Effective Date: J uly 1, 2025

Use the table as a guide for requesting verification when required.

Use one of the following primary documents to prove citizenship & identity. Check all electronic sources to verify citizenship and identity prior to requesting documentation.

Use when primary documentation of citizenship is not available. Check the birth cert application to verify citizenship prior to requesting documentation. In addition, a second document establishing identity MUST be presented.

Use when either primary or second level documentation is not available and the applicant or recipient alleges a U.S. place of birth. In addition a second document establishing identity MUST be presented.

Use in the rarest of circumstances, when primary, second or third level documentation is not available and the applicant alleges a U.S. place of birth. In addition, a second document establishing identity MUST be presented.

Use when primary documentation of identity is not available. A second document establishing citizenship MUST be presented.