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If you want evidence of your U.S. citizenship you may submit Form N-600 to obtain a Certificate of Citizenship from USCIS, or you may apply for a U.S. passport with the Department of State. See [travel.state.gov](travel.state.gov) for more information.  \nWho Should File Form N-600?  \nYou should file this application if:  \n1. You are requesting a Certificate of Citizenship because you were born outside the United States to a U.S. citizen parent; or  \n2. You are requesting a Certificate of Citizenship because you automatically became a citizen of the United States afterbirth, but before you turned 18 years of age. (A parent or legal guardian can also file Form N-600 on behalf of a minor child.)  \nTo file this application, you must be the child of a U.S. citizen parent. USCIS recognizes the following parent-child relationships for citizenship purposes:  \n• The biological child of a U.S. citizen parent. (Your U.S. citizen parent must also be your legal parent. If the U.S. citizen parent is your biological father, you will generally have to establish that you were born in wedlock or legitimated. In some cases, you may be able to provide a court order establishing paternity or evidence that your father acknowledged paternity in writing under oath instead of legitimation.)  \n• The adopted child of a U.S. citizen parent.  \n• The child of a non-genetic gestational U.S. citizen parent (person who carried and gave birth to the child) who is also your legal parent.  \n• The child of a U.S. citizen parent who was married to your genetic or gestational parent at the time of your birth (even if no genetic or gestational relationship exists with the U.S. citizen parent) and both of your parents are also your legal parents.  \nNOTE: Stepchildren CANNOT acquire U.S. citizenship unless adopted.  \nCitizenship law has changed over the years and different laws apply to determine whether you automatically became a U.S. citizen at birth. If you are claiming U.S. citizenship based on your birth outside the United States to a U.S. citizen parent, the law in effect on the date of your birth applies. Different provisions may apply depending on whether you were born in wedlock or out-of-wedlock.  \nIf you are claiming U.S. citizenship after birth, but before you reached 18 years of age, the law that applies to you is the law in effect when the last qualifying condition was met. Generally, the conditions are listed below:  \nThese conditions must be met before you turn 18 years of age:  \n1. Your parent must be a U.S. citizen;  \n2. You must establish one of the parent-child relationships listed in Part 1., Item Number 2. of Form N-600;  \n3. You must be lawfully admitted to the United States for lawful permanent residence; and  \n4. You must be living in the United States in the legal and physical custody of your U.S. citizen parent.  \nNOTE: If you are the child of: (1) a U.S. government employee; (2) a spouse of a U.S. government employee; (3) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; or (4) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, and your parent is stationed outside of the United States, you may be exempt from the requirement to be living in the United States if you meet the conditions described in Section 320(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.  \nYou can file Form N-600 at any time if you became a U.S. citizen at birth or before you turned 18 years of age. Filing this application is NOT a request to become a U.S. citizen. 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