Hello,

I am having a major problem with question #1 on the I-134 form. I am NOT a native born United States Citizen. I became a citizen when I was just a toddler thru my parents. They became citizens in the early 1980's. I do NOT have a certificate of citizenship.

Part B. on Question 1 applies to me.
"If a U.S. citizen through parent(s) or marriage, give certificate number __________"

Am I suppose to write in my parents certificate number?? Or am I to apply for my own certificate and put that number??

Help please

Captain Ewok??

I believe you give your parents naturalization certificate # in answer to the question you're referring to. Not absolutely sure, but that is the only logical conclusion, since you do not have a naturalization #, nor were you born here.

Hopefully someone else w/ more concrete knowledge comes along.

-P

Thank you for your reply. I believe this is the right answer....well i'm hoping so. I know form N-600 will allow me to get my own certificate. However our interview is in about 5 weeks, and USCIS is processing January 07 certificates now. So, this would be impossible to obtain by our interview date.

If I put my parents certificate #, do you think the interviewer will be able to check it right then and there??? I think I can get away with it. Since the interview is only 5 to 10 minutes long.

Please more advice/input/ideas.

I am actually in the same situation as you, only perhaps worse off. I was naturalized through my parents in the early 90's. My mother remembers that we (my sis and I) were issued separate naturalization certificates and she said those also had an individual number on it, different from hers. We've moved so many times since....both my parents and I to different locations, that somehow our naturalization certificates were lost. My parents have theirs, but we've turned both my parents and my house upside-down looking for my certificate and it is nowhere to be found. Now I'm still at the petition stage so I have a while longer before I get to where you're at. I'm waiting for approval, and I used my passport to prove citizenship. I'm just very worried now as I see someone just posted that they got issued an RFE because they provided their passport instead of naturalization certificate. So I could be looking at an RFE myself, in which case I'm really SOL. I will just have to send them a copy of my mother's naturalization certificate w/ a notarized letter explaining that I derive my citizenship from my mother's naturalization and hope they accept that. (That is my plan if I get an RFE. You think that will work?)
Which makes me think....perhaps you should also have such a letter handy and notarized and sent to your fiance, she can present it if asked. Just an idea.


Sorry to be so long winded....in your case, I don't think you should have a problem...especially if the interview is so short as you say. As long as your financials are in order, you have enough finances to support your SO, you should be fine. I mean the interview at the consulate is the domain of the Department of State, and you already have gone through USCIS (approved petition) to get to the interview. USCIS is who verifies if you are truly the US citizen you say you are. So my gut tells me you should be fine.

Good luck!

-P

I'm so sorry to hear that you lost your certificate. Wouldn't you be able to order a copy of it or something of that nature? I hope you dont get an RFE. I didnt get one and I'm a USC that was born in a foreign country. My passport was sufficient enough for the adjucator to give us our NOA2.

I sure hope your gut feeling is right. I'm having nightmares of the interview now....

I'm in the same situation as you. Born in another country and emigrated to the US. Parents became US citizens before I was even a teen. And never got my US Citizenship certificate.

It doesn't say to provide proof of citizenship on the I-134. It only asked HOW you became a US Citizen. I'm going to go with this method. The US Citizenship was done on the USCIS stage. If a US Passport issued by the department of state doesn't prove citizenship what does? The very same passport that will allow me entry in the US in any POE. I will be present during my finance's interview and she will show them my passport.

Lace,

Are you going to enter your parents certificate # in part B? Or are you going to attach the statement of explanation as stated in part C?

Thanks!

I think I will just supply my parents certificate # in part B. Someone let me know if this would be the wrong move to do here. I really dont want to give a whole explanation, as to raise questions at the embassy. I figure if they see a certificate #, that should be suffice.

It depends on the situation. My case I have a letter with an explanation but told my fiance to only show it if they ask. Stress to her ONLY if they ask. I advise you should prepare one just in case as the Consulate can ask for any document they want.

I am going to list my parents certificate # in part B. It makes the most sense im my opinion.