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Tribal Identification Documents Documentary evidence issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe, which meets all the following criteria:

Identifies the federally recognized Indian tribe that issued the document

Identifies the individual by name

Confirms the individual’s membership, enrollment, or affiliation with the tribe Such Tribal identification documents include, but are not limited to:

A Tribal enrollment card;

A Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood;

A Tribal census document; and

Documents on Tribal letterhead, issued under the signature of the appropriate Tribal official A photograph is not required to be part of these documents. SAVE Database Using the SAVE system to verify citizenship status for non-citizens who gained U.S. citizenship. Birth Query A birth record query confirms a person's birth in Wisconsin. 7.2.4.2 Evidence of U.S. Citizenship If an applicant whose U.S. citizenship has not been verified by SSA, birth query, or SAVE database is unable to provide stand-alone documentation of U.S. citizenship (see SECTION 7.2.4.1 STAND-ALONE DOCUMENTATION OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP), they must provide other documentation proving U.S. citizenship. Any document used to establish U.S. citizenship must show either a birthplace in the U.S. or that the person is otherwise a U.S. citizen (see the chart below or Process Help Section 19.3.5.3 Automatically Populated Verification Codes and Acceptable Citizenship and Identity Documentation). If an applicant is unable to provide any of the acceptable documents of U.S. citizenship, they may submit an affidavit signed by another person under penalty of perjury, who can reasonably attest to the applicant’s U.S. citizenship. The affidavit must contain the applicant’s name, date of birth, and place of U.S. birth. The affidavit does not have to be notarized. The applicant may submit a Statement of Citizenship and/or Identity (F-10161) or another affidavit. Applicants whose U.S. citizenship cannot be verified by SSA or through stand-alone documentation of U.S. citizenship must also provide documentation of identity (see SECTION 7.2.4.3 EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY). Acceptable Documentation of Citizenship Only Description/Explanation Final Adoption Decree The adoption decree must show the child’s name and U.S. place of birth. Where an adoption is not finalized and the state in which the child was born will not release a birth certificate prior to final adoption, a statement from a state-approved adoption agency that shows the child’s name and U.S. place of birth is acceptable. The adoption agency must state in the certification that the source of the place of birth information is an original birth certificate.