QUESTION
How can I prove citizenship if my birth certificate was never filed?
Asked on Jan 20th, 2011 on Immigration - California
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I was born in the US and grew up here, which I believe makes me a citizen. However, I do not have a birth certificate, social security number, passport, license, or any other proof of citizenship or ID. How can I fix this?
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Immigration and Naturalization Attorney serving San Diego, CA
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Feldman Feldman & Associates, PC
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You need to check with the applicable state on the procedures for late registered births. You will need to prove your birth here. Were you born in a hospital?
Answered on Jan 27th, 2011 at 9:43 PM
William C. Gosnell
If you were born in the us you should apply for a birth certificate. Go to the county where you were born and apply for birth cert.
Answered on Jan 20th, 2011 at 6:58 PM
Immigration Attorney serving Torrance, CA
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Did you ask your parents about your place of birth? Were you born in a hospital or in a home? Were anyone present when you were born? A lot of American simply do not know where is their birth certificate, but usually there is one somewhere, like at the local civil registry. People born in hospital usually have the doctor to report the birth. On few occasions, the parents who have a kids at home fail to register the birth, so it is a complicated process to have a delayed birth certificate.you need witnesses who were present at your birth, such as an older sister. Usually, the older you are, the more difficult it becomes.
Answered on Jan 20th, 2011 at 6:13 PM
Immigration Law Attorney serving Costa Mesa, CA
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Law Offices of Louis M. Piscopo, APLC
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You have the burden of proving you are a U.S. Citizen. Proving you were born in the U.S. when your birth certificate was not registered is difficult. At the very least you will have to obtain hospital and doctor's records regarding your birth; proof that your mother was in the U.S. at the time you would have been born; affidavits from people who were aware you were born in the U.S. Once you have these documents you can try applying for a U.S. Passport with the U.S. Department of State, or filing an N-600 with the USCIS.
Answered on Jan 20th, 2011 at 4:58 PM