Lost Naturalization Certificate?

[Maria&Robert 0]

Its something Ive been thinking alot about. My lost Naturalization Certificate. Im wondering if by any chance the incredible expense for replacing this document, can be avoided?

Ive been a U.S. citizen since I think 93. And have lived in the U.S since 83. Unfortunately I recently learned that my naturalization certificate has evaporated, or dematerialized in some way. Ive searched high and low.

More importantly, I contacted the Brasilian Embassy in Boston to ask if I may have left it there in 2003, when applying for a Brasilian Tourist Visa. They responded that absolutely no documents of any kind of mine were in their possession, or anywhere in the department.

I also wrote an email to the American Embassy in Buenos Aires where the interview for the K1 will be held, to ask them whether or not this Natiuralization certificate of mine was completely necessary for me to provide, seeing as how my passport itself proves my citizenship in the US, and because the naturalization document is incredibly expensive.

By the way: the fee is 165 USD and the form for a replacement is called the N-565, which can be downloaded online.

Does anyone know whether or not id have a snowflakes chance in hell of successfully completing the K1 visainterview for my fiancees visa, without the Naturalization Certificate?

[Kathryn41 3,205]

If you are the US citizen petitioning for your fiancee, you will need to submit proof of your citizenship. If you have a valid US passport, that may be sufficient, but I know my then fiance had to provide a copy of his US birth certificate with his petition. You have to prove you are entitled to the benefit of petitioning for a non-US fiancee as only US citizens are allowed that option.

[joeyjoey 1]

You can make the I-129F application and prove your US citizenship with a Birth Certificate, Naturalization Document or by submitting a notarized copy of all the pages in your US Passport. But for $165, I'd go ahead and get the document. It's always good to have the original documents in hand, should you need them at some point in the future.