doontp Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Below is question 13 on US Visa Form I-130. Which do I check? I am a US citizen born abroad. My birth certificate is Form FS-240, Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the US. 13. If you are a U.S. citizen, complete the following: My citizenship was acquired through (check one): ___Birth in the U.S. ___Naturalization. Give certificate number and date and place of issuance. ___________________________________________ ___Parents. Have you obtained a certificate of citizenship in your own name? ___Yes. Give certificate number, date and place of issuance. ___No ________________________________________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Since birth in the US is the nearest to being correct I would check that one. They mention the FS-240 in the instructions. But the form it self is not clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Unless I am reading this wrong there are three options and the third one fits perfictly - his citizenship is from parents and he has the form making him a citizen. Check yes to parents and certificate and provide the certificate number and date/place of issue. This is based on information provided above as I have not read detailed instructions for forms. He was not born in US (that is a separate route to citizenship). ___Parents. Have you obtained a certificate of citizenship in your own name? ___Yes. Give certificate number, date and place of issuance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 The FS-240 is not a certificate of citizenship it a Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the US. That is why I defaulted to birth in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doontp Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 The FS-240 is not a certificate of citizenship it a Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the US. That is why I defaulted to birth in the US. This is correct. I agree with your thinking. I did an internet search on "US Certificate of Citizenship." Many pictures of a "Certificate of Citizenship" popped up. They look like a university degree. A certificate of citizenship number begins with an "A." I don't have any such thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 You have citizenship by birth because of your parents - you were born outside the US - the proof is your Embassy report of birth abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doontp Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 You have citizenship by birth because of your parents - you were born outside the US - the proof is your Embassy report of birth abroad. Ok. For the certificate number, should I write "FS-240" ? The report has no identifying number. I looked all over the entire form. I easily found the date and place of issuance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 That is what I would do if there is no other number on it - suspect date/place and names takes care of it and all recorded in Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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