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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS 07/19 CHAPTER C, PAGE 32 VERIFICATION OF CITIZENSHIP Document Explanation • Virgin Islands of the U.S. (on or after January 17, 1917); • American Samoa; • Swain's Island; or • Northern Mariana Islands (after November 4, 1986 NMI local time) Islands before these areas became part of the U.S., the individual may be a collectively naturalized citizen. U.S. Passport Issued by Department of State. A U.S. passport does not have to be currently valid to be accepted as evidence of U.S. citizenship, but must show a validity period of five or more years. NOTE: Young children were sometimes included on a parent's passport through 1980. U.S. passports issued after 1980 show only one person. EXCEPTION: Do not accept any passport as evidence of U.S. citizenship when it was issued with a validity period of less than 5 years. These are called “limited” passports. 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