S. place of birth;

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The following are examples of items which constitute primary documentation of U.S. citizenship:

Documents which Establish both Citizenship and Identity • U.S. passport book/card; • Certificate of Naturalization (N-550 or N-570); • Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (N-560 or N-561); • NYS Enhanced Driver’s License (EDL); Or • Native American Tribal Document

Secondary Documents which Establish Citizenship but also require one identity document from the Identity Documentation list below: • U.S. Birth Certificate showing birth in one of the 50 U.S. States, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Swain’s Island, Puerto Rico (if born on or after 4/11/1899), Virgin Islands of the U.S. (on or after 2/25/1927), Northern Mariana Islands (after 11/3/1986 [NMI local time]), or Guam (on or after 4/10/1899); • Certification of Report of Birth issued by the Department of State (DS-1350) ; • Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. Citizen (FS-240); • Certification of birth issued by Department of State (Forms FS-545 or DS-1350); • U.S. Citizen Identification Card (I-197 or I-179); • Northern Mariana Identification Card (I-873); • American Indian Card with classification code of “KIC” (I-872); • Final adoption decree showing U.S. place of birth;

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