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301 2: Acceptable Verification of U.S. Citizenship and Non-Citizen Eligibility Acceptable Verification of U.S. Citizenship

Verification of U.S. citizenship is not required unless U.S. citizenship is questionable. If citizenship is questionable, the following documents may be used to verify U.S. citizenship: Acceptable Verification of U.S. Citizenship and U.S. Non-Citizen Nationals ▪ Birth certificate showing birth in one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico (on or after 01/13/1941), Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands (on or after 01/17/1917), American Samoa, Swain's Island, or the Northern Mariana Islands, unless the person was born to foreign diplomats residing in the U.S. Note: Citizens of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau are not eligible for federal public assistance. ▪ United States passport (except limited passports, which are issued for periods of less than five years) ▪ Report of birth abroad of a U.S. Citizen (FS-240) (Issued by the Department of State to U.S. Citizens) ▪ Certification of birth (FS-545) (issued by a foreign service post) or Certification of Report of Birth (DS-1350) (issued by the Department of State) ▪ Certificate of Naturalization (N-550 or N-570) (issued by the USCIS through a Federal or State court, or through administrative naturalization after December 1990 to individuals who are individually naturalized; the N-570 is a replacement certificate issued when the N-550 has been lost or mutilated or the individual’s name has been changed) ▪ Certificate of Citizenship (N-560 or N-561) (issued by the USCIS to individuals who derive U.S. citizenship through a parent; the N-561 is a replacement certificate issued